Source: A.C.W. Artillery A fairly easy conversion but with a little effort and very careful! painting the result is good. Min I am particularly proud of, they have to be to serv: with the Garde. I have done them in winter dress 1812 - they are wearing their pelisse, instead of slung. First I trimmed away all unwanted details, straps . pouches, haversacks etc. A busby was made from plasticine also bag and cockade, the fur is represented by scouring the plasticine with a needle before covering with clear nail varnish. Coat skirts were cut to waist level and the fur trimming to wrists, neck and waist were made by thin layers of plasticine covered in nail varnish. Sabres were made from pins bent with a pair of pliers and sabertaches from thin paper. The gun crew sergeant made from A.G.d. officer on foot has his long coat trimmed to waist level and made into trousers by trimming to the legs all around and smoothing away with a hot knife between the legs. The outrider to limber is done the same as other gunners shabraque is added made from plasticine pricked with a pin to represent fur. The limber itself has the limber and base Out off leaving only wheels, axle and pole to horses. This is turned upside down a pin thrust through the axle from underneath this is the spike on which the towed gun rests. The officer for the crew is the mounted A.C.4. officer, again all unwanted detail is removed by either cutting or smoothing with a hot knife. A busby, cockade and bag is made as for the gunners, also sabre and sabretache. A pelisse is slung over the left shoulder and back, this is made from plasticine and then hardened with clear nail varnish. The plasticine is shaped thus the fur edging is represented by thin pieces of plasticine added and then scoured with a pin to represent fur. A shabraque is made the same way as the outriders to the limber. The resulting figures have been painted very elaborately with as much detail as possible - moustaches, side whiskers, buttons, barrelled sashes, overall buttons, shadows under cuffs and straps etc. The result if done well is very, very good, The little Battle of Britain game (written up in the April issue) is now generally available and makes a fine little game for break times, and will introduce Junior (and some parents) into basics of tactical movement. It can be obtained direct from: Spiring Enterprises Ltd., North Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey. for 5s. -d. including postage and packing. The whole box will fit conveniently into a school satchel (or a briefcase!). Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 105 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1970 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com