Just before he passed away, Alan Cook entrusted me with his Crimean War and Austro Prussian War collections. These are mostly Minifigs S Range figures, beautifully painted and organised.
I thought it might be nice to show off some of these figures, with the addition of my own collection besides them. To kick off I have paraded the Russian army. The combined force is massive and it was difficult to get all of the figures into the frame. So, I will let the pictures do the talking:
The Russian Army in the Crimea:
First a general shot:
The right wing, cavalry and artillery:
The centre, mostly infantry:
The commander and siege artillery:
The left wing, more cavalry:
A view from the right wing:
View from the left wing:
A fine martial array!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly fills up the table. No room for scenery or anything else for that matter.
DeleteA pretty impressive display and one I'm sure Alan would approve of . Of course we will expect to see it in action over the winter months.
ReplyDeleteHi Graham, I expect there would be too many figures for a battle, but a campaign perhaps?
DeleteWhat a wonderful collection! Looking forward to seeing more of it in due course.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
Hi Stokes, next weekend I will deploy another army.
DeleteSuperb army! God save the Tsar!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I need a model of the Tsar to review the army!
DeleteA beautiful collection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm and a terrific legacy.
DeleteSimply wonderful!
ReplyDeleteQuite a sight seeing so many figures en masse.
DeleteA marvelous collection
ReplyDeleteAnd only a third of the collection!
DeleteHello there Bob,
ReplyDeleteWow! that is really impressive and I reckon some kind of campaign would certainly be the way to go. Lovely looking collection!
All the best,
DC
Thanks David, a campaign is about the only way I could use all of these figures as I can barely fit one army on my table, let alone five!
DeleteAlan would definitely approve, looking forward to seeing the British forces as there quite a few S range conversions that i got cast for Alan, think you need a slightly larger table !!!!
ReplyDeletecheers Old John
You will recognise quite a few, such as the highlanders in trews and all of those gunners and sappers. I don't think a larger table would help, a larger room maybe!
DeleteFantastic! It would be a great tribute to Alan to keep these in action.
ReplyDeleteHi Jeffers, they will be in action soon.
DeleteVery handsome collection!
ReplyDeleteWait until you see the Turks, French, Sardinians and British!
DeleteA wonderful legacy! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIndeed they are, and there's much more to come.
DeleteSo jealous!
ReplyDeleteIf you are so critical of the figures, why do you collect them? there are other manufacturers who make more accurate representations of crimean soldiers.
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