Following a flood of requests (well OK, one) for more info on my Great War Belgians, here is part one of their story.
I'm sure that most of us are familiar with the fabulous illustrations in the Funcken books. This painting of the 1st Carabiniers is very atmospheric!
...with final detailing in the form of the yellow piping being added with paint pens.
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Here is one with a pair of Tradition cyclists. I picked them up for rather less than half price at a Paris Eurofigurines show a couple of years back.
And no - before you ask - I haven't built a dog-pulled MG. Yet.
4 comments:
Tim,
Having seen these figures, I can see why the Belgian Army of 1914 is such an attractive one to recreate as a wargame army.
All the best,
Bob
Thanks for the info, Tim. Those 54mm Carabiniers look excellent...... I'm planning to increase my unit of 54mm French (c1900) chasseurs. They have a similar style of uniform in blue. Looking forward to part two.
Michael
Funcken great conversion work.
I have these WW1 volumes on my shelf since my early teens . They were a beloved gift for a birthday and still old favourites. I recall getting flu on my birthday that year and was just too ill to enjoy them. As l improved ( must have been the lucozade in the crinkly orange wrapping that saved the day) l remember being entranced by the book.
Alan
They came out very nicely. Love the biciclette. You do need the dog cart MG
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