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« Reply #30 on: July 07, 2005, 04:36:37 PM »
Great hessian!
You could use them for the american independance war too isn't it?

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« Reply #31 on: July 07, 2005, 06:58:06 PM »
Hello Stéphane,

               There were two, or more, Hessens! It was  Hesse- Cassel which had troops in North America. I`ve made a couple of customs of these.

            On the left is a Jaeger, or rifleman and on the right a grenadier from Regiment von Ditfurth.  

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« Reply #32 on: July 08, 2005, 03:51:14 AM »
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... Hesse- Cassel ... had troops in North America. ... a Jaeger ... and ... a grenadier from Regiment von Ditfurth.


Nicely done, David! They look fabulous!

Have you made any troops from the North American French and Indian War (Seven Years War in Europe) ???

Some British Grenadiers (who, at that time, also wore a mitered cap somewhat similar to the Hessians) would look great fighting the French and their Indian allies ...

Unfortunately, Playmobil has not made any natives that really look like the woodlands Indians such as the Iroquois, Huron, or Mohawk ...

Thanks for sharing your splendid customs with us, David.

All the best,
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« Reply #33 on: July 10, 2005, 09:54:00 PM »
Thanks Richard,

                      No, I haven`t made any figures from the  French and Indian War, yet. ;-) The French uniforms look interesting, they`re more voluminous, (baggier) than other uniforms.

               I have made some British grenadiers from this period, but not regiments that fought in N. America. You`ll find them here:

   http://justforklicks.com/j4k/gallery/warrensde/grens/grens01.html  

  All the best,

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« Reply #34 on: July 11, 2005, 04:47:07 AM »
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[....Indian War (Seven Years War in Europe) ???
....fighting the French and their Indian allies ...

Unfortunately, Playmobil has not made any natives that really look like the woodlands Indians such as the Iroquois, Huron, or Mohawk ...

Thanks for sharing your splendid customs with us, David.
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i'll say it again David....your British Grenadiers 1751-1768 and all...fantastic!!

you guys lost me completely...of course i can surf the net and try to sort it out but in a nut shell....
Indian War refers to the post ACW between calvary and indians, right?
..whereas Seven Years War in Europe had no Native American (Indians), right?

and staying ignorant about the diffrences re:Huron, Mohawk etc, makes it ok for me to put all my native americans in a same diorama :D

David,
IF ..just IF, you ever get bored but need a rest from customising...just rearrange any of your 'old' customs and show us...i just love to see them from all angles with your good lighting, close-ups and beautifull back drops...these combinations are becoming your trademark :D

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« Reply #35 on: July 15, 2005, 05:08:37 PM »
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David,
IF ..just IF, you ever get bored but need a rest from customising...just rearrange any of your 'old' customs and show us...i just love to see them from all angles with your good lighting, close-ups and beautifull back drops...these combinations are becoming your trademark :D


 Hi Cheng,
 I hope you like the photos you`ve seen on Garden Wargaming and Justfor clicks. More will be coming, I promise you, but it takes more time than you think. Then it all has to be edited and uploaded onto the internet.
   Just between you and me, there`s something coming soon.. ;-)

David

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    The French & Indian War is, basically, the  name for the North American theatre of the Seven Year War.  
    I don`t know much about the `Indian Wars`, the Brits had gone by then. :D

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« Reply #36 on: July 16, 2005, 03:46:25 PM »
Just a precision about Anglo saxon war apellations:

Indian wars (second half from the XIXth century) : Last fights between Union cavalry and indian in the north's plain of america.

French & Indian wars : all fights between English north america colonies and french colonies from canada (quebec, Montreal and the trois rivière) between 1650 to 1759 (officialy 1763). Without "s" (single) the speek about the part of the seven years war action in the north america.
In France we call them "guerre d'Amérique" but most french doesn't call them :mrgreen:

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« Reply #37 on: July 20, 2005, 12:15:54 PM »
Great David!!!!

I noticed your lovely conversions in playmo-board, but hadn't the desired time to reply any earlier.
The sash is magnificent, but hey what am I saying... the entire figure is!

The mitre cap of the hessian is great as well. My fingers are getting all itchy to try something like it myself.

The method for the buttons is great isn't it?

A paperstrip under the cuffs helps a lot. I didn't think it was such an inventive idea, but it happens to be very effective as one can see :)

If I may kick in on the bicorne-question: The old fashioned bicornes are no longer available. But the good news is this part is far from being rare. It can be found in large amounts at any convention. In Wolfsburg I wasn't exactly after this part but I remember seeing many dozens of them while browsing for my needed parts :)

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« Reply #38 on: July 21, 2005, 03:46:27 AM »
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Indian wars (second half from the XIXth century) : Last fights between Union cavalry and indian in the north's plain of america.

French & Indian wars : all fights between English north america colonies and french colonies from canada....between 1650 to 1759 (officialy 1763)
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thanks STéphane!
ummm...i thought the indians were just drawn into the French & Indian wars like auxillaries/mercernaries/scouts on both sides...were they in so big numbers that they had to call it the Indian war(s)? didnt the british 'used'(sorry, cant thnk of a more polite term) some indians too?