Correction! I'm surprised that nobody caught me on this. Hinton Hunt figures are being produced by Elan Enterprises, PO Box 5101, Hudson, FL 34674. Marcus Hinton designed these figures starting in 1955 and they have held up well,they had correct information and execution for many figures that no one even knew existed until the Funken books came out. They are a true 20mm-head- to-toe measurement and they will easily fit in with many larger "15's". They are chock-full of details that many sculptors forgot till the late 80's. One delight to anyone is that attention was paid to all the "specialist" companies-such as elite Dragoons, Hussars and Chasseurs, and Engineers of the Guard. Most countries are very well represented down to the correct limbers. Another comment must be made here. There are two types of cavalry, single attached figures and two-piece figures. Since I've not seen the new castings I'll go by memory. The two-piece castings were always the neater and more interesting-and the separate horse castings allow you to practicably double the range. A good example in the Westphalian Light Horse. A French Line Lancer can be placed on a horse with a pointed cloth blanket to get the correct figure. I hope they allow the separate purchase of cavalry and horse figures in the future. Just to keep you going, they have a nice line of ECW, 100 Years War, ACW, Crimean and Sudan/Colonial ranges. They also have paints and buildings and bulk discounts on some stuff so I'm happy to let you all know what's available. Whap "Ow!" That's Dave Ryan of Partizan Press, 812-814 London Rd., Leigh-on -Sea, Essex SS9 3NH, England, slamming me in the head with another issue of Napoleonic Notes & Queries (part of his series of notes and Queries on every d... war you might wish to read about). As usual, the magazine is bursting with goodies. (It's rather like the old EE&L-and that's a compliment that I don't give often.) Lot's of Dave's stuff is available in the US from: Military Matters, 55 Taylor Terrace, Hopewell, NJ- this is always recommended. Dave comes to the US a lot but ends up at places I never show up. I should invite him to a game at Jean's. In one way the Historicon was disappointing, new figures were really not in evidence. My suspicion is the big lead yahoo knocked the wind out of everyone's sails and they were just laying low but ... Yes, Yes, (you know I am going to talk about terrain, don't you). Wow! The Geo-Hex folks made mountains, Mountain segments, 2-3 depth units high and.... as soon as get them I'll toss them in the air and let them hit me on the head and I'll plant trees and Jim Brokaw's roads and streams all over them and..Ack! Sorry, that was the wife throwing cold water all over me. Well, yes, if you love Geo-Hex, you'll love these. Ali, trees, bushes, hills-ya gotta love it. A last little entree is Alumilite Low Viscoty Super Light Liquid Casting Plastic (from Alumilite, 225 Parsons St., Kalamazoo, Mich. 49007 (616) 342-1259. I've been experimenting with all kinds of casting materials and mold making stuff for all kinds of things. This stuff is really great, it mixes in liquid form from two bottles and is poured into a mold. They suggest using modeling clay-we're not looking at a thousand item run here. The material picks up any detail that is impressed in the mold and the resulting casting is more toward a stiff plastic than an Airfix figure, it also has a very low "oily" feel. This is really a great addition to you terrain, etc., freaks and is really recommended. I don't have any information on prices since I schmoozed myself a free sample, so give them a call-it's well worth it. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 2 No. 4 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Emperor's Headquarters This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com