Wednesday, 4 February 2026

What becomes of the brokenhearted, sorry toy soldiers

 Found some broken Irish figures in the box today and decided to work on them -

Here they are on the workbench. I settled upon the idea to base them as figures wading through or drowning in some horrendous Irish bog. Here they are wading not drowning ( apologies Stevie Smith) ready for the table top-




All in all pleased with the effect and will utilise also in river crossing or in the sea coming onto the land.


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  1. Mike Lewis4 February 2026 at 20:19

    Nice use of those figures. I have seen some great effects with water around the half-figures showing them crossing a river. Are you planning on building up some water effect on the bases?

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    1. Anonymous5 February 2026 at 08:12

      Thanks. Hmm not sure re water effects, might just keep it simple, we’ll see.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  2. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com4 February 2026 at 20:37

    Clever!

    I started converting damaged 18thC PA semiflats and 1/72 ACW, to wounded and dead markers with room for a tiny d6 to record hits on the unit where the troops are on multiple bases.

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  3. Anonymous5 February 2026 at 08:12

    Thanks.
    Sounds an excellent idea.
    Alan Tradgardland

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  4. Robert Piepenbrink5 February 2026 at 22:25

    An excellent and economical idea, well executed. Lined up in order of depth, they can also represent a unit crossing a river or stream. But will calling them "bog Irish" get me in trouble these days? The censors move faster than I do any more.

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  5. Anonymous6 February 2026 at 06:51

    Thank you. A plan re crossing a river. A good question indeed.
    Alan Tradgardland

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  6. Mark, Man of TIN6 February 2026 at 13:31

    A very clever solution to reusing broken figures without melting them down.

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  7. rross7 February 2026 at 20:32

    Nice idea - have seen similar on a couple of other blogs - Glasgow Warhog is one and I think our mate Mark at 1866 And All That did some Napoleonic French pioneers building a bridge......

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