Luxuspapierfabrik Berlin - Schweizer Landsturm

Hello,

today I'm showing you some more figures from the Luxuspapierfabrik Berlin. This time it's the soldiers of the Swiss Landsturm (Home Guard).

Although I have a complete set of five strips of soldiers, which was presumably always in the corresponding box (Carton Nr.1), my set doesn't include an officer! I've noticed this before, that they were probably forgotten in some sets (i.e., a wrong strip with soldiers was included). Interestingly, the same box did contain two strips with infantry officers instead!

Long story short, I can only show you the Landsturm soldiers themselves and the trumpeters here.

Furthermore, I can add to the list I published with the Swiss riflemen. According to that list, the following figures were demonstrably included in the "Das Schweizer Heer" (The Swiss Army) series:

- Infanterie (Infantry) (Carton Nr.1) (Officer, Soldier, Bugler)

- Schützen (Riflemen) (Carton Nr.1) (Officer, Soldier, Bugler)

- Landsturm (Home Guard) (Carton Nr.1) (Officer, Soldier, Bugler)

- Dragoner (Dragoon) (Carton Nr.2) (Officer, Soldier, Bugler)

- Guiden (Guids) (Carton Nr.2) (Soldier, Bugler)

- Feld-Artillerie (Field Artillery) (Soldier)

- Berg-Artillerie (Mountain Artillery) (Soldier)

- Genie-Sappeur (Engineer Sapper) (Soldier)

Best regards, 

Andreas

Abadie - Soldatenbilderbogen, Musikkorps

Hello,

today I'm showing you another Abadie sheet. This time it's an infantry band, specifically from the Austrian Guard Battalion.

I have one complete sheet from the first series, and I'll also show you a variant from the second series. These second-series sheets are slightly larger, and the arrangement of the figures was often changed. This is also the case here. Unfortunately, a piece of the sheet is missing, as is the Roman numeral. I suspect it once bore the Roman numeral "II," but that's just my guess, based on the fact that the Guard Battalion itself had the number I. Perhaps I'll manage to find an undamaged sheet someday, and then I'll show it to you here in my little blog.

Best regards,

Andreas

Wurtz-Pées - Bataillon de Neuchâtel

Hello,

today I'm showing you again a few pages from a supplement to the magazine "Soldat Napoleoniens" (Soldiers of Napoleon). This time, it features soldiers of the Swiss Neuchâtel Battalion in the uniforms of 1812. Besides the classic infantrymen in their striking yellow-orange uniforms, you can also see the musicians of the regimental band, as well as the artillery and the train.

Best regards,

Andreas

Kunstanstalten A.G. München - Russische Infanterie

Hello,

it's already been a quarter of a year since I showed the last restored figures from the Kunstanstalten München. But the removal of the mold with isopropanol and the restoration of these figures is progressing very slowly (I'd rather do other things).

Today I'm showing you a series of Russian infantrymen in coats (at least that's what I think they are). Unfortunately, I don't know the number of the sheet they were printed on, but based on the remnants I have, it depicted Russian and Serbian troops.

The figures are 8 cm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas

Scots Guards - Luis Reyes, Madrid - Victorian Soldiers No.III

Hello,

today I'm showing the next of my plates of Victorian British infantry, created by Cueto and Reyes. This plate is dedicated to the Scots Guards and is number III (3).

Best regards,

Andreas

El Ejercito Espanol en Parada - Barreira Militaria - No.1 Infanteria

Hello,

In the 1970s and 80s, paper soldiers experienced a renaissance in Spain. No longer as toys, but as historically accurate collector's series.

One of these series was created by José Maria Bueno starting in 1979. His goal was to recreate the various troops of the 1939 victory parade (after the Spanish Civil War). The plan was for 48 plates, printed by Barreira Militaria in Madrid. Each eight plates were contained in a small folder with accompanying text. Unfortunately, Bueno passed away before the project could be completed. Nevertheless, five folders (a total of 40 plates) were published.

Today I will show you plate number 1, featuring Spanish infantry.

Best regards,

Andreas

Voltigeurs de la Garde Impériale, 1811

Hello,

Today I'm showing you some more figures I painted myself. Unlike my last attempts, these figures are in the "classic style" of the petit soldats de strasbourg, standing 10 cm tall (without headgear).

These figures were created in December. I've changed a few things about my style. For one, I didn't want to paint so many highlights – it always looks odd on my figures with the very dark French uniform blue. Also, I've noticed that some of my "older" figures are coming loose from their cardboard backing. Therefore, this time I decided against creating thick, multi-layered figures and instead glued small wooden sticks directly to the back for reinforcement.

The troop depicted here are the Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard. Between 1810 and 1815, there were up to 16 regiments of them! It's astonishing that there are hardly any contemporary depictions of their uniforms. The pictures I could find all show very similar details, with the two-tone plume and the yellow (chamois) Voltigeur collars. 

Knötel ("the Younger") painted a slightly different figure, with yellow and green interwoven shako cords and a yellow pennant. I couldn't resist including this variation in my little troop. To make him fit in better, I also gave him a plume (instead of the green pompom in the painting). 

Tambour, Sergent-major, Sergent Porte-Fanion

The pioneer was copied from a sample in the Carl collection, and the drum major is based on a sketch by Boeswillwald. Except for the yellow collar, it seems almost identical to the uniform of the Guard Chasseurs. But I simply love those green boots and therefore chose this version.

Sapeur, Tambour-Major, Capitaine (in uniform of the Fusilier-Chasseurs de la Garde)

Best regards, 

Andreas