Merry Ditfurth

What could say 'Christmas' more than a battalion of Hessians...?

The von Ditfurth fusilier regiment c. 1776 - standard Hinchliffe castings, originally raised by John Ray back in the early 1980s and repaired, re-flagged and re-based by me earlier this year.

More Mason Magic

Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun by the outrageously talented Doug Mason. Lauzun and his trumpeter are radical conversions (the original figure is cut down to a bare torso, and the uniform and details built back up from wire and soldier) of Gilder figures.

I recommend clicking on the photos to really appreciate the level of detail - the flowing pelisse, flapping sabertache, etc. create a real sense of movement and animation. The painting is pretty sharp too - no one does 'bling' better than DM.

Now all i need to do is create the Legion hussars - don't hold your breath....

Peter Gilder's ITGM Play Sheets

Huge thanks to Von Ketteringham for sending me these ITGM playsheets from the original WHC.

Sequence of play and movement:

Firing:

 

Charges:

Morale:

Cornwallis and Gromit

Cornwallis by Steve Hezzlewood, on a Gilder Hinchliffe horse, Gromits by Dixon.

With the acquisition of a number of units from Frank Hinchliffe's old collection a couple of years ago i needed a few new command stands for the good guys...

John Graves Simcoe converted from the Foremost Ney.

An idea shamelessly nicked from Phil Robinson.

More Hinchliffe, with a little tweeking.