Hessen-Darmstadt grenadiers using Spencer Smiths

[Willz the Wargamer]

Finished these today Hessen-Darmstadt grenadiers using Spencer Smiths hard plastic AWI figures and back dating them using a
Zvezda head, paper strap for the backpack that has been carved to look an older style.
Flag by David at "Not by Appointment".



















Willz.

[Willz the Wargamer]

These are the figures used for the conversions.



Willz.

[Ilkley Old School]

I used to have a few hundred of these hard plastic ones back in the day.

I bought mine from a house in Frimley. I got the address from Charge.

[Count Belisarius]

Excellent unit

[Essex Boy]

Very nice, Willz.

Iain

[Panzer21]

I used to have a few hundred of these hard plastic ones back in the day.

I bought mine from a house in Frimley. I got the address from Charge.

That would be Ronald Spencer Smith himself. He used to advertise in the back of Military Modelling.
I bought my first Spencer Smiths from him.

The hard plastic were the "Connoisseur" range designed by Barry Minot

I bought some of the Prussian / Hessian fusileers along with standard AWI marching troops and possibly Indians and woodsmen; the Connoisseur figures were in soft (brown) plastic like the standard range by this time.
Distinctly underwhelming at the time.....
Neil

[Panzer21]

Nice work Willz.

I see they are carefully stored! ☺

The hard plastic Connoisseur I have have a lot of snapped muskets.
Interesting that nominally 1:72 heads work on 30mm, although the Minot heads are on the small side.

Neil

[RMD]

Very nice indeed!

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Yes, lubbly jubbly, Mr W.

[Peeler]

Lovely!