Source of figures: World War I American Infantry. Dragoon: Figure advancing with bayonet. Hat brim was removed except for front portion (used to represent a peak). Cartridge pouches, pockets and coat skirts were removed also rifle barrel and bayonet, rifle butt left on. Overhang to trousers was smoothed away with a hot knife, the figures right foot is welded on to its base. After all this surgery comes the additions. Helmet and horse hair streamers from plasticene; a pin is pushed through figures left hand and into right fist, this becomes the musket barrel - a musket strap is made from a thin piece of paper. Coat tails are made from paper shaped thus. This is stuck onto the back of the figure and then covered in clear nail varnish, turnbacks are painted on when dry. A pin is stuck to the left leg to represent a hitched up sabre, a cartoucke box is made from thick card and a knapsack and greatcoat roll from plasticene, sabre hilt is also from plasticene. All plasticene covered with clear nail varnish. The figure is painted as for a Dragoon but with boots and gaiters not jackboots. Painting details from Funken Vol. I. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 115 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1971 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