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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.

These are the figures used for the conversions.



Willz.

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.

Excellent unit

Very nice, Willz.

Iain

Ilkley Old School wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:15 pm 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

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

Very nice indeed!

Yes, lubbly jubbly, Mr W.

Lovely!