Andi's Paper Soldiers No.1 - US Military Police WW2

 Hello,

Today I'm introducing a completely different topic.

Just for fun, I tried creating some figures using AI. Ultimately, it was quite a journey from the idea to the finished figure. It took me many attempts to even find the right inputs, and with the free accounts, that's almost impossible. So I signed up for a cheap monthly subscription and kept trying to find the right programming to create stylistically consistent (or even close) figures. After a while, it worked quite well. However, each figure still needs editing and post-processing.

And so a small series of figures was created, which I'm making available here for download.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TxxnOA3NlnhW8yYZhxKaIisnXQ7AaLML/view?usp=drive_link

I know that some people use my scans of historical figures for printing and crafting. Perhaps someone can use these figures, too.

The first set consists of US Army Military Police figures from World War II. The standing figures are about 7 cm tall overall.

Next up will probably be some US Marines.

If anyone has suggestions or requests for further sets, please let me know. You can find me on Facebook under "Andreas Penzkofer" or email me at penzkoferandreas@yahoo.de. I'd love to hear your feedback and see your pictures if anyone could use the figures.

Best regards,

Andreas

Voltigeurs de la Garde Impériale - Silbermann No.25

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you another Silbermann sheet. This time No. 25, featuring the Voltigeurs de la Garde.

From what I've observed, this is probably the only Silbermann sheet you can still find in large numbers today. These voltigeurs were first printed sometime between 1854 and 1857 and were produced until 1870. As always with Gustave Adolphe Henri Silbermann's figures, these are printed with oil paints, which makes them look much more vibrant (and therefore more valuable) than competing products (e.g., Wentzel or Pellerin) from this period.

As with many surviving printed Silbermann sheets, this one also has a subsequent advertising imprint on the back.

The figures are 10 cm high.

Best regards,

Andreas