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Post by Forum Admin on Aug 14, 2019 22:27:05 GMT
Q1 - Head/hat choice Heads on a peg or hats on a peg and your reasoning? These are not actual figures, just using them for purposes of illustration.
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Post by Brian on Aug 14, 2019 22:41:12 GMT
Heads on pegs for me it's quite easy to make a hole for the peg with a pin vise or hot pin and can be glued to make the joint as solid as a rock, it also has the added bonus that you can turn the head to face in different positions.
I thought the heads would be already attached to bodies to save space on sprue or is this for spare heads having said that separate heads do look better.
By the way those trousers with gaiters are German, Hungarians have tight trousers with ankle boots.
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Post by rbhjr on Aug 14, 2019 22:56:17 GMT
Heads on pegs for me it's quite easy to make a hole for the peg with a pin vise or hot pin and can be glued to make the joint as solid as a rock, it also has the added bonus that you can turn the head to face in different positions. I thought the heads would be already attached to bodies to save space on sprue or is this for spare heads having said that separate heads do look better. Would the “heads” figures be made headless, with more than one type of head option also on the spruce? Or would one head be attached, with another head option on the sprurce?
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Post by Forum Admin on Aug 14, 2019 23:05:18 GMT
Which would you prefer?
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Post by Rob A on Aug 15, 2019 0:01:59 GMT
Heads with pegs work better - it is generally easier to attach the head with a peg to the rest of the body, and to hide the evidence (so to speak) once it is glued and painted. The two figures you have shown as Hungarian infantrymen are actually clothed as 'German' infantrymen in the Austrian army. The main difference between uniforms for each type concerns the trousers and the boots - Hungarian infantry (including grenadiers) wore tighter fitting breeches and ankle boots, usually with a knot design on the the upper front of the breeches, showing just below where the front of the coat meets the waist. When painted as Hungarian infantry, the breeches should be a shade of dark sky blue, and the knot design is pale yellow. My reference source here is Liliane and Fred Funcken's 'Arms and Uniforms of the First Empire' (Volume 2).
Cheers,
Rob.
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Post by Graeme on Aug 15, 2019 2:47:47 GMT
These are not actual figures, just using them for purposes of illustration. Don't Panic! These are not pictures of the proposed Hungarians, they're just using pictures of the Austrians to illustrate the question being asked about spare heads or alternative hats. Don't be alarmed by the uniforms. The system of a complete figure with head attached and a spare head with a peg works fine for me and I'm happy to continue with that. It's also good for the many folks who don't want to do conversions or assemble parts as there will be figures good to go straight out of the box. I can't comment on alternative hats because I haven't tried them but the 7YW folks reported that they worked very well and they found all of the spare hats very useful. If it's a situation where you would want to change whole battalions e.g. early war in helmets and late war in shakoes I can see how alternative hats might be easier.
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Post by Nikolaos_T on Aug 15, 2019 7:10:41 GMT
heads on pegs
(otherwise, the joint between half-head and headgear, does not always look good).
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Post by Stan on Aug 15, 2019 7:54:31 GMT
Heads with pegs, please! It often fits better plus allows immediately creating a dynamic look for all the figures even in the same pose, altering them to look left right or whatever!
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Post by quarion on Aug 15, 2019 8:30:46 GMT
Heads with pegs, please! It often fits better plus allows immediately creating a dynamic look for all the figures even in the same pose, altering them to look left right or whatever! Exactly! It gives immersion if you can change head direction on the figures with the same pose.
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Post by misteredd on Aug 15, 2019 10:47:41 GMT
Heads on pegs please - different faces would be awesome!
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Post by Steve W on Aug 15, 2019 12:01:25 GMT
Heads with pegs please - the gap between collar and head looks realistic, and avoids the need for highlighting between flesh and a light collar colour or white piping on the collar.
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Post by stevo0113 on Aug 15, 2019 16:24:51 GMT
Heads with pegs for me as well.
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Post by cpn on Aug 15, 2019 16:34:44 GMT
SORRY sorry sorry I did push the wrong button. Of course I want heads. Cheers CPN
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Post by rbhjr on Aug 15, 2019 18:08:21 GMT
I think it would be best to do the figures without heads, and provide two head options in the pack for each figure. That allows us the flexibility of using either head choice without being forced to perform a mutilating decapitation on each figure to implement one of the options. Cheers
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Post by Allan from Glasgow on Aug 15, 2019 19:32:02 GMT
I think it would be best to do the figures without heads, and provide two head options in the pack for each figure. That allows us the flexibility of using either head choice without being forced to perform a mutilating decapitation on each figure to implement one of the options. Cheers totally agree, also painting of collars would a lot easier and the final figure would have a neater join with the added benefit of more units can be created from a single box. bfn Allan
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Post by Paul on Aug 15, 2019 20:15:19 GMT
Much prefer heads with pegs. A lot easier, to me
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Post by eliott on Aug 15, 2019 20:40:54 GMT
Heads on pegs please -
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Post by pinotnoir on Aug 15, 2019 22:50:43 GMT
Heads! Among other things slight head movement among the ranks adds interest to the unit.
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Post by pinotnoir on Aug 15, 2019 22:52:01 GMT
Gives the Sergeants a reason to bellow "eyes front" as well.
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Post by bobwagner on Aug 16, 2019 2:09:29 GMT
Heads with pegs, please
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Post by Stan on Aug 16, 2019 13:36:12 GMT
Gives the Sergeants a reason to bellow "eyes front" as well. Ha ha! Yes indeed!
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Post by Stan on Aug 16, 2019 13:36:32 GMT
Looks like a clear vote to me!
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Post by rahway on Aug 16, 2019 20:40:43 GMT
483 view and only 17 votes?
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Post by tom tim on Aug 17, 2019 2:27:49 GMT
Heads with pegs
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Post by Roscoe Remington on Aug 17, 2019 8:03:40 GMT
Heads with pegs, and a little price tag hanging from the hat like Minnie Pearl.
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