"Old Glory 28mm Japanese Cavalry in 1886 pattern uniform." Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 May 2023 7:31 p.m. PST |
"These are not the best sculpted figures on the market and indeed some of the poses are a little odd and their swords look like pieces of timber, but they are some of the only figures I know of that represent Japanese cavalry at the turn of the twentieth century suitable for the Boxer Rebellion. It is quite a colourful uniform. The same could be used for the early part of the Russo-Japanese War. Ordinarily I would not have painted up these figures (because I am a bit of a snob when it comes to figure quality) but they will form part of a tabletop force that I have painted up other units for so it was a matter of completing the job to help add to the collection…"
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| Grelber | 07 May 2023 7:30 a.m. PST |
They do look nice. Grelber |
jurgenation  | 07 May 2023 12:24 p.m. PST |
But the price ,combined w/ the beautiful paint job.This unit would cost almost double elsewhere.And you could use others for fill ins.Yes you do have file ,andthe Horses are wierd ,but ,once you start rolling the Dice ,nobody cares.I loveOld Glory. |
| Tango01 | 07 May 2023 2:23 p.m. PST |
Glad you like them… Armand |
| Legionarius | 07 May 2023 7:22 p.m. PST |
Excellent. Yes, Old Glory is good. |
| Tango01 | 08 May 2023 2:28 p.m. PST |
Happy you like them too… Armand |
| Tango01 | 08 May 2023 9:12 p.m. PST |
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