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Title: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on August 06, 2016, 09:48:26 AM
Some of you will recall the Charge of the Light Brigade figures drawn by Jank, alias Vladislav Yankovsky, our friend from Orsk in Russia.
Well, I had been communicating with Vlad over the Light Brigade, sending uniform details and discussing the figures. Then all went quiet and I thought the matter had been shelved when all of a sudden some drawings were posted and Brian suggested a consortium. That certainly didn't get off the ground, as is often the case with so many different tastes, so I decided to go it alone and got in touch again with Vlad, altered some of the drawings and had a few new ones made.
At Brian's instigation I then arranged with Karl Rieger to engrave ten of the figures, which was done back in April. Super engraving and a real thrill to have my own set of figures after many years of interest.
Only yesterday did I finally get round to Brian's workshop (a.k.a.the kitchen) in Gillingham where we spent the day casting figures. Well, what a task that is.
I finally after many hours came away with 5 of each figure. Pouring molten metal into the mould is relatively easy, you think you are rattling along. then when you have cast 50 or 60 figures and they have cooled down, you examine them. Most go back in to the melting pot. A tip of lance missing, a foot missing, pitting, too much flash. Brian I found was a bit of a perfectionist and i wasn't allowed to get away with anything.
Anyway we are in production soon. I have a few myself and will be sending one to Vlad, and I suppose I better get painting. 2D Figures are the sole agent, you can't get them anywhere else!
I will soon (when I have worked out how) post the drawings and the pictures of the flats themselves, together with my views of the figures and the plans for the future. After the initial designs I will be doing the more traditional side-on figures, so this first set is something of a one-off, a total of 8 Lancers charging. There are a couple of other figures available as individual castings according to taste.
I am not sure whether anybody else will share my pleasure, to be frank I am not looking for praise or any financial returns, but we offer them for sale in case anyone does like them and wants a set. There is nothing more to it than that, made for my pleasure and offered in a spirit of sharing. Don;'t consider yourself a customer, just a fellow enthusiast who is interested in the figures or the period.
There is lots more to say on future figures, more lancers, Hussars, Light Dragoons, Russian gunners and Hussars too. Vlad has done lots of drawings which i am having a close look at, and more engraving sessions are booked with Mr Rieger in September and October.
I am sure 2D figures will advertise when they are cast and ready for the shelves.
A huge thanks to Brian and his 'can-do' attitude. I will try and get some pictures out soon.
Charles

Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on August 06, 2016, 10:28:39 AM
I'd be very happy to buy a set when they're available and would love to see some photos of the finished article. 

Would also love to see some Russians at some point!  Happy to throw in on that at some point.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: marko on August 06, 2016, 12:14:44 PM
Congratulations Brother Charles and great story, your enthusiasm shines through.  I am looking forward to seeing the figures.


Mark  8)
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on August 07, 2016, 03:06:18 AM
Already got paint on some of the little guys, the photos show a lot of light reflection but will give you an idea
Do have to say well done Charles, as a first set you have hit the ground running (-;

Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on August 07, 2016, 09:16:54 AM
Quick work Brian, they always look better with some paint on.
here is the Officer, tidied up a bit.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on August 07, 2016, 09:35:00 AM
Those are beautiful figures well done guys! 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on August 07, 2016, 09:40:13 AM
Can you do a Society special release?
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: willie on August 07, 2016, 10:01:21 AM
Very nice . I would like to get a set of these figures. I can see Errol Flynn leading the charge now. Willie
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: fesak_j on August 07, 2016, 10:43:29 AM
amazing  :)  i m in to get one too
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: nmrocks on August 07, 2016, 10:54:52 AM
they are truly very well done, very nice detail and proportion.
Ray
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on August 07, 2016, 12:57:54 PM
Figures will be ready to post this week

Cost is £20 for a set of 8 and £2.50 each for the 2 bonus figures ( the single and bugler in my photos) plus post.
If interested in these new figures let Charles or myself know, payment can be by PayPal.
I will let Charles post photos of the set

 

     
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: marko on August 07, 2016, 01:03:30 PM
These are beauties, congratulations gentlemen.


Mark  8)
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on August 07, 2016, 01:19:45 PM
Put me down for the works please Brian before mark buys all of them. Thank you sir
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: marko on August 07, 2016, 01:35:59 PM
Yes, I was pondering a large diorama in what used be my living room... ;)


mark  8)


P.S. PORTHOS!
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on August 07, 2016, 04:05:16 PM
Here's the set of 8

Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on August 07, 2016, 04:07:19 PM
And these are the two extra figures available as an additional purchase, as mentioned by Brian.


I will post actual pictures of the figures as i get round to cleaning them up.




Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Ed Humphreys on August 09, 2016, 06:41:12 AM
I would certainly like the full set. A very lively diorama in the making.
Ed H
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on August 09, 2016, 07:01:45 AM
Does anobody know, where the respective Gottstein figures
(or better -their moulds) remained?
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: errant49 on August 09, 2016, 07:11:41 AM
Charles, congratulation for this wonderful issue
Balaklava is not my period but I do admire those who try new thinds in our little hobby
Eric
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on August 09, 2016, 12:00:20 PM
Eric, thanks for your comments. I'm pleased I have added something new, even more so if others appreciate them.


Joerg, I made this enquiry through fellow member Roy Boardman when he was visiting some friends from the Leipzig Society a few months ago. They have the old Gottstein moulds. Apparently the moulds have not yet been inspected, I got the impression they were not high on the list and so it appears that some considerable time will elapse before we know anything more. I will say that I have the set, they are wonderfully lively figures but have considerable error in uniform details etc.





Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on August 27, 2016, 03:30:05 AM
The first castings are getting to the collectors, if you showed an interests and are still thinking now is the time to buy, without support part two may not happen as planed, fewer figures!!

You know how to get them and you know my paypal.

       
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on August 27, 2016, 07:08:35 AM
Can't wait for the Russians!
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Ed Humphreys on August 27, 2016, 09:24:09 AM
Remind me of the cost of the full set, including postage, please Brian
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on August 27, 2016, 12:17:29 PM
£25 for full set of 10 figures, post is £3 UK and Europe and £4.50 rest of world

Paypal      bk006d7771@blueyonder.co.uk

If you don't have paypal  just email me same as above. 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Ed Humphreys on August 31, 2016, 12:47:19 PM
My figures arrived this morning - an excellent set of figures, full of life and the beginning of an action-packed diorama. Congratulations and thanks to all concerned. Looking forward to the next instalment.
Ed H
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on August 31, 2016, 03:15:24 PM
Thanks for the comments Ed. I'm glad you like them.
I will be choosing the next lot of figures in the next few days and getting the designs off to Karl.
I'll post the drawings once I have selected the ones I want. Hussars and Lt Dragoons in all probability.


This is certainly not a profit making business, what we have sold so far will not even cover the cost of a single new figure. But there will be more, there is still something left in the bottom of the barrel.
I'm sure Brian still has some castings left if you want them.


Brian, well done on the painted group, they look pretty good mate.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on September 02, 2016, 10:01:16 PM
The light brigade has landed in the Americas and looks fantastic! Thank you Charles and Brian. Can't wait to paint them!
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: bussy on September 03, 2016, 01:43:58 AM
I received the set yesterday. Very nice set and nice engraving.


Thank you for the great job.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on September 03, 2016, 04:20:38 AM
Glad they got there safe guy's
Many thanks
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on September 15, 2016, 03:32:09 AM
Will have a limited number of sets at Euro and the painted set will be on the BFFS table for you to see.

 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on September 24, 2016, 04:04:02 AM
After having started the painting, I am a bit confused, that both buglers have two horns (?),
one blowing on and one on the back (in different sizes?)

Can someone please contribute to clarification?
Thanks.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: BobLeighton on September 24, 2016, 05:56:24 AM
Hello Joerg,
 One is a bugle the other is a trumpet British Light cavalry always carried two  instruments, one I think for use dismounted the other for use mounted
Why I don't Know you will have to look at regimental or band histories to find out
Kindest regards
 Bob.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on September 24, 2016, 12:05:27 PM
Hello Bob,

tjank you very much for clarification!
Indeed, one instrument looks bigger than the other.

J.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on September 25, 2016, 05:30:26 AM
Every trumpeter carried two instruments, the bugle and the trumpet. The instruments were used to play a variety of calls, and some were more complicated than others. So the trumpet would be used to play the more complex calls, the bugle was a smaller and simpler instrument and could be played on horseback. So when mounted for action, the trumpet would have it's cord wrapped around it and would be tied on the back of the trumpeter. Only the bugle would be used in action to play calls such as 'advance', 'charge' etc.
By the way, the 'charge' at Balaclava is generally believed to have been played by Trumpeter Billy Brittain, of the 17th Lancers, who was Cardigan's trumpeter on the day of the charge. He was severely wounded and died a few months later in Scutari Hospital.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: plyoung on September 25, 2016, 08:20:29 AM
Back in the early 60s I recall seeing a bugle on display at the Royal United Services Museum.  As far as I remember it was described as the bugle that sounded the charge of the Light Brigade - it was as flat as a pancake!
Peter 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on September 26, 2016, 05:42:34 AM
More useless information on the bugle...You are probably correct Peter. Billy Brittain managed to hang on to his bugle despite his wounds, it was badly damaged by a Russian Cossack who speared it, possibly in an attempted to pick it up. Brittain was visited in Scutari by Cardigan, who allowed him to keep the bugle (it was Regimental property) and it passed to his family when he died. It's now in the Regimental Museum of the Queen's Royal Lancers, Thoresby, Notts.
A picture of it is in this old article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8199338.stm
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on November 11, 2016, 03:53:03 AM
I have seen the castings of the next (and probably last) figures, some Hussars and Russian gunners and a couple more Lancers. When I get the moulds I will ask Brian do make some more castings.
Pictures soon.



Brian, I emailed you and it got sent back. Any problems with your email address?
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on November 11, 2016, 07:29:02 AM
Can't wait to see them! Hope they're not the last of the series.  The figures are great
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on November 17, 2016, 08:08:57 AM

"Brian, I emailed you and it got sent back. Any problems with your email address?"


Yep!!   was cut off but all up and running now (-;
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on November 19, 2016, 05:50:53 AM
Next lot are nearly ready so if you have not got the first lancers now is the time to put your order in to get the 2 sets,    Hussars and Russian gunners, gun this time!! 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on November 19, 2016, 09:00:51 AM
Excellent. I'll take the gunners please. I have the lancers already
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on November 24, 2016, 03:02:52 PM
Will let you know when part 2 is ready, just got to get around to casting the little guys  ::)
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: bussy on November 25, 2016, 11:04:39 AM
I have the lancers and I would like to buy the new lots.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Ed Humphreys on November 25, 2016, 11:44:36 AM
It goes without saying I would like the second part when available
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on December 01, 2016, 04:37:24 AM
Back to the Lancers.

Getting information about uniform and equipment is not  very easy.
Osprey's Men-At-Arms information differ quite from (e.g.) Cotton Woodville paintings.
So, any help would be much appreciated:

-What colour had the bugle cord? The linked picture suggests kind of gold/green?
Or white (collar's colour) ?

- What colour had the officer's trousers?  blue, as regulated
or grey, as introduced for rank-and-file (?) for test purposes
(according to Men-At-Arms The British Forces in the Crimea) ?

Thanks anyway!
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Erich on December 01, 2016, 05:12:32 AM
Maybe this is helpful

http://www.lincstothepast.com/the-balaclava-bugle/97.article

Erich
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on December 01, 2016, 07:48:31 AM
@Erich, thanks for the link.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on December 02, 2016, 02:46:54 AM
Sorry everyone, I have the moulds but just being a bit slow. Poor old Brian is patiently waiting for me to bring them over to get some casting done, but I am really busy at the moment and can't see it happening before Christmas. But I might get a free day in a couple of weeks.
I do have the test castings, so in the next few days I will post some pictures.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on December 05, 2016, 03:05:57 AM
Here are the new figures. Some Russian Cossack Artillery, 4 Hussars, and some more Lancers.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Ed Humphreys on December 05, 2016, 06:19:41 AM
I'm drooling, Charles. Beautifully done.
Ed H
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on December 05, 2016, 12:39:17 PM
Thanks Ed.
I can't see myself making the range any bigger, the demise of poor old Vlad makes it too expensive if I have to pay for a designer.
I still have a drawing for Nolan which I intend to get done, and probably another cavalry figure to make a pair for the slate, but all the changes I asked for didn't get done before Vlad died. The last two figures aren't my best choice but circumstances dictated unfortunately.
Also...spot the mistake.  One of the artillerymen is left handed, neither I not Karl Rieger spotted it until too late, so we flipped the design and did it again right handed!!


Brian, I can't see myself getting to you before Christmas now, but as soon as I can we can get some castings done.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: oleg on December 05, 2016, 01:49:28 PM
Hi Charles,
actually there are two left handed gunners: second and fourth figure.
I also would like to order some figures from the last set of photos so my questions are:
- are you accepting PayPal payment
- what are the prices for foot, mounted figure and a gun
If shipping to Canada is too expensive I have an address of my friend in Germany or I can pick up figures at Kulmbach from BFFS stand
thank you beforehand.
Oleg
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on December 06, 2016, 02:08:41 AM
Hello Charles,

for me one or two left-handed fighters are not the problem.
They lead away from the usual.

Anyway - in the summer you wrote the series will have "around 50 figures", now we have 26 (with gun).
Will there be more (except Nolan)?  Or did Vlad past away too early for bringing this project to an end?
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on December 06, 2016, 02:31:49 AM


Oleg : Your'e right there were two, but I didn't think we had engraved both. I must be more careful! The figures haven't been cast yet, but it will probably be the New Year until I get them over to Brian to do that. Brian is my business mastermind, so he will be doing the sales as well as production. I know he takes Paypal, so we will make that announcement soon.


Joerg : I have lots of drawings but there are some inaccuracies in many, and I wanted different poses. Also some are only designed on one side, the reverse was not completed. Vlad used a computer programme to design on, which I don't have. So it is really very difficult to alter the designs.
The main problem however is that they are too small, and Karl said he could not enlarge them enough to engrave with. I might re-visit that with Karl. It is a shame that the Light Dragoons are missing, and I would like more Hussars.


Also this has been expensive. Over £2000 spent so far and very little return from sales despite Brian's worldwide contacts! I never expected anything different, but I do not ant to spend money on poor or inaccurate figures.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on December 16, 2016, 02:18:04 AM
In Figure-Mad forum every month a number of new releases (round and sometimes flats) are proposed for a
"Figure of the month" acknowledgement.

For december the Russian Cossak Artillery is proposed (among a lot of others)  ;)
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on December 16, 2016, 03:06:41 AM
Thanks for letting me know Joerg
I am not a member of that Forum and had no idea. I wonder who proposed them, was it you, Brian?
I hope the figures will be popular in that case, we might actually sell a few!
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on December 16, 2016, 04:20:28 AM
No not me Charles, since having windows 10 I cant post photos on that forum :(  Joerg is the man that needs the pat on the back  :) 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Joerg on December 16, 2016, 04:58:07 AM
A little clarification:

I am the man, who put photos of the sets in that forum
(the intention was both to give outsiders the chance to know what's on in the world of flats
and to promote the turnaround (haha) a bit for that set)

I did not propose the figures for any reward or acknoledgement; this came from another (German) member of Figure-Mad-forum,
who is -as far as I know- not here among us.
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: aba on December 16, 2016, 02:28:03 PM
Dear Charles,


as for that :


Joerg : I have lots of drawings but there are some inaccuracies in many, and I wanted different poses. Also some are only designed on one side, the reverse was not completed. Vlad used a computer programme to design on, which I don't have. So it is really very difficult to alter the designs.The main problem however is that they are too small, and Karl said he could not enlarge them enough to engrave with. I might re-visit that with Karl. It is a shame that the Light Dragoons are missing, and I would like more Hussars.

Let me have some I don´t believe that I can´t do that with photoshop though it may be true for piczoom.

Best regards

Alexander

P.S. Vlad did a big amount of one side only drawings of the light brigade published in russian flats forum so you might agree to Michaelis or another designer to do the reverse ?

Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on December 16, 2016, 05:39:04 PM
Joerg, thank you for putting the photos out there. It's great to see some interest, it has motivated me to get over to Brian after Christmas and get some of the figures produced.


Alexander
I think the pictures that Vlad posted on the Russian forum are the same as he sent me. I provided him with lots of details, uniforms etc  and he just went to work. The deal was that i could choose whatever I liked for free and get them engraved, the best thing being he would alter them and change things if I wanted. There was no reason why he should not show them on this and other forums, and so he did.
So i have files with lots of figures on, and when you enlarge them they pixellate and look very blurred.
I have them all on email, and i will gladly send them over to you. If something can be done, then I may well speak to Karl again.
Your idea of getting the reverse side designed is a good one, I will check my bank account first and see how healthy it is!
Thanks a lot
Charles
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: nmrocks on December 17, 2016, 10:32:47 AM
Don't think I've ever seen the Russian Zinn site, does someone have a link? I'd like to check it out
I was going to wait until the set was complete before buying them, (US postage and all) but if we  need to do so now to kep the project alive I would be happy to support this worthy cause.
Ray
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: aba on December 17, 2016, 11:01:54 AM
Dear all,


this is the toy soldier collectors forum


http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toy-soldiers.ru%2Fforum%2Findex.php&act=url (http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toy-soldiers.ru%2Fforum%2Findex.php&act=url)


the link is still embedded in google translator to make it understandable


here are the flats where Vlad was very active


http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toy-soldiers.ru%2Fforum%2Findex.php&act=url (http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toy-soldiers.ru%2Fforum%2Findex.php&act=url)


and the paper soldiers section


http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toy-soldiers.ru%2Fforum%2Findex.php&act=url (http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toy-soldiers.ru%2Fforum%2Findex.php&act=url)


"DzhKK (http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=de&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.de&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http://www.toy-soldiers.ru/forum/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D20%26t%3D3095%26sid%3D940181a0c52eb1c8c1c9df5c12f060cc&usg=ALkJrhiOau0bf5D7wTLaBRtq_Z9Lkj9UsQ)" was Vlads main thread


Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: aba on December 17, 2016, 12:02:37 PM
Dear Charles,


using photoshop you can enlarge a pic quite good without loosing much of quality (unless you want a poster) See attached picture taken from Vlads impressive "Attack" which you will probably have. These pictures are btw. nearly the size you need for engraving as they have 300dpi and 240dpi is enough to have good drawing for engraving. The change from 300dpi to 240dpi has no visible loss of quality. And even the double size would do.


Attached you see the original 300dpi, the larger 240dpi and a pic in double size of original.

Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: nmrocks on December 17, 2016, 04:34:47 PM
Thank you Alexander, Merry Christmas!
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on December 19, 2016, 03:50:56 AM
Thanks Alexander
That seems to work well. Though I admit I the technical side of these things a little confusing. I don't have photoshop or any similar software.
I will review all the drawings I have got from Vlad, and can send them to you. I will PM you to exchange email addresses, so maybe you will have some time to help me out.
Thanks again
Charles
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 15, 2017, 06:14:16 AM

It's been a while since Charles posted the new figure set on this thread, we are now taking orders!!! figures will be cast next week


Price of the set is     £35


Or £2.50 for Mounted or Gun and £1.80 foot


Part 1 is  £20 for a set of 8 and £2.50 each for the 2 bonus figures 


Photo of Charles with his first cast



Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on February 15, 2017, 07:41:22 AM
Excellent! Please put me down for a set. They look fantastic.  Did Rieger engrave them all?
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: oleg on February 15, 2017, 11:04:01 AM
Hi Charles,

please cast for me two sets : first and second : 35+20+ regular air mail = (  )   pounds.
I can send money by PayPal. Mailing address:

189 Blue Willow Drive
Woodbridge   Ontario  L4L 9H3
CANADA

I am out for a week shall be back next Wednesday.
Thank you beforehand.
Oleg Sokruto
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Ed Humphreys on February 16, 2017, 05:55:20 AM
Please put me down for the full set, Brian. As for the left handed figures, it must be a Russian thing. If you watch the recent BBC production of "War and Peace" it seems the Russians had a whole regiment of left-handed hussars. Some genius seems to have transposed one whole scene so they charge from left to right, instead of the other way around. This is among many historical mistakes in a disappointing lightweight version of the book.
Ed H
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 24, 2017, 12:53:04 PM

Charles has started the casting!!!
Part 2 is now ready and after talking to Charles the price is now £30 for the set,
Still 2.50 for Mounted or Gun and £1.80 foot


Part 1 is £20 for the set off 8 and £2.50 each for the bonus figures



Oleg PM sent
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Mike G on February 24, 2017, 02:36:39 PM
I'll take a set of part 2 please Brian. Thanks!
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Charles on February 25, 2017, 03:11:21 AM
I appear to have missed this thread for a while, don't know why. Computers mystify me at times.


Yes, Mike, all these were engraved by Mr Rieger.
Alexander, I haven't forgotten your assistance in getting the drawings enlarged, I will certainly be getting back to you on the subject. maybe I will be able to track you down at Kuimbach, it would be nice to meet in person.


Brian has the moulds and we cast the first ones yesterday. As usual 2-D are the sole agents for both parts of the series.


I will try and get some Lt Dragoons done and maybe some personality figures, and a few more Hussars. Whoever told me you wont ever get your money back with flats wasn't exaggerating, its expensive and I need to build up some funds again. Not to mention finding another illustrator.
All the best
Charles





Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: oleg on February 25, 2017, 06:53:55 AM
Hi Charles,
I placed an order for two Balaclava sets few weeks ago. I hope you'll be able to cast them for me. Is payment by PayPal OK for you?
My contact e-mail: osokruto@gmail.com
Regards
Oleg Sokruto
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 25, 2017, 11:26:48 AM
Just getting them ready Oleg, have already sent you a message
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 27, 2017, 05:18:16 AM
Ok Mike, will get it sorted  ;)
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: bussy on February 27, 2017, 11:04:10 AM
Hello Brian,


I bought the 1st part (lancers) last year.


I would like now to buy the 2nd part.


Could you do that please.


Thank you by advance.


Best regards.


Philippe
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 27, 2017, 01:41:27 PM

Will get it sorted and in the post Philippe


Post to Europe   £4.00
 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: bussy on February 27, 2017, 02:21:48 PM
Ok Brian : 30 £ + 4 £ = 34 £


Could you remind me your Paypal address ?


Thank you
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 27, 2017, 03:03:35 PM

bk006d7771@blueyounder.co.uk


The same as my email  ;) ;D
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: bussy on February 27, 2017, 04:10:28 PM
Done !
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 28, 2017, 04:24:05 AM
Their in the post  ;) 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on February 28, 2017, 07:04:50 AM

The figures are ready but will only be sent out after payment has cleared.


 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on April 10, 2017, 05:54:27 PM

Figures from set 1 and 2 are available, here again a poor photo of the 11th Hussars (Cherry Pickers) from set 2  ;) 
 
Title: Re: Charge of the Light Brigade
Post by: Brian on April 11, 2017, 03:49:58 PM
A better photo  ;)