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“2nd Wisconsin Reloading” (ref. CS00849). “2nd Wisconsin Advancing” (ref. CS00851). “2nd Wisconsin Flag Bearer” (ref. CS00846).defended low ridges northwest of the sake, and drive those fellows out of the first general officer to be taken prisonerlittle village. His dismounted troopers woods!” since Lee had assumed command inmanaged to hold out for a while. early 1862. Mahoney’s moment of As soon as the men from the glory was short-lived as he was killed However, they came close to “Badger State” reached the crest, in action later the very same fateful day.being swept away by the Confederate a line of Archer’s Alabamans andinfantry brigades of Brig. Gens. Tennesseans fired a volley that tore Elsewhere, the 6th WisconsinJames J. Archer and Joseph R. Davis large gaps through the Union ranks. combined with 100 men of the Ironfrom Maj. Gen. Henry Heth’s Bloodied but not fazed, Reynolds’ Brigade guard to become famous fordivision. As they advanced along the reliable Iron Brigade surged forward. making a ferocious charge against anChambersburg Pike and deployed into unfinished railroad cut located justsurrounding farm fields and woods, “Charge men, I mean charge!” urged north and west of the village. Theythe Southerners anticipated having 2nd Wisconsin Col. Lucius Fairchild, seized the flag of the 2nd Mississippino difficulty brushing away the badly who lost an arm at Gettysburg. and hundreds of prisoners. outnumbered Union troopers andoutclassed local militia. “There are them damned black- A couple of more Confederate hatted fellows again!” one Rebel was Luckily for the Union cause, heard to yell.Reynolds and the crack vanguard ofthe I Corps infantry arrived just in Another exclaimed, “Taint nothe nick of time. They immediately militia, it’s the Army of the Potomac!” Reynolds fell out of his saddle with a mortal head wound as the opposing“Luckily for the Union cause, Reynolds and the crack vanguardof the I Corps infantry arrived just in the nick of time. Theyimmediately counterattacked. The men of the 2nd Wisconsin,who inspired TCS’s matt-painted, 1:30-scale figures, marched atthe head of the Iron Brigade’s column and thus were the firstto make it to McPherson’s Ridge.”counterattacked. The men of the 2nd forces collided. The Black Hat Brigade “2nd Wisconsin Shot” (ref. CS00852).Wisconsin, who inspired TCS’s matt- beat back the initial Rebel attack TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 51painted, 1:30-scale figures, marched at through Herbst’s Woods and capturedthe head of the Iron Brigade’s column many of Archer’s men.and thus were the first to make it toMcPherson’s Ridge. Pvt. Patrick Mahoney of the 2nd Wisconsin captured Archer himself, “Forward men!” Reynolds shouted who gained the dubious distinction offrom horseback. “Forward for God’s being the Army of Northern Virginia’s

corps joined the fray and launched Minnesota’s 82 percent casualty rate “2nd Wisconsin Kneeling Shooting”fresh assaults against the Union forces during the second day at Gettysburg. (ref. CS00848).(ironically, these Southerners attacked Proportionately, the Iron Brigadefrom the north and northwest). After suffered the heaviest casualties of any and a robust sense of the real Ironthe Northerners’ hastily formed battle brigade fielded in the ACW. Brigade’s fierce fighting spirit. They arelines collapsed, they retreated through a fine tribute to those valiant men andthe streets to high ground south and   their sacrifices. nwest of the village. RED CAP BADGE Union forces formed a fishhook-shaped defensive line that extended Details of TCS’s 2nd Wisconsinfrom Culp’s Hill along Cemetery figures include the authentic redRidge. Their holding this high ground circle cap badge of the 1st Division, Iled to the Confederates’ pivotal defeat Corps. In general, enlisted men wouldin the three-day battle. have cut their badges from colored cloth. Officers’ badges tended to be The Iron Brigade has been credited better quality because they were madewith playing an important role in privately.saving the Union at Gettysburg, butthe cost was extremely high. Out of Brian and his team have createdthe 1,885 Iron Brigade soldiers that varied characterizations and posesBrig. Gen. Solomon Meredith led that include an officer, a regimentalinto action at Gettysburg, 1,185 or 61 standard-bearer, and other ranks eitherpercent became casualties. Of those, advancing with grim determination,the 24th Michigan suffered 80 percent standing or kneeling firing, standingcasualties and the 2nd Wisconsin 77 reloading, parrying with a bayonet-percent. tipped rifle, or reeling wounded. They retail for $36.90 U.S. apiece with the In the entire war, those totals exception of the shouting flag bearer,were only surpassed by the 1st which costs $3 more. These toy soldiers brim with vigorVIEW ON YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR PHONE DOWNLOADABLE BACK ISSUES, HOBBY CLASSES, FUN INTERACTIVE MAGAZINES, AND MORE! www.mycraftacademy.com mycraftacademy We make it simple..you make it special52 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE



PLASTIC PARADENEWS, VIEWS & REVIEWS FOR COLLECTORS With Jim ClouseTHE NEVER-ENDING SEARCH FOR NEW TOY FIGURE POSESBy Jim Clouse as Ivanhoe or Robin Hood and his And, if you can find them in the Merrie Men. I have been collecting right scale, collectors can even utilizeP lastic collectors want lots of toy figures from many manufacturers for model figures. If they’re all painted soldiers for our dioramas and a large diorama I’ve been working similarly — even if it’s just a solid coat displays, and a large variety of on featuring a castle made by Barzso of one color -- and similar in scale,poses too. But how do hobbyists get Playsets. they’ll look great together in dioramas.them? The thing is that I need both more BLURRED LINES For instance, a collector can’t have figures and more varied poses. Evenanything approaching a realistic Battle with Marx 60-mm recasts, Barzso In the last few years, the line betweenof the Alamo diorama with only a releases, Reamsa recasts, Expeditionary toy soldiers and model figures haslimited selection of Texian defenders Force figures and so on, there’s not become increasingly blurred.and Mexican assault troops. Of course, enough variety. I’m constantly on thethat’s basically what toy companies lookout for more. Some collectors have no problemgave to today’s adult enthusiasts when with gluing on an arm or a head, orwe were children. My Alamo playset Other collectors have this same inserting a separate weapon, in orderproduced by Louis Marx and Co. had sort of figure pose variety challenge to get a slightly different pose. Otherssix Mexican soldiers in shakoes and 10 for building dioramas based on choose to stick with ready-made,other poses in sombreros, but only nine other subjects such as the American one-piece figures. Some collectorsdifferent defenders. Revolutionary War, Napoleonic Wars, even create conversions by taking extra American Civil War or Custer’s Last or damaged figures and chopping off I thought that was great when I Stand. their heads, arms and weapons, thenwas a child. But it’s not so great now The good news is that the problem replacing them with appropriate piecesfor anyone like me trying to create a isn’t as bad as it used to be. Some from other toy soldiers.large diorama incorporating hundreds contemporary makers are usingof figures. plug-in arms and heads to help Of course, factory-made figures hobbyists achieve more varied poses. with separate weapons and accessoriesMERRIE MEN Others are making figures with many are nothing new. interchangeable parts. There are alsoOne of my favorite historical eras is “converted” figures available. For example, Multiple Plasticsmedieval England and themes such Corporation (MPC) made the famous (or infamous) “ring hands” or, as I usedMedieval mounted and foot knights in 43 different poses.These 60 to 70-mm plastics include Marx and Jecsan recastsand figures made by Barzso, Dulcop and XForce.54 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

Marx ring-hand, 60-mm figures of akneeling cowboy with a separate rifleand a knight along with a pair of 54-mmknights with separate lances (from left). to call them, “put together men.”  Even Marx would occasionally For a different spin on things, LidoThey came with separate hats, swords, manufacture a knight with a separate made very crudely sculpted “swivel”belts, guns and other components. lance or an Old West cowboy with figures. They were made in two piecesMPC made ACW and World War II an unattached Winchester rifle. separated at the waist. A child couldsoldiers, firemen, spacemen, and more. Some of the figures in Marx jungle pop together a top half and a bottom sets had separate spears, shields and half, then the top could be swiveled to Usually, the figures were the rifles. But none of these examples had any position. But these were very toy-same three or four poses molded in interchangeable body parts. like and just a side note to this topic.different colors. The weapons andaccessories identified what kind of MPC ring-hand figures of an African Tribesman with a separate spear and shield; a cowboyfigures they were. For instance, firemen with a separate hat, kerchief, belt and rifle; and a G.I. with a separate helmet and rifle.were molded in red and had whitehelmets, white belts and axes. GIs weregreen with appropriate weapons andaccessories. Pirates and jungle natives weredifferent sculpts than the genericfigures, but still had separate weaponsand accessories. In my opinion, thesculpting of MPC ring-hand figureswas very basic, bordering on crude.Many of the accessories were oversized.They aren’t really useable with otherfigures. Eastern Woodland Indians with varied weaponry and casualties enhanced by TSC. TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 55

Marx figure of an ARWColonial fighting man packinga pistol and a recast conversiondone by Mike Kutnick to add a sword (from left). Master Box Ltd. 1:35-scale, present-day British infantry. These are model figures. But if you find recruits in the scale you need and paint them to match your other figures, it’s a good way to expand an army.TSSD Mexican cavalry and XForce ancient Thracians are examples of multipart figures. figure converters because it gives themExtra arms and weapons supplied with them can be used for converting other figures. more loose arms and heads for their creations.SEPARATE PARTS arms or hands. In some cases, an arm, for example, is molded separately, but Toy Soldiers of San Diego (TSSD)Things have changed greatly in today’s can only be positioned in one way. is one company that has made goodtoy soldier market. With some, the position can be varied use of this feature by molding figures slightly. Other figures come with two with separate arms supplied loosely. Rather than issue figures with different arms to use. This is great for For example, a Napoleonic cavalrymanseparate weapons and accessories only, might come with two different plug-insome companies supply separate heads, right arms, with one holding a sword and the other a lance. Using the extra arms makes it easy for a collector to achieve additional poses from one basic figure. Expeditionary Force (XForce) has taken this concept even further, in some instances by creating figures composed of many separate parts. OneSprues of ancient Gallic warriors by Italeri and ACW Union Zouaves by HäT Industrie (from left). These figures start to blur the line betweentoy soldiers and model figures. The Gauls have separate shields and spears. The Zouaves are one-piece figures.56 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

Old West bandit by Marx (left) versus a recast version grabbing the reins of his getaway Company (TSC) markets as “hand-horse converted by Mike Kutnick. animated” figures. A collector can obtain a wide selection of customizedHand-animated Eastern Woodland Indians in action poses from TSC. figures from this source, such as Jamie’s Eastern Woodland Indians. TSC willof this maker’s figures could have the HAND-ANIMATED also convert and even paint figures offollowing parts: a collector’s choice (my thanks to TSC• Torso with one arm, two legs and a Other companies like A Call to Arms, and Michigan Toy Soldier Co. for IMEX and Italeri supply figures with supplying some samples used to help base. separate weapons and accessories illustrate this article).• Separate arm with a ring hand. still attached to the sprues, making• Separate weapons to place in a ring them very reminiscent of model kits. In addition, there is a number of Speaking of which, we shouldn’t forget collectors who specialize in converting hand. about plastic model figures to fill out figures. Some of them are quite accom-• Separate accessory items such as a our dioramas either. plished and offer their creations for sale. shield or a sword in a scabbard to True, the selection of figures that And, of course, you can always grab place on the belt. will fit with 54-mm to 60-mm figures a hobby knife, adhesive and heating• Separate head. is limited, but they are out there. Of tools for fusing plastic together, thenThere are still limitations on how many course, much more time will be spent have a go at it yourself!variations are possible without the use assembling figures. Also the newerof a hobby knife though. The separate plastic is much different from what our In spite of our hobby’s seeminglyparts are usually made with some type older toy soldiers were made of. But limited supply of differing poses,of pin or post molded in for insertion once they’re all displayed together, it there are lots of options available toin a corresponding socket. However, doesn’t really matter what the figures collectors for introducing a variety ofthe pins aren’t always the same size or are made of, at least not to me. figures into their dioramas. Granted,shape, so this limits the possibilities, more popular eras such as WWII,without having to modify pieces with Another option is conversions or ACW, etc., will have more choices. Buta knife. what Jamie Delson of The Toy Soldier with a little imagination and thinking “outside of the box,” any collector can greatly add to his or her collection. n An American pioneer using his musket as a club by Marx (left) is compared to a Mike Kutnick recast conversion armed with a tomahawk and knife.  ABOUT THE REVIEWERArmies in Plastic Boxer Rebellion figures hand- Jim Clouse is first and foremostanimated by TSC to create Chinese casualties. a collector of plastic toy soldiers, with his main interest being vintage Marx and Barzso Playsets items. He is the building and terrain sculptor for Barzso. TS&MF readers might also know Jim from the BattleBoards he makes for displaying toy soldiers and playsets. In addition, Jim is the webmaster for several toy soldier hobby-related Websites.  TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 57

KIT KORNER With Paul NewmanMODEL FIGURE NEWS, VIEWS AND REVIEWS BRITISH RHA CAPT. CAVALIE MERCER AT WATERLOOBY MITCHES MILITARY MODELSReviewed by: Paul Newman that this figure will be light for its and professional RHA officer raising height! The artillery officer will need his telescope to survey a battlefield. TheH i again readers. This month secure pinning to a base to prevent sculpting was done by Carl Reid. I’m continuing my recent him from toppling forward due to the Waterloo Bicentenary theme main weight of the figure being above There has been a bit of a debate inwith a large-scale model of British the waist. online modeling forums over whetherRoyal Horse Artillery Capt. Cavalie this kit really depicts Mercer becauseMercer, who saw action in the battle. The figure depicts a typical young he wore a mustache at Waterloo and I first spotted this large-scale figure The RHA officer kit is made up of 13 resin parts.at the beginning of 2015 at a show inBelgium, where U.K.-based MitchesMilitary Models had a stand. GordonMitchell kindly gave me the bust toreview for TS&MF. The bust, or reallyhalf-figure, is stunning. It is a beautifulmodel in its own right. At the time, Imentioned it would also look great as afull figure. Lo and behold, a few months later,Mitches Military Models announcedthat the figure is now available as a fullfigure! I ordered the legs from them.When the box came through the door,my wife Julie was most intrigued as towhat I had ordered. When I told herit was a pair of legs, she thought I hadlost the plot! So, this review is of the completefigure, but covers the parts thatcomprise the bust as well. The RHA of the period wore a lightcavalry uniform of blue with gold laceand red facings, the distinctive Tarletonhelmet, white breeches and black boots.This will be a colorful figure, eventhough he is of the “dowdy” artilleryarm of service.13 RESIN PARTS The large-scale figure features very nice detailing.Priced at £65, this is a big model figurekit! A hobbyist gets a lot for the money(even if you buy it in two parts as Idid). The 1/9th-scale (200-mm) kit comesin 13 parts. If you purchase the bustand then the legs, the sash is cast ontothe legs rather than a separate piece. All parts are in resin, which means58 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

Two-part epoxy glue was used to join most Back view of the assembled officer showing Straps for the scabbard can be seen after theof the parts together. the strap for the officer’s telescope container. kit was built.gray leggings rather than the full “The RHA was one of the most used British units in thedress uniform depicted. Mercer kept a Napoleonic Wars, collecting 19 battle honours and winningjournal, so we have empirical evidence much acclaim for its men’s courage and skill under heavyof what he wore and looked like at the enemy fire. The RHA never lost a gun to the French despitetime. its proximity to the enemy in action.” A hobbyist could easily change the to Britain creating its horse artillery The RHA began with sevenmodel to suit, if one wanted to depict arm in 1793, when war was declared troops of five guns. They werethe actual person. But I want to make against Revolutionary France. This gave initially 6-pounders, but laterit as an officer of the RHA at Quatre the RHA the highest precedence in included 9-pounder guns and 5.5Bras or Waterloo, so won’t be making the British Army, even above its parent inch howitzers. Each troop was splitany major alterations. unit the Royal Artillery, with only the into three divisions of two guns and Life Guards and the Blues and Royals then down to one-gun subdivisions. The only difference I might make is ranking above it. Each subdivision had its own horses,to the stance. The box art shows himwith a rather arched back, lookingdistinctly skyward (perhaps followingthe flight of enemy cannonballs?). Butif I can, I want him looking a bit moredown toward the horizon rather thanthe sky. The detail on the figure is terrific,especially the crisply done lace on thejacket and pelisse. The only difficult part of this projectwill be removing large mold blocksfrom the arms, legs, torso and delicatescabbard. There are no straps suppliedfor the scabbard. But there are bucklesand a short length of leather sculpted,so they will need to be cut from alength of pewter or plastic.GALLOPER GUNS The face received a basic shading of the Facial painting was completed with oils. flesh tones and the eyes in acrylics.“Galloper guns” were used successfullyby the British East India Companyin India as a means of giving valuableartillery support to cavalry. This led TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 59

The legs were painted in different whitetones.Shades of red were deployed to paint the sash.  Detail of the braiding painted in brown and gold mixes.ammunition wagons, gunners and kept on a wagon some 100 meters to usually had an alphabetical listingsupport troops. A complete troop of the rear. When that was used up, a from A to I, would be known by the6-pounders would total some 168 replacement wagon was brought up name of its commander. Two of theofficers and men with 82 horses. A from the troop’s park. more famous were Ramsay’s H Troop9-pounder troop needed 200 men and and Mercer’s G Troop, courtesy of his194 horses. With its men all riding into battle memoirs. on horses, wagons or limbers, the RHA The RHA usually split into two- was able to keep up with the cavalry it In 1806, the RHA troops weregun divisions in battle. They would not was meant to support. The RHA was increased to 12. They included 10place the guns side-by-side in order to never used to charge cavalry. However, companies of the Royal Irish Artillery,lessen the risk from any enemy enfilade Capt. William Ramsay’s H Troop won as the Seventh Battalion, after thefire, but placed one diagonally behind fame in 1811 at the Battle of Fuentes union with Ireland in 1801. Eight unitsthe other. de Onoro in Spain when they broke fought at Waterloo, including Capt. through encircling French cavalry by E.C. Whinyates’ 2nd Rocket Troop, While each gun had its own charging through them. which had five 6-pounder subdivisionsstockpile of ammunition – round shot, and a rocket subdivision at the battle.shell and canister -- reserves were While on campaign a troop, which60 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

Back view of the RHA officer’s pelissefollowing painting with black braid and lace.Closeup of the braiding on the right cuff.  The pelisse was painted with black braid and lace.  The RHA was one of the most BUILDING THE KIT the figure whilst painting and also toused British units in the Napoleonic attach to a base (a base is not suppliedWars, collecting 19 battle honours and Being a large figure, the RHA officer in the kit). The left arm and neck/winning much acclaim for its men’s was fairly simple to build. But the large head needed careful positioning to fitcourage and skill under heavy enemy mold blocks on all of the parts needed with the pelisse, so I found it best tofire. The RHA never lost a gun to the quite a lot of cutting and sanding position the arm first, then the head,French despite its proximity to the to get some clean joins between the all the time checking where the pelisseenemy in action. components. The torso in particular would go. had a mold block about the same size At Waterloo, the RHA gunners as the soldier’s waist. I needed to use the hot waterfired until the last minute, then dived technique to cut the resin scabbardfor cover within the infantry squares I was able to use two-part epoxy from the mold blocks without breakinguntil the coast was clear. Mercer noted glue for joining most of the parts it. I popped the piece in hot water,his surprise that none of the guns were together. I used elastic bands and Blue- waited for it to become pliable and cutspiked (disabled by blocking up the Tack to hold parts together whilst the it with scissors.vent hole) by French cavalry. glue dried. Leather straps for the scabbard were I pinned the feet so I could hold TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 61

Groundwork and a wooden base with a plaque put the finishing touches on the 1/9th-scale RHA officer. Back view of the completed model figure kit. ensure that there were no mold lines before being giving it a wash in soapycut from lengths of pewter strip with where the knot is attached to the end water, then a spray of white primer.a straight edge and sharp blade. I used of the hilt rather than the guard.Super Glue to fix those parts.  To give access to the rest of the There were quite a few gaps after the torso, the pelisse and hands holding the It was only after I put the figure pieces were put together, so I applied telescope were not fixed in place beforetogether that I realized the sword a wet mix of two-part epoxy putty in painting. But the telescope parts werehand guard was missing. The parts had the joints to fill them. When dry, these fixed to the hands, then “dry-tested” forbroken in transit. I had assumed they were given a quick sanding to correct correct positioning later.were extra bits for the sword slings any imperfections in the joints.because they were the same width as The main painting was done inthem. This meant there was nowhere PAINTING PROCESS my now usual style of applying anto attach the sword knot, so I made undercoat of the base color in acrylics.it look like the type of officer’s sword I gave the figure the once-over to look The face received a basic shading of at how it had gone together and to the flesh tones and the eyes in acrylics, then finishing shading and highlights with oils. All of the clothing was finished in acrylics, starting with the blue jacket and moving on to the white trousers, for which I used one of the “white62 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

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paint” sets, which I find gives goodtones for this difficult color. The sash was painted in a mixof crimson red and blue for theshadows. I have seen a few referencesto the color of the lacing on the pelissebeing black, so I painted it usingvarious shades of black and gray. The black leather parts of thehelmet and boots were painted in amatt black undercoat, then washes ofblack mixed with acrylic gloss varnish. The gold braiding on the jacketwas painted using my usual method.I started with a dark brown and goldmix, built it up to the light with lighterochre and gold mixes, then finishedwith a pale yellow and gold. I includedgold because the real items had gold inthe braid. After the gold was finished,I went over the edges of the gold witha dark shade of the surrounding color(dark blue/dark red as appropriate)to give the lines better definition andcorrect any mistakes in the painting. The telescope, sword and scabbardwere painted last, then glued to thefigure. Once painted, this is a beautifulmodel!Closeup of the completed figure. A look at the right side of the completed RHA officer project.64 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

Note the details of the uniform cuffs and telescope. I found a suitable wooden base for up well, either as a bust or a full figure! the figure and drilled holes for the I would encourage all hobbyists to have pins.The groundwork was built from a go at painting this figure. It is not as two-part epoxy putty, with stones of difficult as one might think to paint all various sizes fixed in place, then some that braid! “grass” was added. I wanted to have a minimum of groundwork to show off the Next month I plan to report on the leather boots.The finished model was Euro Militaire show scheduled for completed with a name plate as usual. late September in England. I intend to provide TS&MF readers with Thanks to Mitches Military Models information about new releases and for the review model. It really paints details of the competitions. nLeft side view of the finished kit. ABOUT THE REVIEWER Paul Newman is a keen modeler whose main interest is the Napoleonic Wars, particularly British cavalry. He is a longtime member of the British Model Soldier Society and serves as its treasurer while his wife, Julie, is its secretary. Paul’s memberships have also included Planetfigure and The Basement. In addition, the Newmans operate Name It! providing engraved nameplates to model figure enthusiasts. They can be found manning their stand at many major European shows. TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 65

BOOK REVIEWSREAD ALL ABOUT IT...WATERLOO VOICES 1815: THE BATTLE AT FIRST HANDAuthor: Martyn Beardsley Battle at First Hand,” he draws from and ordinary soldiers punctuatePublished by: Amberley Publishing eyewitness accounts to take readers the heavy human cost by making itISBN: 978-1-4456-1982-8 into the heart of the battle fought on possible for a reader to almost hear thePrice: £20 U.K./$34.95 U.S. a muddy field in Belgium Sunday, deafening roar of cannon and musketReviewed by: Stuart A. Hessney June 18, between the forces of French fire, trumpets trumpeting and drums Emperor Napoleon I and Allies drumming, horses’ hooves thundering,   spearheaded by Britain and Prussia. and the heart-wrenching cries of theThe newest singer in the chorus of wounded and dying.books composed to mark the 200th Chapters range from “The Roadanniversary of the Napoleonic Wars’ to War” to “The Calm Before the The aftermath is vividlyclimactic clash comes from prolific Storm,” “The Battle Begins,” “The brought to life by British Maj.British author Martyn Beardsley. Charge of the Heavy Cavalry,” “Crisis,” William E. Frye, author of “After “Aftermath,” “Scars of Battle” and Waterloo: Reminiscences of European In “Waterloo Voices 1815: The Travel 1815–1819.” He was not on more. active service and did not participate in This one-day the battle, but immediately afterwards observed: battle over the fate of Europe was crucial “22 June. This morning I went to because it ended visit the field of battle, which is a about two decades little beyond the village of Waterloo, of warfare that had on the plateau of Mont-Saint-Jean; all but drained the but on arrival there the sight was too combatant countries horrible to behold. I felt sick in the both financially stomach and was obliged to return. and in terms of the The multitude of carcasses, the heaps staggering human of wounded men with mangled limbs cost. The events unable to move, and perishing from before, during and not having their wounds dressed or after Waterloo have from hunger, as the Allies were, of been recounted course, obliged to take their surgeons through the lenses and wagons with them, formed a of the political and spectacle I shall never forget. The military situations, wounded, both of the Allies and the strategies, and tactics French, remain in an equally deplorable many times in the state.” past. Accounts from contemporary What makes newspapers, diaries, letters and this anecdotal book memoirs reconstruct what it was like intriguing is how the to be at Waterloo for soldiers on both story is told incident- sides. Reading this hardcover book, by-incident by people featuring 16 pages of mostly color who were in the thick illustrations, makes all the acts of of things in their heroism that took place during that own words. Officers epic turning point in history seem all the more amazing.WRITE A BOOK REVIEW! Britain’s victorious Duke ofDo you have a non-fiction book of interest that you’d like to review Wellington has been quoted as saying,in TS&MF? Then please get in touch with Editor Stuart A. Hessney “Believe me, nothing except a battleabout requirements via e-mail at [email protected]. lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” n 66 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMAN VERSUS UNION CAVALRYMANAuthor: Ron Field be severely limited due to advances in the Potomac’s Cavalry Corps, heIllustrator: Peter Dennis firearms. employed scorched earth tactics whilePublished by: Osprey Publishing, defeating Confederate forces in theCombat 12 However, Field details how the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. SheridanISBN: 978-1-4728-0731-0 saber-rattling cavalry turned out to also played a key role in the pursuitPrice: £11.99 U.K./$18.95 U.S. still be a lethal force to be reckoned of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’sReviewed by: Leo Winston due to the combat arm’s combination Army of Northern Virginia during the of mobility and dismounted firepower. Appomattox Campaign, resulting in   The U.S. military history expert traces his surrender in 1865.A plethora of period photographs and how the qualitative difference betweendrawings are combined with action- the two cavalry forces changed as the Field delivers interesting insights intopacked paintings by Peter Dennis and ACW progressed. generalship, tactics and combat perfor-illuminating maps to propel author mance in this 80-page paperback. nRon Field’s informative narrative in For case histories, Field focuses on“Confederate Cavalryman Versus Union clashes at Lewis Ford Aug. 30, 1862,Cavalryman: Eastern Theater 1861-65.” which was part of the Second Battle of Bull Run/Manassas; Buckland Mills Oct. This American Civil War-themed 19, 1863; and Tom’s Brook Oct. 9, 1864.book is part of Osprey Publishing’s“Combat” series, which pits adversaries The writer demonstrates howfrom history against each other in key Confederate cavalry’s vast superioritymoments of battles. Expert analysis at the beginning of the war eventuallyand first-hand accounts put readers in eroded. The advantage swung in favorthe shoes of soldiers clashing in close- of the Union due to factors such asquarters combat. resources and improvements in training and tactics. The North also gained This 80-page paperback begins by traction thanks to the emergence ofappraising the cavalry forces fielded by some outstanding commanders.the Union and Confederacy to carryout reconnaissance, stage raids and For example, Philip Sheridan wasdeliver messages after the fighting first nicknamed “Little Phil” because offlared up. The horse soldiers’ tasks were his 5-foot-5-inch stature, but heinitially limited because it was thought made a rapid rise to major generaltheir effectiveness on battlefields would due to his boldness and leadership. As commander of the Army of RO  MAN LEGIONARY AD 284-337 “Roman Legionary AD 284-337: The The author covers the recruiting, Age of Diocletian and Constantine terms of service and training of the Great” is the latest entry in Osprey Roman soldiers. He also details the Publishing’s ongoing and in-depth tactical organization of a legion as analysis of ancient military history. well as the appearance and equipment Author Ross Cowan concisely of its manpower. In addition, Cowan chronicles how the ancient takes the reader on campaigns superpower’s military forces reached and into battles while insightfully an apex of efficiency a little more reconstructing what legionnaires’ than a century before the fall of experiences in daily life and combat the Western Roman Empire. Their must have been like. success is attributed to Diocletian and Artifacts, maps, photographs Constantine, who are regarded as the and illustrations, including eye- greatest of the late Roman emperors. catching color plates by Seán Ó Their reigns marked the pinnacle Brógáin, enhance this 64-page of the legionary system. Time and paperback as it profiles the men drawn time again, Roman troops proved from all over the empire who formedAuthor: Ross Cowan they could vanquish all-comers. the backbone of the army during theIllustrator: Seán Ó BrógáinPublished by: Osprey Publishing, Disciplined legionnaires reduced the last hurrah of Roman military might.Warrior 175ISBN: 978-1-4728-0666-6 powerful Goths and Sarmatians to the Decline set in under Constantine’sPrice: £11.99 U.K./$18.95 U.S.Reviewed by: Leo Winston status of vassals and humiliated the successors, who reduced the legions pesky Persian Empire. The proficient in size. They also became sidelined as professionals spearheaded a remarkable Rome turned to increasingly relying on revival in Imperial fortunes. new elite units of auxiliary troops. n TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 67

FIELD MARSHAL: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ERWIN ROMMELAuthor: Daniel Allen Butler A complex man emerges from the But Butler points out how RommelPublished by: Casemate Publishers pages of “Field Marshal: The Life and could also be naïve by despisingISBN: 978-1-6100-0297-2 Death of Erwin Rommel.” the Nazis while at the same timePrice: £20.99 U.K./$32.95 U.S. admiring Adolf Hitler, whoseReviewed by: Hayden Hammersmith Author Daniel Allen Butler assesses successes blinded him to the true both the temperament and the nature of the Third Reich. Above all,   battlefield brilliance of World War II the author asserts that Rommel was Nazi Germany’s “Desert Fox” in this a German patriot who ultimately 600-page, hardcover book with 16 refused to abandon his moral pages of photographs. compass.    The writer describes Rommel as a Butler recounts how Rommel born leader, superb soldier, devoted came to the realization that he had husband and proud father. The field mistakenly served an evil cause led marshal is also characterized as being by a wicked man who had become intelligent, instinctive, courageous, an agent of death and destruction. compassionate, vain, egotistical and Though he forsook his oath of arrogant. allegiance to the Führer, Rommel continued to fight for the Fatherland. Rommel’s mastery of armored warfare was proven during the Fall of In the end, Rommel was compelled France in 1940 and for two years in to commit suicide at age 52 in 1944, North Africa. The innovative military not because he was involved in an genius is credited with running rings assassination plot against Hitler as around a succession of Allied generals. some would claim, but because he had Rommel only tasted defeat when his committed a far greater crime: he had foes resorted to fielding overwhelming the fortitude to face the Führer and numbers of men and military tell the truth. n machines.ARMIES OF THE GREEK-TURKISH WAR 1919-22Author: Philip S. Jowett The Allies also encouraged the This story of this pivotal warIllustrator: Stephen Walsh Greeks to invade Western Anatolia in is important because it spawnedPublished by: Osprey Publishing, Turkey. The pretext was to “liberate” the modern Republic of Turkey Men-at-Arms 501 about 100,000 ethnic Greek Christians and it shaped the geopoliticalISBN: 978-1-4728-0684-0 who had resided in the region for landscape of the Middle East andPrice: £9.99 U.K./$17.95 U.S. centuries. the Mediterranean basin to thisReviewed by: Grant Peterson day. n The would-be conquerors enjoyed   initial successes. But the invaders wereIn 1918, the World War I Armistice countered by determined Ottomanmarked the defeat of the Central veterans of WWI, spearheaded byPowers: Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who managedImperial Germany and the Ottoman to form an efficient Nationalist Army.Empire. Ostensibly, the world wasat peace. However, many countries It was a bloody and brutalwere left in societal, political and war marked by hideous atrocitieseconomic shambles. Inevitably, more committed by both sides. Millions ofhavoc and shooting ensued. people were displaced as Christian and Muslim populations were compelled to One of the post-WWI period’s make massive relocations.most violent upheavals is the focusof “Armies of the Greek-Turkish Archival photographs and colorWar 1919-22,” authored by Philip plates by Stephen Walsh illustrateS. Jowett. The British author sets the fighting men’s diverse dress,the stage by explaining how the equipment and weaponry. The imageryGreat War led to the breakup of the and accompanying maps complementdefeated Ottoman Empire and the Jowett’s comprehensive guide to theAllied occupation of the capital of organization and appearance of theConstantinople (Istanbul). opposing conventional and guerilla forces within their historical context.68 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

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PRIZE EXERCISEENTER THE TS&MF MONTHLY COMPETITIONWIN DELHI DURBAR BAND FROM NABHAThis month TS&MF readers have a raja also headed its contingent in the Beau Geste’s “Music Band From Nabha” (ref.chance to win a colorful re-creation 1903 Durbar as re-created by these BG408) is this month’s competition prize.of a band from the Nahba State colorful 60-mm collectibles from Beaucontingent that paraded in the 1903 Geste. simply send in the correct answer toDelhi Durbar’s main procession. the following question: The raja and two retainers ride in a This prize is generously being silver howdah atop a red cushion on Delhi Durbars were staged in 1877,provided by Argentine maker Ana the “Elephant of Nabha” (ref. BG405). 1903 and 1911 to proclaim BritishDonzino of Beau Geste in conjunction A mahout directs the richly decorated monarchs as emperors and/orwith Shannon Reuss of Treefrog princely pachyderm highlighted by a empresses of India, even if they couldTreasures, her good friend and U.S. dark green caparison embroidered in not attend in person. Which of thedistributor. The band is part of a group gold. This breathtaking set retails for following was royally celebrated inrepresenting one of the Phulkian $848 U.S. from Treefrog Treasures. 1903?:princely states of Punjab during theBritish Raj in India. The elephant is complemented by A. Queen Victoria trio of seven-piece sets priced at $172 Nahab’s rulers traced their genealogy apiece. As usual from this maker, each B. King George V and Queen Maryback to Rawal Jaisal, a 12th-century piece is painstakingly painted by handBhatti king who founded the city of in a rainbow of gloss colors. C. King Edward VII and QueenJaisalmer and Jaisalmer State. His third Alexandrason, Rai Hem, embarked on carving The “Escort Guards” set (ref.out his own domain. One of his BG406) includes a pair of pikemen and D. None of the abovedescendants, Muhraj, was handed the a footman lugging a ladder so the rajareins by the Mughals in 1526. can dismount from his lofty perch. The “Servants and Guards” set (ref. BG407) The principality became hereditary is made up of chaps ready to attenduntil Phul, the Sikh ancestor of to their lord’s needs and two riflementhe dynasty, gained sway over Jind, marching at the slope. Shades ofNabha and Patiala. After the capture white, green, red, pink and orange areof Sirhand by the Sikh Confederacy, on the color wheel for their gorgeousNabha State was established in 1763. garments and impressive turbans.What happened is that the capture ofSirhind led to an old imperial province A blend of purple, orange, red andbeing split up among Phulkian chiefs. green adorn the members of the NabhaHamir Singh, chief of Nabha, took the “Music Band” set (ref. BF408). Hornarea around Amloh. players, woodwinds and percussionists make up this handsome group forming As the power of Ranjit Singh grew, this month’s competition prize.Nabha came under the protectionof the East India Company in 1809. To have a chance of winning thisIt stayed loyal to the British during spectacular band based on the spectaclethe Indian Rebellion of 1857 and of the Imperial Durbar 112 years ago,was granted additional territory ingratitude. HOW TO WIN! When the British pulled out All entries must be submitted in writing with your complete contactof India in 1947, Nabha became details, including an e-mail address if available. Entries can mailedindependent briefly. But it soon joined to Issue 211 Prize Exercise, TS&MF, Ashdown Ltd., PO Box 2258,other princely states to form the Patiala Pulborough, West Sussex, England, U.K. RH20 9BA. Entries can alsoand East Punjab States Union (today’s be sent via fax to (507) 634-7691 or mail to Issue 211 Prize Exercise,Punjab) in the new Dominion of India. TS&MF, Ashdown Inc., 68132 250th Ave., Kasson, MN, USA 55944. All entries must be received by Nov. 30, 2015. Sir Hara Singh, who was born in1843 and died in 1911, reigned duringa prosperous time in Nabha State. The70 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE

PREVIOUS WINNER ANNOUNCEDCongratulations to the very lucky “Napoleon’s Headquarters” (ref. 746) comes with a map table and figures of Roustam,winner of TS&MF issue 207’s Berthier, a staff officer, an Imperial Guard Grenadier, Napoleon, Gourgaud and Dorsenne“Prize Exercise” featuring a superb (from left).set from Tradition of LondonLtd. commemorating the Battle sales manager, and former production packed in a red box. Kit figures areof Waterloo’s 200th anniversary. manager/sculptor David Scheinmann available singly for £8.45. have been credited with originating Proprietor Magnus Lindström these quite colorful and very nicely The prize was won by U.S. readergenerously supplied a “Napoleon’s detailed 54-mm sets portraying the Jeff Brady of Kansas City, Mo., whoHeadquarters” set (ref. 746) as a opposing commanders and their correctly answered that the battlecompetition prize. staffs. Made in England, each group was fought in present-day Belgium. is composed of eight pieces skillfully Waterloo was part of the United It features a figure of French painted by hand in shiny gloss. Kingdom of the Netherlands when theEmperor Napoleon I dressed in a battle took place 200 years ago.favorite green jacket of his Chasseurs These high-quality sets are excellentà Cheval of the Imperial Guard. examples of Tradition’s extensive toy Kudos to the issue 207 “PrizeHe overlooks a map table with a soldier range launched by the creative Exercise” winner, and many thanks totelescope resting on top. Scheinmann in 1980. Each painted all of the other readers who entered. metal set costs £104.75 and comes Please keep on trying because you’ve Napoleon is complemented by got to be in it to win it!figures of three of his closest aides:Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier,Gen. Jean-Marie Dorsenne andMaréchal de Camp Count GaspardGourgaud. The Emperor’s loyal Mamelukeservant Roustam is modeled inflamboyant dress topped by turban.A staff officer and an Imperial GuardGrenadier serving as a bodyguardround out the group. This classically-styled set wasreissued along with its Britishcounterpart, the “Wellington atWaterloo” set (ref. 752), to mark the200th anniversary of the epic battlefought June 18, 1815. Steve Hare, the company’s retiredNEXT TIME WINNext month in TS&MF issue 212 readers will have a chance to win a special Christmas 2015 set issued byTradition of London Ltd. to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE 71

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CALENDARNOVEMBER 2015 TO JANUARY 2016NOVEMBER JANUARY British Model Soldier Society (Northants Branch), Wellingborough Bowls Club, Hatton ParkSun., Nov. 1, 33rd Annual East Coast Toy Fri. to Sun., Jan. 15-17, London Model Road, Wellingborough, Northants, England. MeetsSoldier Show & Sale, Rothman Center, Fairleigh Engineering Exhibition, Great Hall, Alexandra at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month.Dickinson University, Hackensack, N.J., USA. Palace, London, England, U.K. N22 7AY. Information: Terry O’Neill, tel: 01933 681536.9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission $6; children under 12 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, thenfree. Sponsored by Vintage Castings. Contact: Bill 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Features vendors British Model Soldier Society (Northern Branch)Lango, tel: (973) 831-8900, fax: (973) 831-8912, along with displays and demonstrations from and the Manchester Association of MilitaryWebsite: www.eastcoasttoysoldiershow.com or more than 50 clubs and societies involved in all Modelling Societies meet jointly from 1 to 5 p.m.e-mail: [email protected]. types of modeling, from steam locomotives and on the third Saturday of every month at the Sale traction engines to trucks, boats, aircraft, tanks Moor Methodist Church Hall, Northenden Road,Sun., Nov. 8, 16th Annual Cantigny Classic Toy and more. Admission £11 adults, £10 seniors/ Sale Moor, England. Adults £1 (children free).Soldier Show, Cantigny Park & Museum, Winfield students and £4 children ages 5-14. Information: Tom Cunningham, tel: 01614 992803.Road, Wheaton, Ill., USA. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Contact: Meridienne Exhibitions Ltd., tel:$5 per vehicle fee includes admission to the show, 01926 614101, fax: 01926 614293, e-mail: Irish Model Soldier Society, Garda Club,museum buildings, grounds and parking. Contact: [email protected] or Website: Harrington Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. Meets on theNick Albanese of Camp Randall Miniatures, tel: www.londonmodelengineering.co.uk. first Thursday of every month. Information: Tony(920) 261-1323 or e-mail: [email protected]. Foley, tel: 00 353 1 4932248. Sun., Jan. 31, 22nd Annual South Florida ToySun., Nov. 8, West Coast Florida Toy Soldier Swap- Soldier, Action Figure, Toy & Collectibles Show, Letchworth Scale Model Club, host of the BritishSale Meet, Sarasota VFW Hall, 124 S.Tuttle Ave., Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2000 North D Model Soldier Society North Herts Branch. MeetsSarasota, Fla., USA. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission St., Lake Worth, Fla., USA. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month from 7:30and free tables. Contact: Jack Matthews, tel: (941) Admission $6; children under age 12 free. The to 10 p.m. at the Four Emblems Club, 2 Station552-8205 or e-mail: [email protected]; Victor event, which includes a competition, is sponsored Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire,Reiling, tel: (941) 552-8282 or e-mail: vicreiling@ by the South Florida Toy Soldier Club. Contact: England, U.K. All welcome. Guests must pay agmail.com; or Jerry Mathis, tel: (941) 741-2652. Alan McGhee, tel: (954) 699-6040; or John £1 club guest membership fee to comply with Lesinski, tel: (561) 968-5571; Website: the social club venue’s bylaws. Information:Fri. and Sat., Nov. 20-21, 35th Anniversary Long www.southfloridatoysoldier.com. Rod Johnson, club secretary and BMSS areaIsland Miniature Model Show, Freeport Recreation representative, tel: 01438 814225; Website:Center, 130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport, N.Y., USA. SOCIETY MEETINGS www.letchworthsmc.yolasite.com.6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Saturday. Admission $10 for the general public, Bognor Regis Modelling & Wargaming Society, Ontario Model Soldier Society. Usually meets$15 for exhibitors and children under 12 free. Community Hall, West Meads, Bognor Regis, monthly (except July and August) at Branch 210Sponsored by the Long Island Historical Miniature West Sussex, England, U.K. Usually meets from of the Royal Canadian Legion, 110 Jutland Road,Collectors Society. Contact: John Jefferies, tel: 7:30 to 10 p.m. every Monday. Contact the joint Toronto, Ont., Canada. Doors open at 11 a.m. and(516) 379-4464; Val Kraut, tel: (516) 799-8396; secretaries: Stephen Pidwell, tel: 01243 855449; the formal meeting begins at 1 p.m. Next meetings:Website: www.longislandmodelsoldiers.com or or Dilip Sethi, tel: 01403 780637; Nov. 8, Dec. 13 and Jan. 10. Information:e-mail: [email protected]. e-mail: [email protected]. Gary Lenius, tel: (416) 261-6494 or e-mail: gary_ [email protected]; Website: www.omss.ca.DECEMBER British Model Soldier Society (National), Pimlico Room, St. Saviour’s, St. George’s Square, South Carolina Military Miniature Society.Fri., Dec. 4, W. Britain Collectors Club Annual Lupus Street, Pimlico, London, England, U.K. Meetings are held at members’ homes in two U.S.Event, London Scottish Regiment Headquarters, SW1V 3QW. Usually meets from 5 to 7 p.m. on cities: the second Thursday night of every month95 Horseferry Road, Westminster, London, the third Friday of each month. Upcoming in Columbia and on Sunday afternoons every sixEngland, U.K. SW1P 2DX (new venue). 7:30 to meeting themes and dates: World War II Nov. weeks in Charleston. For meeting details, contact:10:30 p.m. Admission $57 U.S. for members and 20, Old Toy Soldier Competition Dec. 18 and Society President Dennis Fontana, tel: (803)non-members accompanying members. The event Artillery/Transport Jan. 15. Information: Arthur 419-6747 (Columbia); or Lance Leader, tel: (843)will feature a reception, a presentation by General Smith, tel: 020 8856 0064; or Website: 795-8720 (Charleston). For membership and clubManager and Creative Director Kenneth A. Osen, www.bmssonline.com. information, contact: Geoff Walker, tel: (803) 356-activities such as a tour of the museum galleries, 2674 or e-mail: [email protected] a special event exclusive figure depicting a British Model Soldier Society (Bristol AreaBritish Army soldier of the 24th Foot defending Branch). Information: Bob Orr, e-mail: Southern California Toy Soldier Collectorsa barricade during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. [email protected]. Society. Meets on the last Saturday of every otherContact: W. Britain Collectors Club, tel: (563) 582- month at members’ homes. New members are2071, e-mail: [email protected] or Website: British Model Soldier Society (Ealing Branch), welcome. Contact: Mike Tarantino, tel: (909) 861-www.wbritain.com. Northfields Community Centre, 71a Northcroft 4252 or e-mail: [email protected]. Road, Ealing, England. Meets on the secondSat., Dec. 5, The New Yorker Toy Soldier & Military Friday every month. Information: Bruce Harron, Sydney Model Soldier Society. New membersMiniature Show & Sale, Adria Hotel & Conference tel: 07847 855 850. needed and welcome! Meets every secondCenter, 221-17 Northern Blvd. (off Cross Island Wednesday in every second month at Earlwood-Parkway), Bayside, Queens, New York City, USA. 9 British Model Soldier Society (Essex Branch), Bardwell Park Bowling Club. Send all inquiriesa.m. to 2 p.m. Admission $6; children under 12 free. Two Brewers, Springfield Road, Chelmsford, concerning membership and meetings toContact: John Stengel of The Marx-Man, tel: (718) England. Meets at 8 p.m. on the second the secretary: Tom Thorpe, 29 Chaleyer St.,418-9439 or e-mail: [email protected]. Wednesday of every month. Information: Willoughby 2068, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Tel: Les Bickmore, tel: 01621 744234. (612) 94172162. EVENT ORGANIZERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE TOY SOLDIER CALENDAR.74 TOY SOLDIER & MODEL FIGURE