Digital Advent Calendar 2021

Set 9324 Prussian Landwehr Action. I can still remember as a kid how I looked forward to Airfix's Prussian troops and then to be immeasurably disappointed when the troops turned out to be nothing like I expected Prussian Infantry to be. Only later did I learn of militia and Landwehr troops and the history behind them. Kudos to the Airfix designer for something different though I wonder how many kids were disappointed.

Dave Morris, UK


Rob Tung, USA


Dirk Donvil, Belgium


Jean-Jacques Birault, France. Painted as Opolchéninié of Moscow

Countdown day 22, 8122 WWI Serbs. An unloved set but it opened the doors to some of our best sets to come.

Thomas Willers, Germany


Robin Sutton, New Zealand


Juan Carlos Pascual, Spain
Painted as the Abraham Lincoln Battalion in the Spanish Civil War


Rafael Oscar Moccia, Argentina

Countdown 20. Set 8220. This is part of the 1808-1812 French Light Infantry series. There are 3 sets of Chasseurs (marching, action and command), a set of Voltigeurs (lights) and this set of Carabiners (heavies). There should be something coming up to finish this series.

This contribution appears to have been lost or misposted, it's from Uwe Wild.

"Here are three pics from your French Light Carabiniers. The green ones are Carabiniers from the 1st Italian light infantry 1809 while the blue are Voltigeurs (!) of the Isenburg regiment which fought at Capri 1808 and in Spain."
Uwe Wild, Germany

Day 18, set 9318, one of our favorite sets! Prussian Infantry in Action:

Painted as jaeger by Ken Cliffe, USA


James Grindon, United Kingdom


Painted as Garde-Jäger by Maik Koch, Bavaria


Rob Tung, USA

Set 8016 for day 16.  Russian Cuirassiers.

Steve Clay, UK


Tom, UK


Francesco Messori, The Netherlands


Sho Boki, Estland

For day 14 we have a medley of sets because there were too many to choose from

7014 Sheriff of Nottingham from Vissi Tamás, Hungary


8114 WW2 Beutepanzer by Johan van Ooij, The Netherlands


28014 Nap. Prussian Infantry in action by Carlo Antonio, Italy


9314 Bavarian Command by Jean-Jacques Birault, France

Day 12, Carthaginian Veteran set 8212. Figure from picture to painted figure.









When we first started we said we'd do 100 sets in 10 years.

Countdown day 10, set #8010 Nap. Russian Artillery as imagined by F. Messori, the Netherlands. This set has a long story. It was sculpted normally but damaged when the pattern was made from them (early days learning experience). Because of the damage, a casting was made of the original figures. Due to the recasting the resulting figures ended up thinner when the mold was finished. Later on, because there was space on the sprue, an extra horse and two bags were added, this was one of the few times that changes were made to a finished mold.









Right away ideas and suggestions started pouring in.

Day 8, set 32008 Carthaginian Heavy with sword and muscle cuirass.









And so it started.

Day 6, set 8106 French Battery Wagon converted to American Civil War Battery Wagon. This appears to be a lost contribution:

Here are a few pics of some American Civil War Battery Supply Wagons I painted up recently for the wargames table. The wagon is a converted Napoleonic French Wagon from HaT set 8106. The front wheels have gone and the ladder has been inverted to form a forage rack. I have seen photos of such wagons with unit identification writing on them but this is beyond my moderate skill as a painter to represent in any worthwhile form. It is on the large side for representing an ACW wagon of this type but went with it anyway - other options for conversion are the smaller Hat 8103 & 8104 Napoleonic Ambulance sets. The horses, limbers and figures are a mix of Italeri and Imex. By R. Mitchell, UK.









Some even became sculptors for us!

Day 4, another medley because too many to choose from!

Set 8004, ACW Zouaves converted to French Foreign Legion by Duncan, Berlin


Set 9304 French Light Infantry Chasseurs converted to French line infantrymen officer - it was quite a difficult one: a lot of changes as you can see comparing the original figure and converted one. The most difficult one was to cut off the rifle and cross belts on the chest and then to sculpt a normal uniform instead. Also - top-boots instead of boots with gaiters by Vladimir Iljin, Russia


Set 32004 Punic Wars Balearic Slinger


Set 8004, ACW Zouaves converted to Late Louisiana Tiger zouaves: I use Hat zouaves with news heads in replicated resin Italeri's Zouaves heads by Marco Zappa, Italy


You guys were there all along, despite everything you are still here.

Countdown day 2, set #8202 Colonial War Highlanders.

These figures are conversions using highlanders of the Hat.
Olá! amigos. Estas figuras são conversões usando escoceses do chapéu.
Jaques, Brazil


Black Watch Royal Highlanders by Craig Stewart, Canada


Jan-Willem van der Pijl, The Netherlands


Geert Vanpapeghem and Dirk Donvil, Belgium


And for this you have our everlasting thanks and gratitude