How Many Miniatures Can You Get in One Cabinet?

A very rare event in the Davis household: a cabinet empty of miniatures. No, they are not all sold. We just had a Spring Cleaning and polishing of the cabinets. 

This is the contents of just one section of cabinet space. No reason the WW2 German aircraft are flying over Napoleonic cavalry. They just found a suitable shelf to land on!

Meanwhile it's fun to take a closer look at the contents. As you can see, I am somewhat obsessed by cavalry. Here you see the entire Heavy Cavalry Division at Waterloo, one figure representing 20 present at the battle, based for General de Brigade. There are a few extra regiments from different nations of the era, Prussians and a few Austrians

I have a very small collection of 1/72 scale die-cast aircraft by Corgi. They are excellent models, purchased off the shelf in this collector's quality.

Frederick's Artillery

My friends and family have often chided me about my obsession with artillery. Well, it is a Napoleon trait.  However, Frederick was rather proud of his artillery train also. Coming from a family of Royal Artillerymen it must be in the DNA.

The painting of all this metal is the work of Leuthen Studios, many originals by Yanni himself. The models are mostly Berliner Zinnfiguren and Dietz models, the best in my opinion, plus the excellent  and highly recommended new 3-pounder M1746 'Beauvrye'-design by Black Hussar.

Other pieces in the park include:

Mittlerer Zwölfpfünder: 12-PDR Holtzmann  M1740 

Preußischer Dreipfünder Bataillonsgeschütz (Diez)

Howitzer, 7 Pound

6-PDR Dieskau M1754

Grenade Wagon

Preußischer Pulverwagen 

Kleist Frei Korps battalion gun

Garrison Artillery with Howitzer

New from Black Hussar Miniatures

New from the very talented team at Black Hussar: a 3-pounder section of M1746 'Beauvrye's,  designed by GM Leonard von Beauvrye as battalion guns. Comes complete with 5 gunners in various positions. Also featured, a Military Chaplain. All are excellent sculpts and very compatible with the rest of my Foundry Prussian Army.

These figures were painted for me by Leuthen Studios.

3-pounder M1746 'Beauvrye'-design

Military Chaplain

"Gott mit uns!"

General von Steinmetz and Staff

Calpe Miniatures makes some very nice vignettes of various Prussian generals and their staffs. This set features Generalmajor Karl Friedrich Franziskus von Steinmetz, commanding I Infanterie-Brigade,  of I Armee-Korps, together with his chief of Staff, Major von Arnaud, a Hauptman ADC,  and dismounted, an Oberfeldjager from the Reitendes Feldjager-corps.

Calpe makes a very comprehensive range of Prussians with meticulous attention to detail.

The figures were painted for me by Leuthen Studios.

No.4 Erstes Schlesisches Husaren-Regiment

Here is a squadron of  No.4 Erstes Schlesisches Husaren-Regiment. A section of green-coated Freiwillige Jäger is attached to the squadron.

The figures are by Calpe and the unit was painted for me by Leuthen Studios.

Freiwillige Jäger 

Pontoon Detachment, Prussian, Seven Years War

I am moving some of the galleries from my old blog to this new blog. By request, I am starting with a detachment of Prussian Pontoniers. The figures and equipment were painted for me by Leuthen Studios. The river and bridge sections are by Wargamers Terrain:

 http://www.wargamersterrain.com

2. Westpreußisches Dragoner-Regiment

These are Calpe metal figures representing the 2. Westpreußisches Dragoner-Regiment under Oberstleutnant von Woiski, serving in GM von Treskow II's 1. Brigade of the Reserve-Kavallerie. Flags are by GMB.

IR 6 [1.Westpreußisches]

Here is my first unit of Prussian infantry using Perry plastic figures. This is IR 6 [1.Westpreussisches] under the command of Oberstleutnant von Kemphen. They served in I Corps of Hans Ernst Graf von Ziethen, 2 Division under Otto Karl Lorenz von Pirch II.

This unit was painted for me by Leuthen Studios.

 IR 6 [1.Westpreussisches]