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Title: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Corporal_Trim on December 18, 2012, 07:54:45 PM

Posted these on my blog a while back but never at the BFFS.  This is an old set from 1882, Kämpfe aus der Römerzeit.  Painted with acrylics.

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Corporal_Trim on December 18, 2012, 07:59:02 PM

And battling in my back garden, not the Teutoburger Wald.  ;)

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: marko on December 18, 2012, 09:23:45 PM

You have done them proud.  These are delightful!


Mark

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Roger on December 19, 2012, 01:26:46 AM

Very nice Steve, I like your style of painting and often pop into your Blog to see what's new.  :)

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: errant49 on December 19, 2012, 03:58:36 AM

Very nice Steve
I love this 40mm Heinrichsen sets
This one I have an old issue in factory paint
I also have it unpainted (reissued in the 80's)
Eric

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Corporal_Trim on December 19, 2012, 09:27:32 AM

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

Eric, no question that you and I share the love for the classic Heinricshen 40mm sets. I just got another one, Thirty Years War (both modern re-issue castings and some old painted ones for cheap on German eBay).  It's contemporary to Wallensteins Lager, with more generals and fighting poses. It's beautiful, particularly the mounted commanders. 

I don't know who Heinrichsen had doing the designing and engraving back in the 1880's, but many of the figures hold their own relative to anything done since.

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Scott Johnson on December 19, 2012, 10:41:54 AM

Steve,

I just "discovered" your blogsite. Wow! I'll have to keep an eye on it.

(Nice to see that someone can actually make a Heinrichsen flat look good.)

Scott (a.k.a. "Asterix" on the Minitaures Page)

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Corporal_Trim on December 19, 2012, 02:22:44 PM

Thanks very much, Scott.

And I won't be baited into Kieler vs. Heinricshen. ;)

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Scott Johnson on December 19, 2012, 06:07:02 PM

I can try, can't I  ;)?

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: blaster on December 20, 2012, 04:24:41 AM

Hi Steve,

Very very nice and delightful figures!

Rgds Victor

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Nicholas Ball on December 20, 2012, 04:31:25 AM

discovered the blogsplot last night, excellent idea and facinating works. I love the different painting styles.

good  job

Title: Re: Romans vs. Germans - Old 40mm Heinricshen
Post by: Corporal_Trim on December 20, 2012, 09:44:48 AM

Thanks, Nick & Victor. 

The Blogger thing is quite easy to do.  I tend to keep mine tightly focused on the figures (and ships) but the sky's the limit really.  The community aspect of it has been one of the most pleasant surprises.