 Der Alte Fritz  | 19 Nov 2014 11:18 a.m. PST |
Minden is adding five new pieces to its growing collection (30 codes with 8 more in the pipeline at the moment) of SYW era wagons and artillery equipment. The latest releases include Austrian 3-pd, 6-pd, 12-pd and 7-pd Howizter, and limber models: link Austrian 3-pdr shown with limber, limber team, and artillery train driver:
Austrian 3-pd and 6-pd field guns:
Austrian 12-pd field gun and 7-pd howitzer:
Austrian 3-pdr and limber:
click on the link, above, to my blog for information about ordering, prices and product codes. |
| olicana | 19 Nov 2014 11:29 a.m. PST |
I like that 6pdr and that howitzer! |
 ColCampbell  | 19 Nov 2014 11:45 a.m. PST |
Man, Jim, you just keep adding more and more great products to your lines! Jim |
| ioannis | 19 Nov 2014 1:05 p.m. PST |
Hope to receive mine soon!!! |
| Der Alte Fritz | 19 Nov 2014 1:07 p.m. PST |
I should add that Crann Tara Miniatures in the UK is the distributor for the UK and Euroland of the Minden/Fife & Drum artillery equipment range. Crann Tara also distributes the complete Fife & Drum AWI figure range. cranntaraminiatures.co.uk We have at least four Russian cannon and two Austrian ammo wagons at the caster waiting for the production moulds to be made and a Prussian 12-pound Brummer is on the work bench at the moment. |
| crogge1757 | 19 Nov 2014 2:31 p.m. PST |
VERY NICE. The 3-pdr and the howitzer are missing its distinctive Austrian manhandling gears, that come so nicely done with your 6-pdr model. Why that? Cut it off in a matter of seconds and you'll can turn it into some other country's ordnance, but now you force me into hours of conversion labour in order to make them true Austrian ordnance. Cheers,
Christian
crogges7ywarmies.blogspot.com |
| Snowcat | 19 Nov 2014 4:17 p.m. PST |
Lovely stuff! Good comment by Christian – he knows his big guns! :) Cheers |
| ioannis | 19 Nov 2014 4:45 p.m. PST |
I bet DAF was in a hurry to show us the new ordnance… |
| Der Alte Fritz | 20 Nov 2014 12:45 a.m. PST |
Yes, what Ioannis said. I just forgot to glue them onto the carriage. The irons will be included with the 3-pdr and the howitzer as well as the 6-pdr. My guess is that most people will choose to leave them off as they are a bit fiddly to work with the first time you assemble one. My advise is to glue the irons onto the carriage before you attach the wheels. It is much easier that way. Jim |
| Mute Bystander | 20 Nov 2014 3:36 a.m. PST |
Nice, Very Nice, but I am unsure what size Minden Miniatures are. I suspect 25mm or larger. Not that I can afford miniatures between now and Christmas even if they are 15/18mm sized. |
| Chokidar | 20 Nov 2014 4:30 a.m. PST |
I was going to use the time honoured approach of gluing them to my fingers!!!! :-) |
| Der Alte Fritz | 20 Nov 2014 7:18 a.m. PST |
The models are done in 1/56 "scale". Scale is all about proportions. 28mm is a "size" rather than a "scale". That said, the Minden models should work fine with most 25mm, 28mm and 30mm figure ranges. I will update this thread this evening with a picture showing the Minden Austrian artillery crew standing next to the cannon. |
| ioannis | 20 Nov 2014 12:03 p.m. PST |
Chokidar said….I was going to use the time honoured approach of gluing them to my fingers!!!! :-) Is there any other way? |
| Musketier | 23 Nov 2014 6:41 a.m. PST |
The irons will be included with the 3-pdr and the howitzer as well as the 6-pdr. Dare we hope for a set of gunners and/or artillery fusiliers in dragging poses? Yes that's a 'D', not a 'B' – although the latter would be fun too… |
| Der Alte Fritz | 23 Nov 2014 1:43 p.m. PST |
Like this?
I use the Minden Pioneers figures for drag rope men. |
