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A shot of Ian Allens' Darkest Africa collection, built from this range.
For lots more pictures of this great collection, and his new Greek war of liberation and "battle" comic projects, scroll to the bottom of the page.
You'll also find some of Alan Greens great projects there, some of Harald Bensens various Scottish figures, and Renaud de Spens imaginative Indian mutiny scenes.
Wounded British infantry, ACW zouave & late 19thC Prussian
DHB1, DHH5. DHB7, DHH14, DHA1. DHB6, DHH9, DHA4.
From Irregular Miniatures, designed,painted and photographed by Andy Partridge
Notes by designer Andy Partridge
For those of you that collect old toy soldiers, the naïve charm of many early German makers will not have gone unnoticed. Indeed, there are few who can resist the somewhat lumpen splendor of such makers as Heyde or Haffner etc., but there are many who cant afford them. Todays prices for these antiques can be shocking, to say the least. As usual, Irregular rides to the rescue with our new Deutsche Homage range. These figures and their accessories have been sculpted in the style of those old German makers, and are available for a tiny fraction of the cost of the originals. Nothing has been pirated they are not recasts, but have the genuine flavour of these old, well-loved toy soldiers. You can choose from an expanding range of bodies, heads and extras to make many thousands of different types of soldiers and enemies, ranging from the Victorian era right up to the Spanish Civil War. A quick (but gentle) animating with a pair of pliers, glue in a head and a gun, a lick of paint, and out strides a charming 42mm high character as diverse as a colonial redcoat ready to face the Boers, a Chinese boxer rebel, Pathan fighters or spear-wielding Zulus. If you like Heyde, youll love these. Andy Partridge |
CONTENTS
BODIES HEADS ACCESSORIES HORSES COMPLETE
CASTINGS
ANIMATING AND PAINTING
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French Zouave and Officer. DHB 7,2 DHH 14,8 DHA2,6 & 7
BODIES | ||
DHB1 |
Striding, tunic |
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DHB2 |
Marching, tunic |
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DHB3 |
Attention, tunic |
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DHB4 |
Striding, pack |
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DHB5 |
Marching, pack |
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DHB6 |
Striding, shooting |
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DHB7 | Marching, Zouave, Turco | |
DHB8 | Striding, Chinese, Arab |
Boxer infantry DHB 8,6 DHH 15,20 DHA 1,8 16
Boxer period US Marines
DHB 2,5 DHH 6 DHA 2,14,16
Boxer period Japanese infantry
DHB 4,1 DHH 12 DHA 3,6,7 & 11
DHB9 | Marching, pocket tunic | |
DHB10 | Marching Scots | |
DHB11 | Kneeling, tunic | |
DHB12 | Marching, great coat | |
DHB13 | Kneeling, shooting, tunic | |
DHB14 | Wounded/resting, tunic |
Fuzzy Wuzzy surrenders to the sound of the pipes.
Piper DHB10, DHH32, DHA68
Fuzzy Wuzzy DHB60, DHH72
Mounted Boer & Boxer standard bearer
DHB15, DHH6, DHA3, & DHB8, DHH19, DHA12
DHB15 | Cavalry, tunic | |
DHB16 | Marching, 19th century, shell jacket | |
DHB17 | Striding native | |
DHB18 | Marching, shirt sleeves, Spanish Civil War | |
DHB19 | Walking polar explorer | |
DHB20 | Kneeling polar explorer | |
DHB21 | Striding Zulu |
Officer Berdans sharpshooters, DHB22,DHH8, & DHA3
DHB22 | Walking in frock coat |
Sailor sweeping the deck. DHB 23, DHH 42 & DHA22
Sailor repelling boarders. DHB23, DHH43 & DHA 2.
DHB23 | Striding sailor | |
DHB24 | Striding shooting Arab/Oriental |
Arab kneeling firing. DHB25, DHH 40 & DHA 20
Arab/Oriental standing firing. DHB 24, DHH 14 DHA 4.
DHB25 | Kneeling shooting Arab/Oriental | |
DHB26 | Mounted Arab/Oriental | |
DHB27 | Sailor in landing kit, striding | |
DHB28 | Sailor marching | |
DHB29 | Double breasted frock coat, marching |
British infantry laying DHB30,DHH2 & DHA4
DHB30 | Tunic, laying | |
DHB31 | Woman/Nurse, walking | |
DHB32 | Seated in tunic |
The following bodies are suitable for Napoleonics and the period up to 1850, although many are suitable for later periods
Prussian landwehr DHB 36, DHH 24, DHA 19 & 23
Napoleonic French Infantry DHB 36, DHH 53, DHA 30
Napoleonic French Artillerist DHB 37, DHH 53
Napoleonic French Infantry DHB 38, DHH 53, DHA 30
Napoleonic Sweedish Infantry DHB 40, DHH 50, DHA 30
Napoleonic Bavarian Infantry DHB 39, DHH 49, DHA 29
Napoleonic French Carabinier DHHO 4, DHB 33, DHH 52, DHA 6
Napoleonic French Chasseur a Cheval DHHO 5, DHB 34, DHH53, DHA 5
Napleonic Commander DHHO6, DHB 35, DHH 48
General Picton! DHO4, DHB 35, DHH 50
Napoleonic Prussian infantry DHB38, 39 & 37, DHH 53, DHA 29 & 6.
General Blucher meets General Wellington
DHHO 5, DHB 35, DHH 11. DHHO 1, DHB 15, DHH 1, DHA 7 and a piece of card!
Painting and photography by Alan Green of California.
For more of Alan's great pictures, see the bottom of the page.
DHB33 | Cuirassier cavalry | |
DHB34 | Napoleonic Light cavalry | |
DHB35 | Caped greatcoat cavalry | |
DHB36 | Greatcoat marching | |
DHB37 | Napoleonic Coatee standing | |
DHB38 | Napoleonic Coatee marching | |
DHB39 | Napoleonic Coatee kneeling | |
DHB40 | Napoleonic Coatee kneeling shooting | |
DHB41 | Napoleonic Coatee standing shooting | |
DHB42 | Napoleonic coatee, flank company, marching | |
DHB43 | British Napoleonic/Crimean marching | |
DHB44 | British Napoleonic/Crimean highlander marching | |
DHB45 | Late 19th C Hussar cavalry |
Napoleonic British bugler DHB43, DHH55, DHA21
Marshal of the milky way DHB46, DHH64, DHA54
Ambush in space!
Saturnian DHB 70, DHH 86
M.0.M.W engineer DHB 46 DHH 86 DHA 76
DHB46 | Marshal of the Milky way spaceman marching | |
DHB47 | Red Indian striding | |
DHB48 | 17th Century soldier striding | |
DHB49 | 17th Century soldier marching | |
DHB50 | 17th Century Musketeer firing | |
DHB51 | Red Indian standing shooting | |
DHB52 | Belt-less tunic walking (good for artillery/officer/civilian) | |
DHB53 | Shirtless man walking (good for engineer/native levee) | |
DHB54 | Native standing shooting | |
DHB55 | Arab/oriental laying | |
DHB56 | Mounted in frock coat/kurta and sash (good for Indian cavalry or officer) | |
DHB57 | Mounted in hussar style tunic, sword attached | |
DHB58 | Cantiniere/Camp follower | |
DHB59 | Walking native | |
DHB60 | Walking Arab/Oriental | |
DHB61 | Running in tunic and pack | |
DHB62 | 17th C pikeman advancing | |
DHB63 | 17th C wounded/resting | |
DHB64 | 17th C mounted in jerkin (dragoon type) | |
DHB65 | Shell jacket firing | |
DHB66 | Shell jacket falling wounded | |
DHB67 | Running in tunic |
Mounted, tunic, firing, painted as Boer DHB68, DHH31, DHA 3, DHHO 1
Dismounted cavalry, painted as USA union DHB 71, DHH 8, DHA 55
DHB 73 Scots firing. (Components DHB 73. DHH 22. DHA 4)
DHB 74 Scots laying firing. (Components DHB 74. DHH 22. DHA 4)
DHB 75 Walking in long German/Russian style greatcoat. (Components DHB 75. DHH 10. DHA 3)
DHB 76 Kneeling in turned back French style coat (Components DHB 76. DHH 28. DHA 5 & 18)
DHB 77 Clergyman or similar. (Components DHB 77 DHH 40)
3 20th century figures.
German infantryman DHB61, DHH9, DHA2
Dutch hussar DHB57, DHH32, DHHO1
Boxer sniper DHB55, DHH 19, DHA1
Maori DHB 59, DHH81, DHA 57 & 3
Cantiniere DHB 58, DHH 78, DHA 70
WW1 French grenadier (DHB 1 DHH 25 DHA 17,19 & 3)& officer (DHB 9 DHH 25 )
WW1 French Standard Bearer (DHB1 DHH25 DHA 19 & 11) & infantry (DHB 1 DHH 25 DHA 2 & 19)
WW1 German officer (DHB2 DHH 9 DHA 6 & 7) Standard bearer (DHB 5 DHH 9 DHA 11) and infantry (DHB 5 DHH 9 DHA 2)
WW1 German Stormtroopers (DHB 2,4 DHH10 DHA 5,15,17,3)
WW1 German stretcher team ( DHB 9 & 14 DHH 29 & 27 DHA 25,28)
WW1 Scots infantry (DHB2 & 10 DHH 4 DHA 2 & 5)
HEADS | ||
DHH1 | Plain | |
DHH2 | Foreign service helmet | |
DHH3 | Bearskin | |
DHH4 | British tin helmet | |
DHH5 | Bandaged | |
DHH6 | Slouch hat | |
DHH7 | Lemon squeezer |
Prussian guard. DHB3, DHH 21 & DHA 2.
French foreign legion. DHB12, DHH 30 & DHA 2
DHH8 | Kepi | |
DHH9 | Pickelhaube | |
DHH10 | German coal scuttle | |
DHH11 | Russian cap | |
DHH12 | Early Japanese peak | |
DHH13 | Fez | |
DHH14 | Zouave fez |
Indian Mutineer DHB 17,DHH15, DHA6 & 3
Fighting the mutiny.
Falling figure DHB 66, DHH 30.
Firing figure DHB 65, DHH 30, DHA 1
DHH15 | Turban | |
DHH16 | Turban with cone |
Arab tribesman DHB8, DHH17 & DHA 1
DHH17 | Arabic | |
DHH18 | Skullcap | |
DHH19 | Mandarin | |
DHH20 | Coolie | |
DHH21 | Plumed Pickelhaube |
Scots infantry DHB ,DHH22 ,DHA7,16 & 3
DHH22 | Scots bonnet | |
DHH23 | Pugaree Helmet |
White hunters. DHB6,DHH23,DHA4.DHB9,DHH23,DHA1,15
White hunter and native guide. DHB9,DHH6,DHA3. DHB17,DHH36,DHA3
DHH24 | Peaked cap | |
DHH25 | Adrian helmet | |
DHH26 | British tin helmet, gas mask | |
DHH27 | German forage cap | |
DHH28 | Adrian with gas mask | |
DHH29 | Coalscuttle with gas mask |
Indian Mutiny British officer DHB 16, DHH30,DHA5 & 7
Indian Mutiny British infantryman DHB16, DHH30, DHA 29
DHH30 | Peak cap, havelock | |
DHH31 | Slouch pinned up | |
DHH32 | Isabellina cap | |
DHH33 | Balaclava helmet |
Polar explorer and ice feature! DHA 34,DHB 19,DHH 33,DHA 15
DHH34 | Large beret | |
DHH35 | Isabellina cap (collarless) | |
DHH36 | African tribesman | |
DHH37 | Zulu | |
DHH38 | Russian fur hat | |
DHH39 | Besagliere | |
DHH40 | Bare head with beard |
Sailor in landing kit DHB27, DHH41 & DHA3
Naval officer DHB29,DHH12 & DHA 6,7
Drunken sailor DHB28,DHH42 & DHA23
DHH41 | Sailor in cap | |
DHH42 | Sailor in Sennet hat | |
DHH43 | Sailor in Sennet hat, bearded | |
DHH44 | Ball topped picklehaube | |
DHH45 | French sailor | |
DHH46 | Kilmarnock bonnet |
British scout, Ashanti wars DHB17,DHH47 & DHA 1
DHH47 | African feather head dress | |
DHH48 | Officers bicorne | |
DHH49 | Bavarian crested helmet | |
DHH50 | Top hat | |
DHH51 | Bareheaded with whiskers | |
DHH52 | Carabinier crested helmet | |
DHH53 | Bell-topped shako | |
DHH54 | Bell-topped shako with plume | |
DHH55 | British stovepipe shako | |
DHH56 | Kiver shako | |
DHH57 | Dragoon/cuirassier helmet | |
DHH58 | Old guard bearskin | |
DHH59 | Austrian bearskin | |
DHH60 | Hussar busby | |
DHH61 | Lancer czapska |
British home service infantry DHB3, DHH62, DHA1
Woman/nurse walking DHB31, DHH62
Vistorian couple on a Sunday stroll.
Man DHB52, DHH42, DHA25
Woman DHB31, DHH77
Victorian London
Officer in undress DHB 22, DHH 84, DHA 72
Builder DHB 69, DHH 83, DHA 77
DHH62 | British home/foreign service helmet | |
DHH63 | Nurse | |
DHH64 | Space helmet | |
DHH65 | Bareheaded long hair | |
DHH66 | 17th C broad brimmed hat | |
DHH67 | 17th C Morion | |
DHH68 | Turban with cone, bearded | |
DHH69 | Plumed home service helmet | |
DHH70 | Tall kepi with plume | |
DHH71 | Pillbox hat | |
DHH72 | Fuzzy wuzzy | |
DHH73 | Pilot | |
DHH74 | Male bare head, no collar | |
DHH75 | Red Indian brave | |
DHH76 | Red Indian chief | |
DHH77 | Victorian lady in straw hat | |
DHH78 | Cantiniere/Woman on straw hat | |
DHH79 | 17th Century Cabaset | |
DHH80 | Bicorne with feathers | |
DHH81 | Male or female hair in bun (Maori, etc) | |
DHH82 | 17th C conical hat with plume | |
DHH83 | Civilian flat cap | |
DHH84 | Undress cap, mid 19th C | |
DHH85 | Marshall of the milky way engineer helmet | |
DHH86 | Saturnian head, no helmet | |
DHH87 | US sailor "Dixie cap" | |
DHH88 | German, Austrian or Russian sailor | |
DHH89 | German askari, fez with neck-flap |
Ethiopian war Italian command DHB9,DHH2,DHA6,7,13,1,19
Ethiopian War Italian infantry DHB9,DHH2,DHA1,19
Ethiopian War Italian askari DHB1,DHH13,DHA3
Ethiopian War Ethiopian officer DHB1,DHH24,DHA5,6,7
Ethiopian War Ethiopian regulars DHB1,DHH24,DHA12,2
Ethiopian Wars Haile Salasie
DHB3,DHH2 &⁞ piece of wire!
Indian lancer tackles a mutineer
Lancer DHB56, DHH68, DHA41, DHHO2
Mutineer DHB54, DHH18, DHA1
Pilot and native
Pilot DHB9, DHH73
Native DHB53, DHH74
Red Indian chief and brave
Chief DHB47, DHH76, DHA57 & 63
Brave DHB51, DHH75, DHA62
DHA42 | Large explosion | |
DHA43 | Artillery rammer | |
DHA44 | Artillery shell | |
DHA45 | Canister | |
DHA46 | Wire cutters | |
DHA47 | Artillery linstock | |
DHA48 | Barrel | |
DHA49 | Basket | |
DHA50 | Fascine | |
DHA51 | NCO's halbard | |
DHA52 | Spontoon/half pike | |
DHA53 | Hussar pelise | |
DHA54 | Atomic rifle | |
DHA55 | Carbine |
Musketeer DHB48, DHH 65, DHA 58
17thC soldier marching DHB49, DHH66, DHA 59
17thC musketeer striding DHB48, DHH66, DHA59
17thC soldier DHB49, DHH65, DHA56
17thC musketeers (same body)
Left hand figures DHB50, DHH66, DHA59
Right hand figure DHB50, DHH67, DHA60
17th Century standard bearer and camp follower.
Standard bearer DHB49, DHH79, DHA65
Camp follower DHB58, DHH81, DHA 23 & 67
17th C clash
Pikeman DHB 62, DHH 79, DHA 61
Wounded DHB 63, DHH65
Pistolier DHB 48, DHH82, DHA 73
17th C soldiers
Drummer DHB 42, DHH 82, DHA 78
Officer DHB72, DHH 79, DHA 10
17th C mounted trumpetor
DHB 64, DHH 66, DHA 74, DHHO 8
DHA56 | Coil of rope | |
DHA57 | Tomahawk | |
DHA58 | Rapier sword | |
DHA59 | 17th Century musket and rest | |
DHA60 | 17th Century musket firing and rest | |
DHA61 | 17th Century pike | |
DHA62 | Bow and arrow | |
DHA63 | Feathered round shield | |
DHA64 | Separate bicorne hat (good for waving at troops or carrying under arm, etc | |
DHA65 | 17th Century fringed standard | |
DHA66 | Ray pistol | |
DHA67 | Basket with bottle | |
DHA68 | Bagpipes | |
DHA69 | Bow and arrow separate | |
DHA70 | Cantiniere barrel with strap | |
DHA71 | Pack animal load (fits any of our DHHO animals) | £2 |
DHA72 | Rolled umbrella and walking stick | |
DHA73 | 17th C pistol firing | |
DHA74 | 17th C trumpet with banner | |
DHA75 | Marshall of the milky way standard | |
DHA76 | Marshall of the milky way detector equipment | |
DHA77 | Wheelbarrow | |
DHA78 | 17thC drum and beaters | |
DHA79 | Anchor | |
DHA80 | Large oar | |
DHA81 | Whip |
Kneeling pack camel DHHO 7, DHA71
Bavarian Infantryman (DHB6,DHH49,DHA2 and DHA19)
Large explosion DHA42
Prussian artilleryman (DHB2,DHA19 and DHH44)
Boer leader (DHB29,DHH50,DHA3 and DHA14)
Confederate cavalry (DHHO1, DHB15, DHH8 & DHA11)
HORSES & CAMELS | ||
DHHO1 | Walking horse |
Arab on galloping horse. DH02, DHB 26, DHH 17 & DHA 20
DHHO2 | Galloping horse |
Egyptian Camel Corps. DHO3, DHB15, DHH17 & DHA 20
DHHO3 | Walking Camel | |
DHHO4 | Walking horse sheepskin holster cover | |
DHHO5 | Galloping horse saw-toothed sheepskin shabraque | |
DHHO6 | Galloping horse swallow-tailed shabraque | |
DHHO7 | Kneeling camel | |
DHHO8 | 17th C horse, pistols etc, walking | |
DHHO9 | Draught horse, walking |
DHHO 9 limber horse.
DHHO 7 Kneeling camel
Mahdists!
SCW Carlist DHB18,DHH34,DHA1
SCW Legionaire DHB18,DHH35,DHA37
SCW Republican voulenteer DHB16,DHH10,DHA1
SCW Madrid Guard DHB5,DHH24,DHA5,13,1.
Guns and Machine Guns, Limbers, and Coach.
DHG1 | Early muzzle loading cannon | |
DHG2 | Breech loading gun | |
DHG3 | Howitzer | |
DHG4 | French '75 gun | |
DHG5 | German 7.7cm gun | |
DHG6 | Machine-gun on tripod | |
DHG7 | Machine-gun on wheeled carriage | |
DHG8 | Miltreleuse machine-gun on wheeled carriage | |
DHG9 | Limber with 2 horses, 1 outrider & 1 seated figure (please specify heads) | |
DHG10 | Limber with 4 horses, 2 out riders & 2 seated figures (please specify heads) | |
DHG11 | Mountain/Screw gun | |
DHG12 | Gardner machine gun on wheeled carriage | |
DHG13 | Gardner machine gun on naval mount | |
DHG14 | Gattling machine gun on wheeled carriage | |
DHG15 | Congreve rocket | |
DHG15 | Coach with seated general and 2 draught horses with outrider. To add extra horses use DHHO 9 |
DHG 15 coach
DHG1 with DHC crewman
DHG2
DHG3
DHG4
DHG5
DHG6
DHG7
DHG8
DHG 11, 12, 13 & 14
For more 42mm artillery pieces, see our 42mm Really useful guns range. Pictured below is the British and empire 18 pdr field gun from that range
You can also use our mules from the 42mm 19th C and colonials range
Gun can be placed on pack mules or pack camel, or deployed, as below
DHC1 & 4 Mohecans. Painting by Andy Partridge.
FRENCH & INDIAN WARS |
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DHC1 | Mohican advancing with musket | |
DHC2 | Mohican standing firing musket |
DHC2 & 3 Mohecans firing. Painting by Andy Partridge.
DHC3 | Mohican kneeling firing | |
DHC4 | Mohican standing loading musket | |
DHC5 | Ranger in squirrel hat & buckskins advancing with musket |
DHC6 & 17. They must be surrounded.
DHC6 | Ranger in squirrel hat & buckskins standing firing musket | |
DHC7 | Ranger in Glengarry & buckskins advancing with musket | |
DHC8 | Ranger in Glengarry & buckskins standing firing musket | |
DHC9 | Militia in tricorn & buckskins advancing with musket | |
DHC10 | Militia in tricorn & buckskins standing firing musket | |
DHC11 | French Marine in stocking cap advancing with musket | |
DHC12 | French Marine in stocking cap standing firing musket | |
DHC13 | Regular Infantry in tricorne advancing with musket | |
DHC14 | Regular Infantry in tricorne standing firing musket | |
DHC15 | Regular Infantry in tricorne kneeling firing musket |
DHC16 & 18 with DHA43
DHC16 | Regular Infantry in tricorne standing loading musket | |
DHC17 | Officer in tricorn & buckskins firing pistol | |
DHC18 | Artillerist standing with open hands | |
DHC19 | French Marine, stocking cap, kneeling firing | |
DHC20 | French Marine loading musket | |
DHC21 | French Marine in tricorn, advancing with musket | |
DHC22 | French Marine in tricorn, standing firing musket | |
DHC23 | French Marine in tricorn, kneeling firing musket | |
DHC24 | French Marine in tricorn, loading musket | |
DHC25 | Mohican standing at ready with musket | |
DHC26 | Mohican kneeling at ready with musket | |
DHC27 | Ranger in squirrel hat kneeling firing musket | |
DHC28 | Ranger in squirrel hat loading musket | |
DHC29 | Ranger in squirrel hat in glengarry kneeling firing musket | |
DHC30 | Ranger in squirrel hat in glengarry loading musket | |
DHC31 | Militia in buckskins kneeling firing musket | |
DHC32 | Militia in buckskins loading musket | |
DHC33 | Mohican in buckskins advancing with musket | |
DHC34 | Mohican in buckskins standing firing musket | |
DHC35 | Mohican in buckskins kneeling musket | |
DHC36 | Mohican in buckskins loading musket |
DHC18, DHA43 & DHG1
DHC7 & 1, with DHA 35 & 42, explosions cunningly painted as bushes!
Painting and photography by Michael Barlow
Zulu (parts - DHB21, DHH37, DHA38, DHA40)
Photo credit: Andrew Thom
Zulus (parts as above, but also DHA39 & DHA10)
Photo credit: Andrew Thom
African native. DHB17,DHH36,DHA10.
African natives. DHB17,DHH36,DHA1&4.
Boer artillerists.DHB1&3,DHH31,LWA 18 shell.
Boers kneeling.DHB13,DHH6&31,DHA3.
British Boer war city imperial volunteers.DHB1,4,DHH31,DHA5,7&3.
British Boer war doctor & wounded.DHB11&14,DHH1&2.
ANIMATING AND PAINTING YOUR IRREGULAR DEUTSCHE HOMAGE FIGURES
Deutsche Homage is the name of a figure range ,in approximately 45mm size, made to echo the primitive charm of many 19th and 20th century German makers,such as Heyde,Haffner,Noris etc and France's CBG Mignot.These figures would be cast headless,requiring the correctly coiffured or hatted choice to be inserted later, and with their arms hanging by their sides to be bent,or 'animated' to the correct position.This method meant that many thousands of different types of combatant could be made with simply the choice of headgear and the right paint scheme from a relatively small selection of castings.Irregular have followed this path with their Deutsche Homage series and i'd like to share a few tips and wrinkles with you on how to get the best from these little fellows.
ANIMATING
You've bought your figure,to make say an American civil war infantryman,maybe the marching man in a tunic DHB2,with a kepi head DHH8 and his rifle DHA1.Well, before we paint we have a little fixing to do.After making sure your figure has no excess metal flash from the casting process under the base or in any other unsightly spot,we can proceed.If you're unlucky enough to get any, simply have at it with a file or metal snips,dont worry the great German and French makers had this problem too and employed people in their workshops solely to clean it away before the animation and painting stages.
Next,put a drop of super glue or similar on the bottom of the neck stalk and insert the head into the hole in the torso,making sure he's facing the right way before it sets.Now you've decided that you want him to be holding his weapon in front of his chest in a kind of 'high port' pose,so we'll need some pliers.I have a good pair without ridged teeth inside their jaws as I dont want to mark the metal when I bend it.If you cant find a pair of these you can always insert something softer {felt,leather etc}in the jaws to cushion their grip.
Take the pliers to each arm in turn,inserting them up to the elbow in the jaws and GENTLY bend.A word of caution,dont go too over the top as you dont want to tear the metal,i'd stick within a range of less than 90 degrees.
When you have both arms in place we'll need to fix the rifle.Again a drop of super glue on each of his hands will be your best bet.Its a brave man who uses solder,I tried it a few times and only succeeded in melting finely cast weapons and a few hands,you see the melting point of soldier is almost identical to that of the metal these chaps are cast in.I believe the older makers actually used different metals for their weapons than they did for the figures and so could soldier with impunity.Now,if super glue had been invented then...
Before you know it you'll be the owner of a fine fellow you've helped bring to life,striding off to do toy war against his foe.Now we need to really make him shine with a lick or two of paint.
PAINTING YOUR DEUTSCHE HOMAGE FIGURES
Ian Allens' darkest Africa collection
Baluchis
Bashibazuks
The Yorkes
Miss Bell and party
Ludhina Sikhs
Meeting at the church
Mkosi directs his warriors
Boggs Baker form a line
Imperial court and HMS Defiant (scratch built)
Imperial court Umpopoland
Imperial left flank
Ladies of the court
Rugga Rugga
Slavers join the attack
The Buffs
MPopo advance
The navy's here
The rifles
Observing and reporting the attack
MPopo up close!
The lost valley of She (who must be obeyed)!
Greek freedom fighters from the Greek war of liberation
"Darkies mob" from the 1970's comic Battle!
Alan of Californias' creations
Danish Guards
Lawmen
Poloticians
Swedish guards
Scratchbuilt US monitor
Scratchbuilt Spanish monitors
Spanish sailors
Spanish colonial artillery
Spanish colonial infantry
US infantry of the 1920'2
79th Highlanders
Harald Bensens Scots
1st Alloa and 2nd Tillycounty rifle voulenteer
72nd highlanders
Australian 84th (goldfields) infantry reginment.
Renaud de Spens Indian mutiny scenes
Highlanders under attack.
The tree is from our 42mm Scenics range.
Mutineers.
Scots.
Jimmy, Jimmy, o where for art thou?