Blue Cavern

Here are a few pics of my figures as DrunkSmurf asked to see some & I thought others might also be interested

One of the officers

Various units

artillery

Here's some cavalry too

Hi Tojo ! Those figures are awesome ! I used to do wargaming when i was at school, when i left school, i lost my way with it a bit, my favourite was WW2 Tank battles ! We also used WW2 ships, we also had Napoleonic battles, Roman Empire battles, WW2 Planes, and something like English vs Scots in the 1300s, not sure exactly ! Ive got about 30 Tanks etc of WW2, but its no fun on your own

Perhaps i should come over and we could do battle, i'll bring a dice !

Hi Tojo, you have a very impressive army there. Great pics.

Did you paint all the figures yourself? I know a friend of ours spends hours and hours hand painting each figure.

Did you paint all the figures yourself? I know a friend of ours spends hours and hours hand painting each figure.

My husband spends hours and hours painting his miniatures as well.

Very impressive army, Tojo!!

Nice collection Tojo......you have so many of them. Thanks for showing us the pics, they were nice to see.

Dyar

hi!

awesome collection~~ ! I was very impressed,

and I can see now nicely painted these all are.. really cool to see!

thanks for posting this!

Thanks guys.

yes I did paint them all myself - can't believe it myself sometimes

Each normal base has 8 figures which take me about a month to finish as I can only paint when the kids are in bed. Each regiment has 12 bases which have a total of 96 figures. That's about a year's work! I've been at this lark for about 4 years now & can't seem to stop.

All I need now is someone to 'play' with. Ever thought of visiting the Frankfurt area Smurfing Beer?


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I have Tojo ! I would love to visit Frankfurt, especially your house and the Airport , i love watching planes ! Im such a small person, but ive got so many hobbies, i dont know how i do it !

But its a great collection you have, it looks awesome !

WOW Tojo, you have done a fabulous job painting them all. A really impressive job.

You (and Mrs Tojo) must have some patience.

Excellent collection Tojo

Wow, i can't believe you painted them all yourself

You've done a great job

Yes I agree with the others...the paint jobs do look really really good. It must be tricky painting some of those bits...I just know I would stuff it up but I can appreciate the talents of peopel who can do it.

I would be sendign the kids to bed at 11am on the weekends just so I could get back into painting them.

I'm not Graham but I am dying to go to Germany.....someday

I'll bring my fake Soldier smurfs, Indians, Cowboys etc and we will battle it out......can I also bring a bowling ball? ....no, I couldn't do that they look too great plus Mrs Tojo would throw me out on my ear.....and I hate having cold ears.

Dyar

Ha, ha great ideas Dyar.

I remember finding a website once where people wargame with Playmobil figures. Ok if you have a big garden, but otherwise..

I have a big garden. Maybe I could dress the kids in uniforms & try out my bowling skills... Maybe not

Thanks everyone for the comments & praise. It makes all the evenings sitting with a brush in hand more rewarding.


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Hi Tojo! Wow, these are great! (I just noticed the thread today).

You have a fantastic collection!

Do you buy your men online or from a local store? I would like to start a Japanese or Chinese army (in highschool, I painted Warhammer fantasy miniatures), but these eras don't seem well-supported.

I read a book on Napoleonic tactics recently, "Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon" by Rory Muir.

I liked it because he went into details on things like road marches and even how the soldiers spent their time in the evenings.

What interested me most was stuff about the cavalry battles. Cavalry would charge in open formations and the men would take a swing or two at each other as they passed through (no horses colliding and men dueling ferociously as in the movies).

I didn't know about the skirmisher companies (often armed with rifles) that would... well... skirmish with each other prior to a battle.

Muir also provided a lot of anecdotes about the soldiers under cannon fire. He described a French colonel who was always screaming at his men not to "dip" when cannon balls flew over the formation. Until, of course, a cannon ball grazed his cap and he ducked also.

My husband spends hours and hours painting his miniatures as well.

Hi Eggie, what sort of miniatures does he paint?

Hey Tojo

1) What sort of reference guide do you use for determining the colors?
2) What led you to make these particular units?

The playmobil figure gives the scene an interesting take. Now you just need to piss off your history buff friends by giving Napoleon a company of undead and a dragon for a mount. I could send you some of my Warhammer Skaven.