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JournalNo 61 May 2001

The British Flat Figure Society

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BFFS Journal No 61 - May 2001

of The British Flat Figure

Society

Journal No 61 May 2001

Journal

Society ContactsPlease send all information to be published in the Journal to Jerry Mortimore. All other correspondence with the Society should be addressed to Michael Creese. Society Sales are handled by Simon Briggs, to whom any inserts for the Journal should also be sent. Orders or questions about the Bulk Ordering Service should be sent to Ed Humphreys and membership applications and renewals go to Ian Pay. All addresses can be found on this page.

The next JournalThe copy deadline for the next Journal is 25 June2001 and the publication date is 10 August 2001.

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Front cover: Flight From AmarnaDiorama by Geoff Barnes.

4. Corrida!Simon Briggs brings life to 'Death in the Afternoon'.

��$Q�(QJOLVK�2I¿FHU�DQG�+LV�)DPLO\�LQ�the Peninsula.Alastair Bantock gives the background to VRPH�QHZ�ÀDWV�IURP�.�JO�

8.Wimor Robber Knights7KH�¿QDO�SDUW�RI�(KUKDUG�)LQVWHUV�VHULHV�RQ�WKH�:LPRU�ÀDWV�RI�)�.�0RKU�

10. What's New.1HZ�¿JXUHV�IURP�&DUO��*|VVOLQJ��0X[-feldt and Golberg.

12. The Guides of Napoleon.Part 2 by Roberto Scatollin on the Gen-HVLV�RI�D�0LOLWDU\�(OLWH�

14. The Guides of Napoleon5HSULQWHG�IURP�7UDGLWLRQ�0DJD]LQH�

15. Flat Figure Themes. (KUKDUG�)LQVWHU�ORRNV�DW�VRPH�IDYRXULWH�themes.

16. The London Scottish at Messines.3LFWXUHV�IURP�ROG�PDJD]LQHV�

18. What's New Too.1HZ�¿JXUHV�IURP�5HJLQD�6RQQWDJ��5REHUW�.�JO��8ZH�3HWHU��:ROIJDQJ�)UHLGULFK�DQG�:HVWHUQ�0LQLDWXUHV�

21.The Great Northern War 1700-1721 $�QHZ�ERRN�E\�/DUV�(ULF�+RJOXQG�

22. Odds & Ends.Artists supplies on the web and yet more cycles.

23. Bulk Orders

Rear cover: Dioramas by Geoff Barnes.)OLJKW�IURP�$PDUQD�DQG�WKH�&DPSDLJQ�LQ�(J\SW�

The opinions expressed within this Journal are not necessarily those of the

Editor, he Committee,other officials, or the

British Flat Figure Society.

The Annual meeting of the Society will take place 3rd June in Knowle, an insert with directions will be with this Journal.

$�.XOPEDFK�\HDU�DJDLQ��WKH�=LQQ¿JXUHQ-bourse will be held from August 10th to the 12th.

Euromilitaire returns to the refurbished Leas Cliff Hall at Folkestone, 22nd and 23rd September.

OK, I admit it. I left Jane out of the article on cycles in the last issue, as several members have been quick to remind me. How could I forget her? Abject apologies to all Jane fans and, indeed, to the lady herself.

Talking of Anglian Miniatures, are they still about?

I hope you like this issue. As you can see, the colour pages are now on 4 and 21, which means I can include colour pictures in one or two articles per issue. I think Simon Briggs article shows this really well.

In this issue we conclude Ehrhard’s series RQ�WKH�:LPRU�ÀDWV�DQG�DOVR�5REHUWR¶V�DUWLFOH�on the Guides of Napoleon.

7KH�QHZ�$OLFH�¿JXUHV�IURP�'LFN�-HQNLQV�are wonderful. They capture the story and Tenniel's illustrations to perfection. Did you know there was a chapter in "Through the Looking Glass" about a wasp in a wig, which was taken out because Tenniel stated it was impossible to draw? Could be a challenge for Mike Taylor.

5REHUW�.�JOV�¿JXUHV�VHHP�WR�EH�UHPDUNDEO\�prominent in this Journal. I really like the

(QJOLVK� 2I¿FHU� DQG� KLV� IDPLO\� LQ� WKH�Peninsula set, absolutely superb and one I shall have to get.

Kügl is the only bulk order catalogue in this issue of the Journal. Ed is taking a break, this being a Kulmbach year, so there will be no bulk orders in July and August.

So far I have just the one article for the August issue, so there is time for you to have a go at penning an article, long or short, even just a few words for inclusion in odds and ends.

Look forward to seeing you at Knowle and at Kulmbach.

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BySimon Briggs

Quite by chance I discovered the talents of one Vladimir Nuzhdin of St Petersburg. Having got myself a copy of his catalogue I duly fell in love with several of his larger pieces, the &RUULGD in particular. Though I am not much into blood sports, well I disagree with them quite strongly but that LV�DQRWKHU�PDWWHU��WKH�¿JXUH�KDV�DQ�HOHJDQFH�and presence that is hard to ignore. At a mere DM 24 I just had to have one. Now, RUGHULQJ�ÀDWV�IURP�*HUPDQ\�ZDV�LQ�WLPHV�

past somewhat problematical but has got EHWWHU�LQ�WKH�SDVW�IHZ�\HDUV�DV�ÀDWV�KDYH�become more popular. Ordering from Russia was an unknown, and somewhat puzzling as the price is in DMs. The simple reason is that Vladimir has a bank DFFRXQW�LQ�WKH�0HFFD�RI�ÀDW�HQWKXVLDVWV��Kulmbach. As he visits Europe quite often IRU�ÀDW�¿JXUH�HYHQWV�KH�ZDLWV�XQWLO�KH�LV�RXW�

of Russia to post them. This, I suppose, is a lot quicker than posting them from Russia itself, and quite possibly safer. He ZLOO� LQYRLFH�\RX�ZLWK�WKH�ÀDWV�DQG�WDNHV�bank transfers to his German account. All relatively simple really.

$V�LV�P\�ZRQW�ZLWK�ÀDWV�,�¿UVW�RI�all cut away the base. This enables me to IUDPH�WKH�¿JXUH�ZLWKRXW�KDYLQJ�WR�EXLOG�the depth of the frame up at all, and since I am renowned for the mess I make of this job it is far simpler to get the tin snips out. 7KH�ÀDVK�ZDV�WKHQ�UHPRYHG�FDUHIXOO\�XVLQJ�D�VKDUS�VFDOSHO�DQG�QHHGOH�¿OHV��&DUH�PXVW�be taken as there are some rather delicate areas such as the spikes in the bull's back DQG� WKH�EXOOV� WDLO�� 2QFH� WKH�¿JXUH�ZDV�clean I gave it a quick wash with a spray

oven cleaner and an old toothbrush. This really gets into the nooks and crannies and removes every last bit of dirt from the ¿JXUHV�VXUIDFH��$Q�DOWHUQDWLYH�WR�WKH�RYHQ�cleaner is Carr’s acid dip, or indeed any other manufacturer's. This is usually found in scale railway shops. It lifts all the surface GLUW�DQG�DQ\�SLHFHV�RI�¿OHG�PHWDO��9LQHJDU�I am told will do the same and both are far less caustic than the oven cleaner.

:KHQ� SDLQWLQJ� D� ÀDW� ,� VLPSO\�mount it with blu-tack on to a stiff card cut to the URXJK�VL]H�RI�WKH�¿JXUH��,�don’t bother with painting it black or anything like that as I usually make notes on colour mixes etc on the mount. Once secure I XQGHUFRDW�WKH�¿JXUH�LQ�P\�usual way, this is using Citadel (Games Workshop) “Skull White” acrylic paint, two or three thin coats of WKLV�DQG�WKH�¿JXUH�LV�XVXDOO\�a nice stark, clean white and painting can commence.

As with the vast PDMRULW\�RI�ÀDW�SDLQWHUV�,�H[FOXVLYHO\�XVH�oil paints, apart from the undercoat as mentioned, the length of drying time and the transparency of these paints makes them an ideal medium to use. I have a mixed bag of paints from many different manufacturers. I even use some students’ quality oils and I have some very toxic Chinese oils that hit

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the British street markets about nine years ago now. The way I see it is if it works there is no point in going to the art supplier and buying the most expensive paint in the shop, I have bought some costlier paints that I don’t use for various reasons and conversely have had to go and spend a fortune on single paints as the cheaper alternative is no good. It all depends on what works for the individual painter.

I have the same sort of attitude to brushes. I use the cheaper nylon type, not because I am tight with my money but because I simply do not like sable, I have spent silly money on some lovely brushes in the past and not used them at all. So I stick to what I feel happiest with and that is cheap and cheerful nylon brushes.

When I paint I tend to use methods closer to the acrylic painters' style, laying in washes and building up the colour, over a white undercoat this takes time but helps WR�EULJKWHQ�WKH�¿QLVKHG�FRORXU��,�DOVR�¿QG�that mixing paints for that perfect tone is problematical this way. As it takes the washes between one night and four days to dry depending on what colours you use it is better to go straight from the tube, as the colours also stay sharper this way. I guess that I put on something like eight or nine washes to get the mauve of the matadors clothing to the point I wanted it, and probably a few less for the gold work that decorates his stylised costume. Once the colour is right it is best to leave it to dry for a good few days as the last thing

you want to do now is lift this base colour. Having said I don’t like to mix colours too much I did use a mix of Titanium White and Cobalt Violet to get the required shade.

Now the fun, or some may say tedious, part starts. Having decided where the light source is I start to build up the shade and highlight. Like an acrylic painter this is done with washes that for the shade become gradually darker and recede into the darkest area. Using controlled washes as I have said takes time with oils, but whereas with acrylics the tone has to be altered subtly; in oils you can get away with a greater degree of difference. Because the SDLQW�VWD\V�ZHW�ORQJHU�D�¿QH�ÀDW�EUXVK�FDQ�be used to feather out the edges at your leisure, taking care of course to ensure the brush you use is completely dry and free from thinners and dust. You don’t want to take off what you have just put on. I usually try to get some three or four washes into this stage, a higher degree of contrast between light and shade is required WR�PDNH�D�ÀDW�ORRN�FRQYLQFLQJ��7KHQ�WR�¿QLVK�RII�,�ZLOO�XVH��RQFH�WKH�ZDVKHV�DUH�thoroughly dry, paint straight from the tube in minute amounts to enhance the shaded areas. If you study folds in cloth you will note that the strongest of shade is almost black and not just a darker shade of the garment, to faithfully reproduce this on a ÀDW�ZRXOG�EH�WRR�PXFK��6R�\RX�KDYH�WR�judge for yourself just how dark the shade should get, I have no magical solution for this just a best guess guide, it is down to

individual style more than anything how these shades work.

The same method is used on the highlights, care though is needed especially if Titanium White is used as the colour to lighten the base mix, and in this case it was. What happens is it tends to look a little chalky, maybe using a different white would help, I don’t know, as I haven’t tried it! For the higher highlights I simply mixed less of the Violet in with the white until at the very highest catch lights I was applying pure Titanium White. For lighter colours ,�¿QG� WKDW�HLWKHU�+XPEURO�HQDPHO�ZKLWH�or an acrylic white, I would use either the Skull White or a Vallejo Flat White, gives a much stronger croma to the highlight and thus makes the shading you have put in seem that much darker, it is a simple matter to correct too much highlight, another thin wash of the base colour should be added. This is a useful way to rescue white clothing that you have gone over board on, as I am likely to do from time to time!

The golden embroidery (Fig �� ZDV� SDLQWHG� ¿UVWO\� ZLWK� ZDVKHV� RI�Transparent Gold Ochre, a Windsor and Newton colour, though others would do as well, I like the Van Dyke Sepia it is more brown than other makes, as the base coat. Then the actual engraved detail was SLFNHG�RXW�ZLWK�D�¿QH�EUXVK�DQG�VWUDLJKW�from the tube Mars Brown, this gives you somewhere to start in all the mass of detail to apply shade and light. The highlights were immediately picked out in pure Titanium White without waiting to build up a transition to the highlight. This was simply because the thread used would either be metallic or silk, both of which would EH�TXLWH�KLJKO\�UHÀHFWLYH�DQG�VR�PDNH�IRU�a sharper contrast between the differing areas of light and shade. The pearls were picked out in off white and highlighted in pure white and the bare areas between the detail were shaded and highlighted slightly so as not to over power the raised detail.

The matador's face (Fig 2) I decided would have to be of a darker VKDGH�RI�ÀHVK�WKDQ�,�ZRXOG�XVXDOO\�SDLQW��both because he is a Spaniard and because he will spend much of his time in the ring under the full glare of the sun. It is easy WR�RYHU�GR�WKLV�DQG�PDNH�WKH�¿JXUH�ORRN�like it is wearing a tan from a bottle! Care PXVW�EH�WDNHQ�ZKHQ�FKRRVLQJ�D�ÀHVK�PL[��,�XVH�DV�D�EDVLV�IRU�PRVW�ÀHVK�PL[HV�HLWKHU�Mussini Caucasian Flesh Tone or Windsor

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and Newton’s Naples Yellow, the latter is IDU�PRUH�RSDTXH�DQG�FDQ�EH�XVHG�LI�WKH�¿UVW�doesn’t work without having to strip the ZKROH�¿JXUH��7R�WKH�6HSLD�,�DGG�D�VPDOO�amount of Chrome Orange, this adds some life to the tone and then a little Mars Brown, this is then lightened with Titanium White for the base colour. I tend to work then with paint straight from the tube and brush it out with a dry brush, though for the red(ish) ÀXVK�WR�WKH�FKHHNV�,�¿QG�LW�EHVW�WR�GR�WKLV�wet on wet. Since it is imperative that the face be right I tend to spend as much time painting just the face as I would on the majority of the clothing; it is easy this way to build up too much paint which is why I use a 00000 spotter and brush out HYHU\�ODVW�ELW�RI�SDLQW�,�DSSO\��,�¿QG�WKDW�I have trouble with eyes and usually do WKHVH�¿UVW��QRW�FDUU\LQJ�RQ�ZLWK�WKH�UHVW�RI�the face until they are right, which often takes me a couple of attempts. There is nothing more annoying than getting one eye right and totally cocking the other XS�� 8QOLNH�D� URXQG�¿JXUH�ZKHUH�D� VSRW�of varnish can bring the eye to life with a bit of sparkle this would not look right on D�ÀDW�VR�OLNH�DUPRXU�\RX�KDYH�WR�VLPXODWH�it. A simple catch light in a corner of the pupil will often do the trick, however if you gaze into somebody’s eye, (make sure it is someone you know or you could be courting disaster) you will notice there are many VPDOO� UHÀHFWLRQV�� 2I�FRXUVH�\RX�FDQQRW�UHSURGXFH�WKLV�HYHQ�RQ�D��PP�ÀDW�EXW�D�FRXQWHU�KLJKOLJKW�RSSRVLWH�WKH�¿UVW�RQH�ZLOO�enhance the effect quite well. Saying that ,�KDYHQ¶W�DFWXDOO\�GRQH�LW�RQ�WKLV�¿JXUH�DV�I reasoned with his downward glance he would be less likely to catch much light in his eyes. You could play about with a face as well engraved as this forever, the amount of minor detail that can be added LV�LQ¿QLWH��EXW�\RX�PXVW�OHDUQ�WR�TXLW�ZKLOH�you are ahead, it took me a few years to learn that!

The bull (Fig 3 & 4) was painted completely with washes, starting at a mid tone of Transparent Gold Ochre applied in I believe twelve washes, I darkened the mix with Mars Brown until I was using pure Mars Brown for the shaded areas. The highlights left in the mid tone were also darkened but working backwards from the high-highlights into the shade, a mix of Naples Yellow and Transparent Gold Ochre were then used to liven up the highlights at their lightest. It didn’t look right, at this

stage there was not much visible detail to make out so I enhanced the shade at its darkest with Raw Umber and Mars Black before building the highlights even more. This helped to bring the bull to life a bit more, at this stage I decided it would have been far easier to have painted a white bull so I could apply harsher and more visible shadow, but I had been at it for over two months on and off so there was no way it was going into the Nitromors! If I paint WKH�¿JXUH�DJDLQ�,¶OO�NQRZ�EHWWHU�QH[W�WLPH��I enjoyed the piece so much that I may well do it again, there is so much scope

for different colour on the Matador that it cries out to be done again!

&XWWLQJ�RII��WKH�EDVHV�RQ�ÀDWV�KDV�another advantage other than the framing, I am hopeless with a camera and often cannot HYHQ�JHW�D�ÀDW�LQ�IRFXV�SURSHUO\��EXW�SXWWLQJ�WKH�ÀDW�RQ�P\�ÀDW�EHG�VFDQQHU�ZRUNV�D�WUHDW��,�ZDVQ¶W�VXUH�DERXW�LW�DW�¿UVW�EXW�JDYH�LW�D�try anyway and I was pleasantly surprised at the result, still I can only use it to picture my own work as I am sure people at shows would get upset if I turned up with my scanner and a pair of tin snips!

All in all it was a very nice piece WR�SDLQW��WKH�HQJUDYLQJ�LV�¿UVW�UDWH��,�KDYH�JRW� D� IHZ�PRUH�ÀDWV� IURP�9ODGLPLU� DQG�another, his latest, on order; others include WKH�0RRQ�¿JXUH�VR�ZHOO�SDLQWHG�E\�5RQ�Rudat and Catherine Cesario. These are

FHUWDLQO\�ÀDWV�WKDW�,�ZRXOG�UHFRPPHQG�WR�anybody to try and I say that purely on the PHULW�RI�WKH�¿JXUHV�RI�KLV�,�KDYH�DQG�KDYH�seen painted, I hope to meet the man himself at Kulmbach in 2001, where I hope he will KDYH�PRUH�QHZ�ÀDWV�IRU�PH�WR�EX\�

7KH�ÀDWV�FDQ�EH�SXUFKDVHG�IURP�

I suggest you Xerox this address and past it on the envelope.

Or via email:[email protected].

Vladimir Nuzhdin has a website:nuzhdin-v.euro.ru

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An English Officerand His Family in the Penin-

sula 1811

Alastair Bantock

I fell sure that British collectors will join me in congratulating Robert Kügl for editing a set that has been crying out to be produced for years. Baron Lejeune (ADC and carrying despatches from Marshal Victor) was captured by guerrillas under El Medico. He was held prisoner in Olivinga and from his window observed the group described below – and of which he made a sketch, which I would dearly love to see. Oman, in his 'Wellington’s Army' p277, WKLQNV� WKDW� WKH�RI¿FHU� LV�&RORQHO�&XUULH��who was senior ADC to Rowland Hill whose 2nd Division was nearby on May 1st 1811 when this was described. His wife is described in Sir George Bell’s memoirs. Rowland Hill is known to have had a pack of hounds sent out at about this time.

“First came the captain, in his

VFDUOHW� XQLIRUP��PRXQWHG�RQ� D�YHU\�¿QH�horse, and carrying a big open parasol; then came his wife, in a pretty costume, with a very small straw hat, seated on a mule, holding up an umbrella and caressing a little black and tan King Charles spaniel on her knee, whilst she led by a blue ribbon a tame goat, which was to supply her night and morning with cream for her cup of tea. Beside Madame walked an Irish nurse, car-rying slung across her shoulders a bassinet made of green silk, in which reposed an infant, the hope of the family. Behind Madame’s mule, stalked a huge grenadier, the faithful servant of the captain, with his musket over his shoulder, urging on with a stick the long eared steed of his mistress. Behind him again came a donkey laden with the voluminous baggage of the fam-ily, surmounted by a tea kettle and a cage full of canaries, while a jockey or groom in livery brought up the rear, mounted on a sturdy English horse with its hide gleaming like polished steel. This groom held a huge posting whip in one hand, the cracking of the lash of which made the donkey mend its pace, and at the same time kept order

DPRQJVW� WKH�IRXU�RU�¿YH�VSDQLHOV�DQG�greyhounds which served as scouts to the captain during the march of his small cavalcade.” Memoires of Baron Lejeune, Vol II p108, pub 1897.

“There was one fair and beautiful Englishwoman always present, joyous and happy, a charming representative of those bright stars of Albion, whose presence was always cheering amongst so many red-coats, the only lady at headquarters, wife of &RORQHO�&BBBBBB��+LOO¶V�¿UVW�$LGH�GH�Camp, who afterwards fell at Waterloo.” Soldiers Glory, Major General Sir George Bell, pub 1956.

7KH�RI¿FHU�ZRXOG�FHUWDLQO\�EH�wearing the unlaced coat of an ADC described in the Journal November 2000.Available from:

Robert KüglWeinbergstrasse 1675196 Remchingen-SingenGermany

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The Wimor Set No. 9

Robber Knights ambushing a merchants train at the end of 13th century.

The area of Middle Germany with its nu-merous castles is encouraging to get inter-ested in the subject of a mediaeval theme. These castles, in most cases to-day only in ruins, are situated on mountains and hills along old trading routes, which lead from the South of Germany from the old trading towns like Augsburg and Nuremberg via the Thuringian Forest to Erfurt, Leipzig and further to the North and East. The castles were originally erected for the protection of those routes but since the 13th century they proved more and more hazardous for the passing goods trains. Many knights, who had their seats in those castles had no other means to support their extravagant lifestyle but by robbery. Trading patterns changed from natural produce to a money

economy by the more and more prosperous mediaeval towns. The small knights did not manage to make a living any more from their feudal tenure as far as they had any, and so more and more knights claimed the ODZ�RI�WKH�VWURQJHVW��RI¿FLDOO\�SURFODLPHG�by Emperor Frederic II on December 1187, and turned to robbery with the words:

Riding and robbing is nothing to be ashamed of

As the best of the land are doing it.This attitude became a real torment

for trading merchants and farmers.During the Interregnum (a period without proper authority in German history) and the struggle between Rudolf of Habsburg, and Ottokar of Bohemia there was nobody who was able to check their activities. Only after Rudolf came to power could something be done about their wrong doings.

On the 24th March 1287 Rudolf announced at the Imperial Diet at Wurzburg a law called the Public Landpiece law, ZKLFK� RI¿FLDOO\� DQQRXQFHG� WKH� HQG� RI�the law of the strongest and especially challenged the robber knights. In the Thuringian Cronicle of Johannes Rothe. dated 1290 one can read something about these events.

“The King’s men and the knights and also them from Erfurt came marching out with their heavy gear and destroyed ��FDVWOHV��IRUWL¿HG�KRXVHV�LQ�WKH�YLOODJHV�DQG�LQ�WKH�¿HOGV�DQG�LQ�FDVH�WKH\�PDQDJHG�to capture the robbers they hanged or decapitated them. So it happened that

they came from, Ilmenau and captured 28 robbers, which had robbed on the roads and who did wrong things and they took them to Erfurt and King Rudolf himself held court and his party condemned them to death and with a great crowd of the town in attendance they were decapitated.”

7KH�VHW�¿QLVKHG��KDV� WKHVH�events as a historical background. As always typical for Mohr, he shows in his dynamic and picturesque style the ambush of a merchants train. The impulse for this set Mohr took probably from one of the many prints concerning this subject, which DSSHDUHG� LQ� PDQ\� D� SRSXODU� VFLHQWL¿F�literature after the turn of the century. An example is the drawing of W. Diez from the title “Hall of pictures of German History”. Once more again Mohr took up the theme Robber Knights when he drew and partly engraved the small set “Robber Barons about 1350” for Heinz Bittner, Halle. Unfortunately he did not manage WR�¿QLVK�WKLV�VHW��7KHVH�¿JXUHV�DUH�D�JRRG�completion to the Wimor set, as the set VKRZV�WKH�¿QDO�IDWH�RI�D�UREEHU�DV�ZH�KDYH�read in the chronicle.

This concludes the translation of the Wimor Set series taken from the book “Die Zinnwelt des Franz Karl Mohr” by Krannich/Brock and I hope that it will give collectors a bit more background information of these nine Mohr Sets.

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&RPSLOHG�IURP�WKH�SDJHV�RI�'LH�=LQQ¿JXU�by Ehrhard Finster.

All figures 30mm unless otherwise stated.

First we have a series from Cortum "Lübeck 1806" French troops at Lübeck, mostly LQ�DWWDFNLQJ�SRVHV��EXW�IRXU�¿JXUHV�GUXQN�and ransacking. Nos LZC11-19. Also from Cortum, a complementary series of French Infantry in mantel 1806, nos 249-259. The ¿JXUHV� DUH� LOOXVWUDWHG� WRS� ULJKW�� WKH� IRXU�RQ�WKH�OHIW�IURP�WKH�¿UVW�VHULHV��WKH�RWKHUV�from the second. Designed by F. Gorges and Prof. Krischen, engraved by Rieger. Available from Christian Carl, Auf dem Klüschenburg 5, 23879 Mölln.

Next we have a lively series "Au bon marche" from Gössling, Gö70-75. French soldiers being seen off by children. De-signed Klaus Breyer, engraved Bettina Süssmeyer. Available from Michael H.P. Gössling, Im Vogelsang 7, 88131 Lindau (Bodensee).

From Otto Muxfeldt, Fritz Schumacher Allee 138, 22417 Hamburg, three series of Prussia and Mecklenburg Schwerin 1870. 7KH�¿UVW� VHULHV� LV�0LOLWLD� ,QIDQWU\�&KDV-seur Battalion No.14 attacking, XIV/J3, J6, J16-19. The second series is the same EXW�VWDQGLQJ�DQG�¿ULQJ��;,9�/0�E��/0��LM4b, LM7, LM10, LM13 and LM14. The third series is of Militia Infantry XIV/L2, L4, L6-8.$�VHOHFWLRQ�RI�¿JXUHV�LV�VKRZQ�RQ�WKH�ULJKW��Middle row are Militia, the three top row ULJKW�DUH�IURP�WKH�¿UVW�VHULHV��WKH�UHPDLQGHU�from the second series.

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7KH�¿JXUHV�RQ�WKLV�SDJH�DUH�DOO�DYDLODEOH�from Golberg International, Christian-Rohlfs-Weg 11, 24568 Kaltenkirchen.

First we have a classic series, the Mar-seillaise, originally edited by Gottstein and designed and engraved by Ludwig Frank, illustrated in colour on page 19 of the Gottstein book. BO-M1-14.Next are a set of civilians cheering "Vive l'Empereur". GO2633-41. Designed MB, engraved RG.Three sets of the Russian German Legion ��6WDII�RI¿FHUV�*2��46. 1st and 2nd Hussars and an Infantry battalion at the halt. There is also a Russian artillery set GO1905-11.From Bretegnier, French Dragoons 1700-1725, mounted at the halt BO-AR25A, 25B, 26A, 26B, 27A, 27B and DQ�LQWHUHVWLQJ�VHW�RI��¿JXUHV�GLVPRXQWHG�¿JKWLQJ�DQG�VRPH�JURXSV�RI�KRUVHV�EHLQJ�looked after.From Terana, French Dragoons 1680-1710 during the Palatinate War of Succession, Vendee Chevennen. Dragoons terrorising inhabitants, women being disrobed and DWWDFNHG�DQG�WHUUL¿HG�FKLOGUHQ�Finally, a set of four English Light Dragoons standing mounted, Waterloo period (not illustrated).

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Part 2: A ROAD TOWARDSTHE EMPIRE

6HQLRU�2I¿FHUV�RI�WKH�&RPSDQ\�did include a number of distinguished personalities. Men such as these contribute to set the standard of the Corps, and henceforth its renown in the Army of Italy.

Historical data gives further interest to their individual records of service in Italy. Under Bessières served:Nicolas Dahlmann (1769-1807). Cavalry General killed at Eylau on 10 February 1807. Born On November 7, 1769, at Thionville (Moselle), he joined the Guides and was incorporated in the Corps on 22 June 1796. Promoted to brigadier, 17 April 1797; Maréchal des logis, 20 April 1797;

Maréchal des logis Chief, 20 May 1797; Sous-lieutenant, 15 August 1797.Pierre Daumesnil (1777-1832), the hero of Vincennes. In 1814, he refused to surrender the fortress-town to Marshal Blücher unless he could be given back the leg he had lost at the Battle of Wagram. Born on July 14, 1777, at Périgueux (Dordogne), he enlisted as a trooper in the “Armèe des Pyrénées-orientales”, 15 March 1794, serving in the ranks of the 22nd Chasseurs á cheval. Became a brigadier in the Guides du Général Bonaparte on 13 June 1797. Promoted to Maréchal des logis, 28 October 1797.Francois-Antoine-Lallemand was wounded as a General at Waterloo. Born

on June 23, 1774, at Metz (Moselle). Aide-de-camp titulaire, 18 July 1796; served at Rivoli Veronese (14 January 1797). Lieutenant in the Guides á cheval de 1’Armée d’Italie, 16 July 1797.Lieutenant Jean-Baptiste Barbanègre of the 22ème Chasseurs served in the Company of the Guides with Bertrand Bessières (born on January 6, 1773, at Prayssac, Lot). Bertrand, junior Brother of Jean-Baptiste Bessières, was posted as Capitaine in the Guides of Bonaparte, 3 June 1797.Michel, known as Desmichels, died a colonel at Waterloo.Jean-Baptiste Bessières was not only a brave and resolute soldier but also a SDLQVWDNLQJ�DQG��KLJKO\�HI¿FLHQW�RI¿FHU��+LV�

comrades compared his human behaviour WR� WKH� KLVWRULFDO� ¿JXUH� RI� 3LHUUH�7HUUDLO��sieur de Bayard.

The characters of this comparison did not seem premature and permitted to confront two deserving personalities dominated by tenacity and military valour.

Surely, the episode at Valeggio was a road leading towards the Empire and the “service” in the corps “Guides d’Italie” recognised the functions of the “Escadron de service des Chasseurs à Cheval” of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon.

Glory gave her rendezvous to Bessières in the Marshallate of France (1804) but the road from Valeggio had a sudden stop at Rippach (1813).

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His name, inscribed in the “Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile”, still watches towards the plains of Italy .........

Synopsis: Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Duc of Istrie ( 1768-1813).1768 August 6: Born Prayssac, department of Lot.1789: Captain Of Grenadiers in the National Guard of Prayssac.1792 April 7: Enlisted in the Constitutional Guard of the King.1792 June 5: Disbanded with the Corps.1792 August 10: In the defence of the Tuileries palace.1792 November: Became a light cavalryman in the “Region des Pyrénèes”, Army of the Pyrenees.��'HF��$GMXGDQW�VRXV�RI¿FLHU�1793. February 16: Sous-lieutenant.1793 May 10: Lieutenant.1794 April 31-May 1: Distinguished at the battle Of Boulou.1794 May 8: Captain in the 22nd Regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval.1795 August: Bessières’s regiment is transferred to the Army of Italy.1796 May 30:Captures an enemy artillery piece at Borghetto1796 June 5: Appointed to command Bonaparte’s bodyguard; The Company of the Guides of the Commander-in-Chief.1796 September 4: promoted Chef G¶HVFDGURQ� SURYLVRLUH� RQ� WKH� EDWWOH¿HOG�of Roveredo.1797 January 14: Distinguished at the battle Of Rivoli-Veronese where he lead his troopers into the enemy ranks.1797 Jan 16: At la Favorita-di-Mantova.��0DUFK��&RQ¿UPHG�LQ�WKH�UDQN�RI�Chef d’escadrons1797 March 9: promoted Chef de Brigade.1797 March 27: Sent to Paris with 18 colours taken from the Austrians in the last two encounters.

Select Bibliography and further reading:

Primary sources:

Las Cases: "The Memorial of Saint Helena, Volume 1"; Henry Colburn & M. Bossange & Co. London 1824Petitbon: "Précis Historique des Marches, Combats. Batailles et Actions de la 4e Demi-Brigade de Ligne depuis son depart de Genes jusqu’aux pre1iminaires de la paix avec l’autrichien."

Secondary sources, English works:Vincent Cronin:: "Napoleon Bonaparte, An Intimate Biography"; William Morrow & Company. Inc., New York, 1972.August Fournier: "Napoleon 1"; Henry Holt and Company, New York 1913.J.T.Headley: "Napoleon and his Marshals"; A.L.Burt & Company, Publishers, New York.W.G.F.Jackson: "Attack in the west. 1DSROHRQ¶V�¿UVW�FDPSDLJQ�UH�UHDG�WRGD\��Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1953.A.G.Macdonnell: "Napoleon and. his Marshals"; The Macmillan Company, New York 1934.Yorck Von Wartenburg: "Napoleon as a General" Volume 1; London 1902.

Secondary sources, French works:Bainville, Jacques: "Napo1eon"; Fayard, Paris.Bessières, Albert: "Le Marechal Bessières, Duc d’Istria 1768-1813"; Lavauzelle, Paris 1941.Chardigny, Louis: "Les Marechaux de Napo1eon"; Paris. 1946.Lacroix, Desire: "Les Marechaux de Napo1eon"; Garnier, Paris.Miramont, Cornede: "Vie du marechal Bessières"; Cahors.1845.P.M.Henry-Martino: "Le marechal Bessières"; Bruxelles, 1902.Paumes J.: "Bessières de Prayssac"; Bulletin de la Societe des Etudes du Lot.Rabel, Andre: "Le Marechal Bessières, Duc d’Istrie"; Calmann-Levy, Paris, 1903.

Editors note: Since the last Journal I have found some more Guides in Rob-ert Kügl's catalogue in his 'Napoleon in Egypt' series.

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Black hat with gold cords, loop and button. Tricolour cockade. A red over green plume.Habit of green with collar and cuffs of red. Lapels and turnbacks piped red. Yellow metal buttons. On the left shoulder a gold fringed epaulette, on the right a gold crescent. Also on the right shoulder, gold aiguilettes.Red waistcoat, or dolman, with frogging and piping in gold. Yellow metal buttons.Buff breeches.Black boots trimmed and tasselled in gold. White metal spurs.Cartouche. bandolier of green leather trimmed with gold braid. Fittings of yellow

metal.Green leather swordbelt and slings. trimmed with gold braid.Sabre hilt of yellow metal, carried in a yellow metal and black leather scabbard. Sabreknot of gold braid.Buff gloves. Hair worn powdered.Source: From Buquoy, after Benigni.

Guides to Buonaparte. Egypt, 1799Marechal-des-Logis

Hat black with gold cords and button. Tricolour Cockade.Habit, green with red collar and cuffs. Lapels and turnbacks, piped red. The cuff was braided with a wide gold braid. On each shoulder yellow metal epaulettes without fringes. On the left shoulder gold, or yellow, and red aigulettes. Buttons, yellow metal.Waistcoat, red with gold frogging and

piping. Yellow metal buttons.Overalls green. Fastened down the outside by a row of yellow buttons on a wide red stripe. On each thigh a pocket fastened by WKUHH�\HOORZ�PHWDO�EXWWRQV��7KH�SRFNHW�ÀDS�piped red. The inside and bottom of each leg cuffed and booted with black leather. Black boots with white metal spurs.Over the left shoulder a wide white leather cartouche and carbine bandolier.Around the waist a narrow white leather swordbelt fastened by a yellow metal snake clasp. Sabre slings also of white leather.Brass hilted sabre with white knot and strap, carried in a black leather and brass scabbard.White cloak with hood. Source: After Benigni.

This article by R.J.Marrion is from 'Tradition' Magazine No.13. Reproduced with the kind permission of Tradition of London, 33 Curzon Street, London.

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$V�D�FROOHFWRU�RI�ÀDWV�,�PRVWO\�FRQFHQWUDWH�on building dioramas, however there are small nicely engraved sets that consist RQO\�RI�D�IHZ�¿JXUHV�DQG�ZRXOG�QRW�PDNH�a diorama or a larger display.

My answer to this problem is to KDYH�WKHVH�¿JXUHV�GLVSOD\HG�LQ�D�SLFWXUH�frame with cut out niches and a small painted background. My latest theme I called “Progress of Mankind through the Centuries 1100-1839” and I used the following sets: Bell Foundry 1100 The Printers 1525 The Tapestry Weavers 1680 The First Survey of Roads 1720 The Balloon Troops 1798 The First engine ‘Saxonia’ 1839

For my dentist I had a framed sequence of the development of dentistry, starting with the toothpuller 1560, moving on to the 17th and 18th century quacks and ending with the 19th century with the dentist and his specially designed chair.

For a German museum I have just ¿QLVKHG� WKUHH� VPDOO� GLRUDPDV�RI�*XVWDY�Adolf, King of Sweden. His prayer before the Battle of Luetzen 1632, his death during

the Battle and his funeral procession. The ¿JXUHV�DUH�SDUWO\�EDVHG�RQ�YDULRXV�SDLQWLQJV�which helped me especially with the background for the dioramas. The largest diorama of the funeral procession consists RI�WKH�)�.�0RKU�VHW�ZLWK�DGGLWLRQDO�¿JXUHV�by Droste.

Another idea was Generalissimus :DOOHQVWHLQ��DQG�KLV�,PSHULDO�ÀDJV�

The set of Napoleon and his General Staff was another display.

Referring to the article ‘The Professionals’ in Journal No.59, I can add a few more ideas with regards to teachers, there are two more sets I can think of. 7KH� ¿UVW� LV� ³6FKRRO� KDV� )LQLVKHG´� DIWHU�Ludwig Richter, by Braune and the second is a small set of camp children, it belongs to Wallenstein’s Camp 1630 formerly by Droste and now probably with Fechner.

As for artists set, the number of artists is enormous. There are the Impressionists, and Braune especially has issued a whole lot of artists, to name a few: Leonardo da Vinci Adrian Brouwer Francisco Goya Ludwig Richter

Carl Spitzweg J.L.Meissonier Ilja Repin Ikonmaler Archipow Schreyvogel (Indians)

At the moment I am working on a set of dioramas covering the subject of hunting. August the Strong and his hunting party 1720, a stag hunt 1760, Picnic of a hunting party 1760 and end of a stag hunt 1720.

And talking of hunting, there are lots of various hunts from tiger lion and bear hunts to whale, buffalo and duck hunts.

A military subject could be artillery through the ages starting with a 5RPDQ�EDOOLVWD�WR�D�*HUPDQ�ÀDN�SLHFH�

Then there are the various trades: butcher, smithy, vintners, musicians; you QDPH�LW��LW�H[LVWV��,W�LV�MXVW�D�PDWWHU�RI�¿QG-ing the relevant sets.

Some Flat Figure Themesby

Ehrhard Finster

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While looking for some references for Western Miniatures sets of First World War London Scottish, I found these pictures in the Illustrated War News.

7KH�¿UVW�WKUHH�ZHUH�LQ�WKH�LVVXH�IRU�November 11 1914. The caption reads:

A Territorial Regiment which has met the Bavarians – Just Once! How the London Scottish charge with the bayonet as they did gloriously when they retook a village from the Germans and won Sir John French’s praise.

The Kaiser has had his wish that the Bavarians should meet our troops just once! The London Scottish were sent forward in the dusk of evening to retake a village out of which the Allies had been forced a few hours previously by overpowering numbers. The place was held by the Bavarians in force, and the enemy had machine-guns pointed from every window. Forming for the attack under cover of a wood about half a mile distant, the London Scots worked their way cautiously towards the village until half the intervening space was traversed. Then, VXGGHQO\��D�*HUPDQ�VHDUFKOLJKW�¿[HG�LWV�glare on them. Concealment was useless, IRU�WKH�HQHP\�RSHQHG�¿UH��)L[LQJ�ED\RQHWV��the gallant Territorials ran forward to charge the enemy with cold steel. The

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Bavarian outer trenches were stormed, DQG��IROORZLQJ�RQ�WKH�KHHOV�RI�WKH�À\LQJ�Germans, the London Scots, regardless of WKH�PDFKLQH�JXQ�¿UH�DQG�¿HUFH�PXVNHWU\�from the village windows, dashed in on the Bavarian main position. Fighting their way through the village at the point of the bayonet, they made the Bavarians give ground. No time was allowed the enemy to recover, and the Bavarians were roughly hustled out of the village. The place retaken, Maxims were posted and the men reformed, while patrols hunted round for prisoners. Field-Marshall Sir John French sent a telegram to the Regiment thanking it for its “glorious lead and example” to all 7HUULWRULDO�&RUSV�¿JKWLQJ�LQ�)UDQFH��2XU�chief picture shows a typical charge by WKH�/RQGRQ�6FRWWLVK��WKH�ÀDQNLQJ�SLFWXUHV�show typical London Scots.

The other picture was taken from the December 9th 1914 edition and has the following caption:

“A glorious lead and example to all Territorial Troops”: The London Scottish roll-call after the charge at Messines.

After the dashing exploit of the London Scottish at Messines, near Ypres,

on October 31, Sir John French telegraphed to their commander: “I wish you and your splendid regiment to accept my warmest FRQJUDWXODWLRQV� DQG� WKDQNV� IRU� WKH� ¿QH�work you did on Saturday. You have given a glorious lead and example to all Territorial 7URRSV�¿JKWLQJ�LQ�)UDQFH�´�7KH�HYHQW�ZDV�RI�KLVWRULF�LPSRUWDQFH�DV�WKH�¿UVW�RFFDVLRQ�when Territorials were in action in the Great War. The London Scottish made three assaults that day, each time, as one who was there says, “advancing under a PXUGHURXV�¿UH�DV�VWHDGLO\�DV�DW�DQ�$OGHUVKRW�

Field day.” After their second assault they retired to a neighbouring village, heavily VKHOOHG��$W�GXVN�WKH\�PDGH�WKH�¿QDO�FKDUJH��which carried Messines.

Obviously, propaganda has had its LQÀXHQFH�KHUH�VR�,�ZRXOG�KHVLWDWH�WR�UHO\�too much on the captions. The picture of the roll call does show one or two of the soldiers wearing the sporran.

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$�QHZ�VHW�RI�ÀRZHU�IDLULHV�KDV�MXVW�EHHQ�produced by Regina Sonntag.

The designs are by Mike Taylor (after C.M.Barker) and they are engraved and edited by Regina Sonntag.

Size is 50mm.

Mike says that Regina has made a beauti-ful job of the engraving and they are a joy to paint. The set will be available at Kulmbach

Flower Fairies

New from Western Miniatures comes a large set of 25 pieces entitled “Alice and Friends”. The set consists of a number of VLQJOH�¿JXUH�ÀDWV��LQ�WRWDO��DQG�JURXS�EDVHG� ¿JXUHV� ZLWK� WZR� RU� PRUH� ¿JXUHV�included.7KH�¿JXUHV�DUH�EDVHG�RQ�6LU�-RKQ�7HQQLHO¶V�illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” and depict our heroine with many of the characters she meets there.The designs are the work of Mike Taylor. The engraving is from several hands and, DV� ZLWK� WKH� SUHYLRXV�$OLFH� ¿JXUHV�� WKH\�are crisply cast and well detailed. The set traces Alice’s journey from her role as a pawn across the chessboard until she becomes a queen.7KH�¿JXUHV�DUH�DYDLODEOH�IURP�:HVWHUQ�Miniatures, 123 Henacre Road, Law-rence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0HB for £35 plus p&p.The Garter Knights at the Tabard Inn set reviewed in the last Journal is now avail-able from Western Miniatures.

Alice & Friends

Something else to whet the appetite of the Napoleonic collector is available from 5REHUW�.�JO�LQ�WKH�VKDSH�RI�D�VHW�RI�¿JXUHV�depicting “Punishment at the Triangle”. The set shows a British soldier strapped to a triangle frame made from sergeant’s spontoons receiving a flogging from two drummers. The punishment is being REVHUYHG�E\�WZR�RI¿FHUV��D�GUXPPHU�ER\�counting the lashes, a sergeant and two battalion company privates..�JO�VHOOV�KLV�¿JXUHV�VHSDUDWHO\�DV�ZHOO�DV�in sets and this would allow the diorama builder the opportunity to increase the number of soldiers being forced to watch the punishment. The inspiration for this set comes from a well-known illustration from the Peninsula

War, and the engraving captures this work SHUIHFWO\�� 7KH� ¿JXUHV� DUH� H[FHOOHQW� DQG�despite it’s subject matter this is a set which cries out to be painted.Kügl also produces a number of Peninsula :DU�¿JXUHV�DQG�LW�ZRXOG�EH�SRVVLEOH�WR�XVH�this set as the basis of Robert ‘Black Bob’ Crawford’s actions to instill discipline on the rearguard in Moore’s retreat to Corunna and Vigo.The set costs 15Dm and is available from Robert Kügl, Weinbergerstrasse 16, 75196 Remchingen-Singen, Germany.By way of advance notice, Kügl is working on British infantry at the Battle of Albuera, based on a painting by Caton-Woodville ZLWK�WKH�LQWHQWLRQ�RI�UHOHDVLQJ�WKH�¿JXUHV�at Kulmbach.

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Some catalogue sheets have been received from Uwe Peter showing some of his range RI�IDQWDV\�ÀDWV�Elves, Dragons, Barbarian amazons, all are here.The full catalogue is available from:

Uwe Peter Goethestrasse 2 52511 Geilkirchen Germany

You can order the catalogue for the amount of £3 drawn to his bank:Kreissparkasse Heinsberg,BLZ: 312512 20,Account-Nr: 5000468

Herr Wolfgang Friedrich has recently released two new sets with a Napoleonic WKHPH��7KH�¿UVW�GHSLFWV�1DSROHRQ¶V�WRUFKOLW�procession through his troops on the night before Austerlitz. As well as the man him-self, there is a general and ten grenadiers. 2I� WKHVH�� DQ� RI¿FHU� DQG� WZR� JUHQDGLHUV�presenting arms could be useful in many RWKHU�VLWXDWLRQV��$�FDPS¿UH�FRPSOHWHV�WKH�VFHQH��ZKLFK�ZLWK�WRUFK�DQG�¿UHOLJKW�HIIHFWV�should prove an interesting challenge to the painter.In the second scene, Napoleon sits at a map table with two generals, while an aide brings a local inhabitant to act as guide.

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For those members interested in European wars there is a new and I think quite important book, newly published in Sweden, by a fellow Flat Collector Lars-Eric Hoglund. It is entitled “THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR 1700-1721, Colours and Uniforms”. The book is to the authors usual high standards of research, so I believe it to be as accurate as humanly possible. Written in English except for regimental titles and places of origin etc, and contains information on every cavalry, infantry and artillery formation in the Swedish army of the period. Excepting only a few local militia and volunteer regiments that Lars-Eric says are mostly grey and only of interest to local historians. There are numerous colour plates depicting Uniforms, Flags, etc, including a delightful kettledrummer. To obtain D�FRS\�LQ�WKLV�FRXQWU\�ZULWH�WR��3HWHU�%DUU\��%UHWWRQ�+DOO�&ROOHJH��3RZHU�KRXVH��3HWHUVRQ�5RDG��:DNH¿HOG��:0��(��8QLWHG�Kingdom. The price is £35.50p this includes postage and packing to U.K. residents only. &ROLQ�%DLQHV�

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On-line shopping for art materialsGraham Dixey

1HHG�D�EUXVK�DQG�FDQ¶W�¿QG�LW�LQ�\RXU�ORFDO�art shop? I know the feeling. You’d think that in London any West End art shop would be stocked to the gills with every conceivable type of brush. Not so. The choice of synthetic brushes is vast but the VHOHFWLRQ�RI�¿QH�VDEOHV��VXLWDEOH�IRU�SDLQWLQJ�¿QH�GHWDLOV�RQ�ÀDWV��LV�RIWHQ�SDWKHWLF��6HULHV�3A and 16 by Winsor & Newton, favourites DPRQJ�ÀDWV�SDLQWHUV��FDQ�EH�TXLWH�HOXVLYH��$QG�ZKHQ�\RX�GR�¿QG�D�VWRFNLVW�WKH\¶UH�quite expensive. Well, happily there’s an answer.

Reading an art magazine recently I came across an advertisement for an on-line art store offering discount art materials. I decided to see what they had in the way of brushes. So after logging onto their web-site (www.discountart.co.uk) and following the trail: Brushes – Watercolour Brushes – and then scrolling down the list, I was pleased WR�¿QG�WKDW��QRW�RQO\�GR�WKH\�VWRFN�ERWK�RI�the Winsor & Newton ranges 3A and 16 (among others), they also stock Pro Arte sables, a breed that normally appears to be as rare as hen’s teeth except in synthetics. Their Series 2A range of Kolinsky sables is well worth trying and is cheaper than W �1��7KH\�KDYH�EHDXWLIXOO\�¿QH��WDSHUHG�

points, especially in the smaller sizes. As an example of comparative prices, check the following.

W & N Series 3A size 00shop price £3.70 discount price £2.78W & N Series 3A size 000shop price £3.60 discount price £2.70W & N Series 16 size 00shop price £3.60 discount price £2.70W & N Series 16 size 000shop price £3.45 discount price £2.59

Pro-Arte Series 2A size 00shop price £2.73 discount price £1.91Pro-Arte Series 2A size 000shop price £2.65 discount price £ 1.86

These are just a few examples; the actual selection offered is much greater. In addition to brushes, they naturally carry a wide range of other art materials, including Winsor & Newton oils; they even stock the smaller size 21ml tubes in their Winton range, if you want to save money and space.

If there is a snag it is that there LV�D�¿[HG�SRVWDO�FKDUJH�RI��SHU�RUGHU�(courier delivery), irrespective of the size of the order. Thus, it pays to order reasonable quantities of goods (perhaps an order shared with others) when the postal costs are well absorbed in the 25% discount that you get from using this service. Ordering is, of course, on-line by a secure order system

Additions to CFFH PublicationsGraham Dixey

A listing of the French language special publications of the French society C.F.F.H. (&OXE�)UDQFDLV�GH�OD�)LJXULQH�+LVWRULTXH� was given as a loose supplement with BFFS Journal No. 56 (February 2000). News has now been received of two new publications, which are as follows:

/D�*XHUUH�GX�0H[LTXH�� – tome IV, 120pp, 16 b/w plates, 2 colour plates by Lordey: price 85ff.7URPSHWWHV� GH�&XLUDVVLHUV�� 5HVWDXUDWLRQ�� – 24pp, 1 b/w plate, 6 colour plates: price 70ff.

Note: payment is only accepted in French Francs; foreign orders are subject to a postal charge of 10ff per item.

Orders should be sent to:

Secretariat du C.F.F.H.,M.Clabaut,3 rue du Massif-Central,94800 Villejuif,France.

and immediate acknowledgement is given by e-mail (within minutes of placing the order!). It works, I know – I’ve used it!

Cycling.Bernt Grimm in Sweden has kindly forwarded information on several more cycling sets.

There are two very nice large scale ÀDWV�RI�D�ODG\�DQG�D�JHQW�RQ�'UDLVLQHV�E\�

Waltz, some Swedish WW 1 soldiers by Tenngjuteriet Mars and French WW 1 by %RYHUDW�� D� VLQJOH�¿JXUH� IURP�GH�7LQQHQ�7DIHOURQGH�DQG�WKLV�ORYHO\�VHW�RI�VL[�¿JXUHV�by Wolfgang Windisch.

These are of particular interest because

there are some odd cycles here. Top left is a gent on a boneshaker. Next is a gent on a 'Kangaroo' or 'Dwarf', names given to penny-farthings where an extension was DGGHG�WR�WKH�IRUN�OHJV�ZLWK�WKH�SHGDOV�¿W-ted at the extremity, driving the wheel by two cogs and a short chain. This allowed a small measure of gearing which, in turn, permitted a smaller front wheel which of course meant you had less far to fall.

The third gent is on a machine reminis-cent of the American 'Star' cycle. This had the small wheel at the front and propulsion was by treadle, rather than pedal.

2I� WKH� ODGLHV�� WKH� ¿UVW� WZR� ORRN� OLNH�fairly conventional safety cycles with loop frames, the third rather dashing young lady is riding a gents sports cycle with dropped bars. She is wearing the controversial, but practical, 'rational' dress.

A set I must look for at Kulmbach. Many thanks, Bernt.

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The Next Bulk Orders

6LQFH�ZH� ODVW�RUGHUHG�¿JXUHV� IURP�+HUU�Kügl, his catalogue has been extended even further. Herr Kügl himself dis plays a knack for choosing unusual and attractive subjects.

The first 4 sets, engraved by Grünewald are The Wounding of Abercrombie at Alexandria, Masterson and the Eagle, the Death of Picton and Wellington and Blucher.

The later sets come from the talented hands of Steffan Jahn. There is

an extensive set of French infantry on the march in Egypt. Next is Bonaparte visiting a slave market in Cairo.

The seventh set is most unusual. In kit form we the mechanism of Chappé’s Telegraph with operators and furniture, intended for the interior of the telegraph tower. Then we have a set of six Guard Marines enjoying a drink outside a tavern.

More recent series include British Infantry on the march in Spain 1810, The Rearguard, based on the painting by Beadle

with soldiers of the 95th, 43rd and 52nd and including ‘Black Bob’ Crawford, and the Storming of Cuidad Rodrigo, more 95th 5LÀHPHQ�ZLWK�D�ODGGHU�

Also of interest is a French Napoleonic Artillery set with four men and a tripod with a pulley for lifting a gun barrel.

And, of course, there are the two new sets referenced in this Journal.

Figures may be purchased individually.

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Two more excellent dioramas from Geoff Barnes in Australia.

Above is 'Nefertiti's Flight From Amarna'. Nefertiti and her entourage are leaving the new palace of Amarna, still under FRQVWUXFWLRQ��7KH�ÀDWV�XVHG�DUH�WKH�VHW�E\�1HFNHO�ZLWK�VRPH�DGGLWLRQV�IURP�+DIHU�DQG�VRPH�VFUDWFKEXLOW�

Below is 'The Nile Campaign'. Set in the latter part of the campaign, Kleber's army is marching past in the background. 7KH�VFLHQWLVWV��RU�6DYDQWV��DUH�EXV\�UHFRUGLQJ�ZKDW�WKH\�FDQ�EHIRUH�WKH�DUP\�PDUFKHV�RQ�DQG�OHDYHV�WKHP��2I¿FHUV�DUH�taking some time out to view the ruins. Based on the Wimor 'Napoleon at the Pyramids' set.

Watch for articles on the construction of these dioramas in Military Modelling.

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