Saturday, 30 January 2021

Austro-Hungarian stormtroop battalion

 These chaps are mostly Armies In Plastic 1916 Germans with ‘paint conversions’.  Helpfully the Austro-Hungarian Army used both the German helmet and one of indigenous design which looks -  in 1/32 at least - pretty much identical.  


The machine gunner began life as a metal hollow cast figure.  An AIP head was grafted on along with a backpack and finally a plastic card shield added to the MG. The other chap was a WW2 Russian in a cheap Chinese set with an AIP head. 




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8 comments:

  1. Simon30 January 2021 at 22:23

    The sight of these proper toy soldiers brings tears to my eyes!

    Simon

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  2. tradgardmastare31 January 2021 at 08:31

    Cunning conversions carefully crafted.

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  3. Tim Gow31 January 2021 at 16:07

    Simon
    Tears? Are they that bad?

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  4. Tim Gow31 January 2021 at 16:08

    Tradgardmastare
    You flatter, sir!

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  5. James Fisher2 February 2021 at 13:41

    Another fine paint job with these too Tim.
    Regards, James

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  6. Geordie an Exiled FoG14 February 2021 at 12:28

    Can I see Rommel?

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  7. Tim Gow14 February 2021 at 16:48

    James Fisher
    Thanks. They’re surprisingly quick to paint.

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  8. Tim Gow14 February 2021 at 16:48

    Geordie
    Most unlikely - this is an Austrian unit!

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