Eichhörnchen's Armies - Page 6

Eichhörnchen · 10-21-22, 11:31 AM

"Hey, Barry... I can see your mother-in-law down there" - "Okay... I've got it, mate"

Eichhörnchen · 10-26-22, 07:51 AM

em2nought · 11-01-22, 01:46 AM

Just happened to notice this, kind of expensive but knowing it exists maybe you can find a bargain copy someplace. https://www.michtoy.com/item-MPB-Poo...T_KNIGHTS.html

Eichhörnchen · 11-01-22, 04:52 AM

^ Wow! Thanks, buddy - I had no idea about the existence of this book! These are the most sought after figures of all in the world of toy soldiers. Very grateful to you for this and I've found another link here:

https://www.swordsandrosesbook.com/

(I've also passed this on to the 'Swoppet Knight' Facebook group, since I've never seen it mentioned there either)

Aktungbby · 11-01-22, 10:15 AM

Having induced the Beast to change his moniker to El Whacko once upon a time

; have you considered a name change to Sir Swöppet of the Fens?!!

Eichhörnchen · 11-01-22, 02:14 PM

I'd maybe do that if I didn't mind getting a repetitive strain injury

em2nought · 11-05-22, 12:24 AM

Thought you might appreciate a look at these too. If nothing else you might find some of the buildings useful.

https://peterspaperboys.com/

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/

Eichhörnchen · 11-05-22, 03:53 AM

^ Well what an amazing idea! Years ago I joined the group "Papermodelers.com" but I've only visited there a few times - always vowing to go back and look more often when I see how great some of this stuff is, but it never occurred to me to use these paper kits as a backdrop for my toy soldiers - I just don't know how I didn't think of that because it suits the subject so perfectly. I guess because I've only just started to take photos of them

My next plan was to photograph some of my cowboys, so I'd begun searching for a photo backdrop for these - but now with your idea I'm going back to Papermodelers to look for a model Wild West town instead! Thanks again, friend - I'm really looking forward to this one now and I'll share the pics right here when it's done

Eichhörnchen · 11-05-22, 11:10 AM

Look at this little beauty - only problem is it's in 1/76 scale - and scaled up x2 loses too much definition. Never mind though, as it can instead be 'further away' using what's known to modellers as "forced perspective"

Some toy gunfighters posed in front of this... or maybe bank robbers and the sheriff

em2nought · 11-05-22, 04:55 PM

Swoppets didn't make any saloon girls?

Eichhörnchen · 11-05-22, 05:28 PM

The Britains figures did include ladies but they were usually either dancing or milking cows

Eisenwurst · 11-05-22, 07:48 PM

"Miss Scarlet - Wild West Saloon Madam"

25mm White Metal - Reaper Miniatures......with a bit of searching you could probably find some of her girls too.

For 25mm this has got a lot of detail

em2nought · 11-07-22, 02:27 PM

The guy with the paper armies has several books with those soldiers on Amazon for a cheap price. He also has a book of card model European buildings that I imagine couuld be scaled up or used in the background the way they are.
https://www.amazon.com/European-Buil...s%2C160&sr=8-1

Eichhörnchen · 11-07-22, 04:06 PM

^ I see that most of this stuff comes in 1:28 and believe this is the preferred scale for wargaming. I've now successfully scaled up the western town store kit to 54mm scale with no pixillation

Meanwhile here are some Roman legionaries by Timpo/Toyway (I'll show the whole set of 10 against a decent background later). These three were not given shields for some reason (shields are all moulded onto the others) so I found some Timpo swoppet Roman shields in the spares which fit them just nice - I knew they'd come in handy one day

I painted these figures up myself as the original factory job wasn't great, and they are so good otherwise

Eichhörnchen · 11-13-22, 08:32 AM

This is an Airfix cowboy on a Britains horse. Together they make a fine figure - more like a model than a toy - so I gave them a diorama setting to show them at their best

10-21-22, 11:31 AM	#76
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	"Hey, Barry... I can see your mother-in-law down there" - "Okay... I've got it, mate" __________________

10-26-22, 07:51 AM	#77
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	More from Italeri __________________

11-01-22, 01:46 AM	#78
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,268 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just happened to notice this, kind of expensive but knowing it exists maybe you can find a bargain copy someplace. https://www.michtoy.com/item-MPB-Poo...T_KNIGHTS.html __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

11-01-22, 04:52 AM	#79
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ Wow! Thanks, buddy - I had no idea about the existence of this book! These are the most sought after figures of all in the world of toy soldiers. Very grateful to you for this and I've found another link here: https://www.swordsandrosesbook.com/ (I've also passed this on to the 'Swoppet Knight' Facebook group, since I've never seen it mentioned there either) __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 11-01-22 at 05:00 AM.

11-01-22, 10:15 AM	#80
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,857 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Having induced the Beast to change his moniker to El Whacko once upon a time; have you considered a name change to Sir Swöppet of the Fens?!! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-01-22, 02:14 PM	#81
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'd maybe do that if I didn't mind getting a repetitive strain injury __________________

11-05-22, 12:24 AM	#82
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,268 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thought you might appreciate a look at these too. If nothing else you might find some of the buildings useful. https://peterspaperboys.com/ http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/ __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

11-05-22, 03:53 AM	#83
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ Well what an amazing idea! Years ago I joined the group "Papermodelers.com" but I've only visited there a few times - always vowing to go back and look more often when I see how great some of this stuff is, but it never occurred to me to use these paper kits as a backdrop for my toy soldiers - I just don't know how I didn't think of that because it suits the subject so perfectly. I guess because I've only just started to take photos of them My next plan was to photograph some of my cowboys, so I'd begun searching for a photo backdrop for these - but now with your idea I'm going back to Papermodelers to look for a model Wild West town instead! Thanks again, friend - I'm really looking forward to this one now and I'll share the pics right here when it's done __________________

11-05-22, 11:10 AM	#84
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Look at this little beauty - only problem is it's in 1/76 scale - and scaled up x2 loses too much definition. Never mind though, as it can instead be 'further away' using what's known to modellers as "forced perspective" Some toy gunfighters posed in front of this... or maybe bank robbers and the sheriff __________________

11-05-22, 04:55 PM	#85
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,268 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Swoppets didn't make any saloon girls? __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

11-05-22, 05:28 PM	#86
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The Britains figures did include ladies but they were usually either dancing or milking cows __________________

11-05-22, 07:48 PM	#87
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,603 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	"Miss Scarlet - Wild West Saloon Madam" 25mm White Metal - Reaper Miniatures......with a bit of searching you could probably find some of her girls too. For 25mm this has got a lot of detail __________________

11-07-22, 02:27 PM	#88
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,268 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The guy with the paper armies has several books with those soldiers on Amazon for a cheap price. He also has a book of card model European buildings that I imagine couuld be scaled up or used in the background the way they are. https://www.amazon.com/European-Buil...s%2C160&sr=8-1 __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

11-07-22, 04:06 PM	#89
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ I see that most of this stuff comes in 1:28 and believe this is the preferred scale for wargaming. I've now successfully scaled up the western town store kit to 54mm scale with no pixillation Meanwhile here are some Roman legionaries by Timpo/Toyway (I'll show the whole set of 10 against a decent background later). These three were not given shields for some reason (shields are all moulded onto the others) so I found some Timpo swoppet Roman shields in the spares which fit them just nice - I knew they'd come in handy one day I painted these figures up myself as the original factory job wasn't great, and they are so good otherwise __________________

11-13-22, 08:32 AM	#90
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This is an Airfix cowboy on a Britains horse. Together they make a fine figure - more like a model than a toy - so I gave them a diorama setting to show them at their best __________________