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New Mohawk Indian Figures From Fife & Drum Miniatures
Some of the new Fife and Drum Miniatures Mohawk IndiansFife and Drum Miniatures is adding 14 new Mohawk Indian figures as part of its AWI Saratoga figure range. Coincidentally, Crann Tara Miniatures is...
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Mohawk Samples Painted
New Fife and Drum Miniatures Mohawk IndiansCLICK ON ALL PICTURES TO ENLARGEI have finished painting samples of all of the new Fife and Drum Miniatures Mohawk Indians. One of the advancing figures is...
View ArticleSeven Years War Assn Convention Postponed Until July 30, 2020
The Seven Years War Association Convention has been postponed until July 30 - August 1, 2020 due to safety concerns about the Cornona Virus 19 pandemic. Convention organizer Ken Bunger polled a number...
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F&D and Perry Mohawks Painted Figures Pix
All of the new Fife and Drum Miniatures Mohawk Indians are shown in this picture.CLICK TO ENLARGE ALL PICTURESI have been painting hoards of the new Fife and Drum Miniatures Mohawk Indians of late,...
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Armies In Plastic 54mm Dervish
AIP DervishHello everyone. I'm taking advantage of the social distancing these next few weeks to get in some serious painting time. So yesterday, I knocked out 7 Dervish figures that I bought from...
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The Dervish Are Finished
One 54-figure band of Dervish warriors all ready to go.Armies In Plastic Dervish figures.CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE VIEWThe Dervish are finished! Â That's probably what Lord Kitchener said too in...
View ArticleFife & Drum Minden Sale - 15% Discount!
Fife and Drum Miniatures is announcing the start of its Seven Years War Association Convention That Didn't Happen Sale, effective today - Friday March 27, 2020. The sale will run through Friday April...
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Armies In Plastic Egyptian Infantry in Sudan Figure Review
Some of the AIP Egyptian infantry that I recently painted.CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGEAIP Egyptian Infantry in Summer UniformA week or so ago, Â I received my first two boxes of Egyptian infantry in...
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Armies In Plastic Camel Corps
Armies In Plastic 54mm Camel CorpsReverse view.I painted a test sample Camel Corps camel and rider the other day. Â These are 54mm toy soldier size plastic figures that I am painting for my Sudan Toy...
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More Camel Corps Reinforcements
Armies In Plastic Camel CorpsI finished six of the Armies In Plastic 54mm toy soldier British Camel Corps figures. I have two additional camels carrying the disassembled mountain screw gun, but these...
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Fort Kandahar
Fort Kandahar(Armies In Plastic)I found a nifty looking 54mm toy soldier sized desert fort on eBay recently, and bought it, of course. It is now in transit and should be arriving this week, so I am...
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My Sudan Toy Soldier Project
Egyptian infantry and British artillery fend off a Dervish charge.All figures show are plastic figures from Armies In Plastic.I have been posting hints about some sort of grand Sudan project that uses...
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Khartoum The Perfect Winter Resort
I found some of these old retro/art deco travel posters touting winter vacations in Khartoum.I particularly like "Dry, Sunny and Bracing"
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Beja Rico! Thousands of 'Em! - Project Update
40 Beja figures on 10-figure movement trays from Litko.CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGEI have been cranking out the Dervish figures at a rapid clip during the pandemic shutdown, and watching my Dervish army...
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Happy Mother's Day
Mrs. Fritz won't allow me to post a picture of her, so here is Lady Emma Cuddleston-Smythe.Lady Emma Cuddleston-Smythe and Sir Archibald Sinclair served up afternoon tea for Lady Veronica Aston-Martin...
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AIP British Naval Brigade in the Sudan
I recently bought a couple boxes of Armies In Plastic ("AIP") Royal Navy Brigade that fought in the Sudan in the eastern Suakin theater of the war. The picture at the top of this page shows the ten...
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Dervish Standard Bearer Conversions
54mm Armies In Plastic ("AIP") Dervish showing the original figures and the converted figures.While I have not blogged as much as I would have thought, I am still burning up my brushes at the painting...
View ArticleInternational Shipping Information for Fife & Drum and Minden Orders
Customers in Europe have been reporting back to me that it is taking up to four weeks for their packages to arrive once they have left Fife and Drum headquarters.I asked our local post office why this...
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More Complicated Dervish Flag Conversions
Converted figure (left) and original figure (right)Considering how soft the plastic is in the AIP figures, I figured that it would be easier to clip, cut and carve other Dervish figure poses that were...
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Sudan Project Painting Update
The Ansar charge into a steady line of Egyptian troops with Royal Artillery supports.Click or Double Click the pictures to enlarge.I have painted approximately 225 Dervish since March 19th and another...
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