tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post8791888758258220880..comments2024-03-05T16:17:50.684+00:00Comments on Lace Wars in Tin: New SYW infantrySteveMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-79486036659399021722018-06-12T22:39:22.183+01:002018-06-12T22:39:22.183+01:00Thanks.
I purchased the buildings from a company ...Thanks.<br /><br />I purchased the buildings from a company called 'Pop Enterprises' who built the models from foam card etc. the company ceased trading many years ago.SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-53063158008305991862018-06-04T11:54:56.753+01:002018-06-04T11:54:56.753+01:00Beautiful figures! Also, are the buildings in the...Beautiful figures! Also, are the buildings in the background scratch built? How about a post with instructions and photos featuring the buildings?Captain Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258683012806342747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-55909847684479225422015-07-26T18:09:21.815+01:002015-07-26T18:09:21.815+01:00Paco
See response under French infantry, Prussian...Paco<br /><br />See response under French infantry, Prussian bodies and Russian heads are probably closest. PA are planning to make some - but it could be years away.<br /><br />SteveSteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-20197980886992887352015-07-24T20:34:08.272+01:002015-07-24T20:34:08.272+01:00Hello this is a very interresting range ! Its ve...Hello this is a very interresting range ! Its very nice that PA target wargamers for the new range!! i hop it will succeed and i will do my best for it !<br /><br /> Wich body mould would you use for brittish troops in "New France" during the SYW (battle of fort Carillon) ?<br /><br />best regards<br />pacopacofeanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14627330038400943715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-28578234279076025242014-11-05T20:10:42.861+00:002014-11-05T20:10:42.861+00:00Glad you like them, and thanks for the feedback. I...Glad you like them, and thanks for the feedback. If you have any pictures of finished figures it would be nice to see what everyone else is doing.<br /><br />The running order is probably:<br /> - 3 Hungarian infantry moulds, done & should be out very soon.<br /> - 2 Russian infantry in summer uniform moulds<br /> - Cuirassiers<br /><br />To be quite honest the layout for the cavalry is not sorted. We are trying to give plenty of flexibility in a small number of moulds, current thinking is possibly 3 part with horse, torso and head. As soon as the sculptor has some ideas I will post photos.SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-81900460045187975372014-11-04T20:13:49.780+00:002014-11-04T20:13:49.780+00:00Have all five SYW molds and happily casting away. ...Have all five SYW molds and happily casting away. Melted down a bunch of older figures and turned them back in SYW soldiers. Hopefully cavalry will be on the near horizon as that seems to be the big gap here. I've got plenty of infantry and three different cannon molds to use so having some horse would be great. I prefer one piece cavalry castings although a plug-in torso (like the heads) might make some sense to get the variety (like with or without cuirass). Thanks for getting this going. I haven't casted in years and now am really cranking it up.Steven Marthinsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649392095405519276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-82821629184566441072014-04-23T22:58:36.161+01:002014-04-23T22:58:36.161+01:00Currently the plan is to do the Prussians, Austria...Currently the plan is to do the Prussians, Austrians and Russians and cover infantry, cavalry, light troops and artillery.<br /><br />If the range sells then it could be extended to cover the British and French.SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-21945211487031601442014-04-22T16:14:02.539+01:002014-04-22T16:14:02.539+01:00Hi Steve great job convincing Prince august to do ...Hi Steve great job convincing Prince august to do this I've been hoping for something like this for a long time. Any plans for some marching french without turnbacks? I really want to do fontenoy.Aonghus O Niahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13027741761896135734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-66617038531582759792014-04-01T05:26:00.141+01:002014-04-01T05:26:00.141+01:00I have been using a tin / bismuth metal for the 54...I have been using a tin / bismuth metal for the 54mm molds since it give me lightweight, strong castings with crisp detail so I tried the new molds with that metal. The only drawback is that it is rigid and does not bend which is not a problem with the big figures. I had a mishap with the a couple of the 40mm infantry, dropping them on a counter. The rifles snapped off at the top hand. The rifle is the one thin part in the new molds. If this becomes a problem I might switch metal for that particular mold.<br /><br />My second try with the NCO mold went much better, producing perfect halberds. It does not look like I will vent any of these molds.<br /><br />Glad to hear that the Austrians will be arriving in the near future. After many years the Austrians to oppose the 54mm PA Prussians still have not put in an appearance.Rahwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488589626156732906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-43018577590067040032014-03-31T11:20:01.608+01:002014-03-31T11:20:01.608+01:00Thanks for useful feedback - keep it coming, this ...Thanks for useful feedback - keep it coming, this is the sort of thing we need to hear (especially when it's good).<br /><br />When it comes to drilling I found you need to aim such that it makes a slight groove in the figure's chest, otherwise you miss the holder at the bottom (I wasted quite a few)!<br /><br />I will check with PA about the flag poles.<br /><br />With regards the finial to the flag I will see if anything can be added in a later mould.<br /><br />What metal do you use, I found the moulds OK when using the Model Metal, but had to vent the upper heads when using my 'scrap'.<br /><br />Thanks again useful feedback - I have passed your comments on to the the sculptor.SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-24816473263497912182014-03-31T02:19:49.666+01:002014-03-31T02:19:49.666+01:00My molds arrived last week and I had a chance to t...My molds arrived last week and I had a chance to try them out. You receive two plastic cores, and instructions for using them, with each mold. These cores are easy to lose track of on a crowded work surface so have a definite place to put them when not in use. A painting and assembly instruction sheet is included. The paining instructions are for IR2 and IR33. The standard-bearer mold comes with black and white paper flags but no flagstaff. No boards come with these molds.<br /><br />The molds cast very well. The cores are just a smaller version of the type used in the 54mm Napoleonics so the method should be familiar to anyone who has done casting with those molds. The heads generally fit tightly. The fusilier cap gets the front plate and spike fully cast every pour. The officer's sword and the infantry bayonets also do well. The only part that I did not get good results for was the head of the NCO's halberd. I am going to have to revisit that and it may require a vent.<br /><br />They are generally very compatible with the existing lines. The tricornes are more fully shaped and therefore wider and more detailed then the Wild Geese tricornes.<br /><br />The assembly instructions are silent about obtaining a flagstaff and attaching it to the figure. There is a starter hole on top of each fist. I assume the intention is for the customer to drill through the fists to insert a wire. I have not tried it yet. The fists look very narrow and I am probably going to break a few before getting it right. No finial or cords are provided.<br /><br />The drummer’s sticks are positioned in a way that makes them easier to cast than the sticks on the Wild Geese drummers. The drum itself is actually a bit thinner than the ones on the older HE drummers.<br /><br />PA seems to have done very well with these molds. I certainly will be adding the Austrians when they come out. Steve, the planning put into the molds shows in the results. Congratulations.<br />Rahwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488589626156732906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-91018132904740808572014-03-29T10:15:00.416+00:002014-03-29T10:15:00.416+00:00I'm glad you like the look of the figures.
Al...I'm glad you like the look of the figures.<br /><br />All of the the figures have pretty much the same set of legs to give them that old school look of marching in step. When the march attack figure was made that set of legs put him in that leaning forward pose. (And was influenced by the conversion on the 'Castles of Tin' blog).<br /><br />Please add a link on the nqsyw blog, this is my first attempt at running a blog, I will get things sorted eventually - perhaps?SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-37210059785097177332014-03-28T22:58:06.937+00:002014-03-28T22:58:06.937+00:00Payday Monday so I'll be ordering then, thus r...Payday Monday so I'll be ordering then, thus reversing last year's decision not to add any new units to my armies.<br /><br /> Why are so many modern marching figures bent forward, almost running rather than a stately drill book, stand up straight and keep your leg straight and march slowly pose? A popular pose with gamers though.<br /><br />Would you like to add a link to our Not Quite The Seven Years War blog? An ongoing Prince August wargame setting that was started by Rob Dean and Chris Palmer in the late 1990's? http://nqsyw.blogspot.ca/<br /><br />Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-3321203137596151852014-03-28T20:37:51.468+00:002014-03-28T20:37:51.468+00:00All the best with your new blog!
AlanAll the best with your new blog!<br />Alantradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-59413462847585387392014-03-28T17:23:36.092+00:002014-03-28T17:23:36.092+00:00Mark
Don't you know it's rude to ask a se...Mark<br /><br />Don't you know it's rude to ask a semi-flat how flat it is?<br /><br />They are pretty similar to the existing Karoliner ranges, perhaps a little heavier - but not much.<br /><br />I have added another photo off the fusiliers from the front into the post.<br /><br />I will probably do the next post on the three initial Prussian releases.<br /><br />SteveSteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-57094250382819166792014-03-28T16:24:02.200+00:002014-03-28T16:24:02.200+00:00This is great news of course. But I wonder why the...This is great news of course. But I wonder why the semi-flat course was chosen over the 'full round'? I notice that all of the images are side views. My question would be - 'Just how much 'semi' and how much 'flat' are we looking at. Front and back view images would be helpful.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582710764602936310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-68902507480683559672014-03-28T15:26:25.303+00:002014-03-28T15:26:25.303+00:00If you click on the design label at the top of the...If you click on the design label at the top of the page and go to layout its one of the gadgets you can add - or at least it was when I set my blogs up - they have a habit of altering things to 'improve' them .Mosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-79300695450069333312014-03-28T14:00:09.925+00:002014-03-28T14:00:09.925+00:00Glad to see this new PA range emerging. They look...Glad to see this new PA range emerging. They look extremely good here.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-52383101137828662342014-03-28T13:02:33.376+00:002014-03-28T13:02:33.376+00:00Definitely buying these. I have two infantry mold...Definitely buying these. I have two infantry molds, but these look much better for my purposes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555068515989983112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-26380133836385379222014-03-28T12:51:32.150+00:002014-03-28T12:51:32.150+00:00The new moulds (and others in the pipeline) are an...The new moulds (and others in the pipeline) are an exciting development - I have the Prussian ones on my pending purchases list<br /><br />-- Allantidders2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858990279764140459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-72976525264148238062014-03-28T12:41:14.308+00:002014-03-28T12:41:14.308+00:00How do you do that?How do you do that?SteveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750604219474369883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949706697278532115.post-59463876443429338262014-03-28T12:36:57.870+00:002014-03-28T12:36:57.870+00:00Am looking forward to the release of these new mou...Am looking forward to the release of these new moulds , will you be adding a 'follow' button to this blogs so we can get updates , Cheers TonyMosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com