History in 1/72

 Our Hobbymate Thomas Mischak asked Frank to sculpt him some Nassau Grenadiers for his Waterloo project.  These figures will be available from Hagen soon. ...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2024/04/new-nassau-infantry-from-frank.html

 Our hobbyfriend Jan Kronisch sent me some photos the units he paints for the attack on the Trenches at Dueppel 1864. The first painted Danish from our range , I have seen so far.  ...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2024/04/some-projects-for-danish-prussian-war.html

 Patrick created a new diorama for the museum projects of Mules of Marius . If you want to rent a diorama for an exhibition, they are your men. More at Facebook And some p...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2024/03/batavian-uprising.html

 In September my friend and partner with Blackwatch-Miniatures is organizing the 4th "Dioramica". See the details at the homepage of the club https://www.geschichte-in-miniaturen.de/dioramic...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2024/03/dioramica-2024.html

 Our hobbyfriend Ralf Guntermann sent me some photos of his collection. Here a few great conversions from the "good old times",when we had to create conversions ourselves. Today with 3d-techni...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2024/02/some-nice-acw-conversions.html

 For some years is working on a range for the battle of Rossbach. Maybe you know the infantry sets, some of them are available from Hagen Miniatures . Deniz also sculpted some...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2024/01/denis-sculpted-some-syw-figures.html

 We hope that with the change into 3D-mastered figures we are finally able to cover the costs of the production of figures and can produce a bigger range of figures, as well as creating more dio...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-next-generation-of-blackwatch.html

 In the past my goal as a collector of figures was, to get all figures ever produced in 1/72 scale. The big challenge so far was to lay my hands on old German figures from the period of 1900-193...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/12/i-have-tried-kossak-miniatures-3d-prints.html

 Years ago my mate Pay sent me photos of figures from his collection, which he wanted to sell. I was too late to get these figures, another hobbyfriend was more lucky.  These figures are conv...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/11/conversions-for-awi.html

 The latest news at Blackwatch miniatures is a set of Roman infantry around 180 AD. They are the start of a new range for Patrick's Marcomanic war diorama The figures are 3D-painted. We have...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/11/new-roman-infantry-1st-part-of-second.html

 Last week I had a businesstour to Erfurt in Thuringia. Usually when being on tour, I search for museums in the area. This time, I have recognized, I am close to Schmalkalden.  In 1546-1547 t...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/10/figure-museum-schmalkalden.html

 In my eyes he is becomming better and better, especially with Ancient figures. He is always glad to take orders on figure sculpting for a low price. So if you need something special write me ...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/09/darek-sent-new-photos-of-his-latest-work.html

 After a long time here another of the great little dioramas from our hobby friend Tomsonfeld who sadly left the hobby years ago.  I am glad to have the figures in my collection!  ...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/08/queens-legion-hussars-attacking-rhode.html

 While searching for some material, I stumbled over Gary Todd's imense collection of photos on Flickr . The collection helped me a lot to increase my archive on Chinese dress and weapons  in...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/08/one-of-reasons-of-opium-war.html

 It has been a while since my last post.  Korbitz is getting booring, always painting the same figures. So for having some variety I decided to start with a second project. As I am always aft...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/07/battle-of-tacna-26th-may-1880.html

 I would suggest with 15mm figures. I took these photos at my visit in 2014.  Ok, I prefer 1:72, but it is a very nice one - and reminds me, in our range we are missing the Piemotese units. ...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/06/battle-of-solferino-1859-diorama-from.html

 I always wanted to work on an early ancient diorama. Siege of Lachish is one idea, but I need hundreds more Assyrians. The other one is the battle of Kadesh. With the Caeser Hithite chariots ...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/05/hithite-chariots.html

After several years of renovation the museum reopened the figure exhibition again. My favorite there is the flat figure diorama of Leuthen. 35 years ago I have seen it for the first time and ma...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/04/reopening-of-bavarian-armymuseum.html

 Wolfgang now showed the next photos of the diorama. In the meantime the diorama is finished and will be on show in a museum in Fröschwiler itself very soon. If you...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/04/new-photos-from-froschwiler-project.html

 I have asked Darek to sculpt me a range of Russian Dragoons for my 1813 project. See the photos, in my eyes a very good result. ...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/04/russian-dragoons-1813-1814.html

 another gem from Schmittys collection.

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/03/navy-battle-in-punic-war.html

 My mate Schmitty with whom I create the anual diorama projects for over 20 years now has a very big advantage over me - space!! While I have a small room (the rest of the house occupied by my...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/03/schmittys-collection.html

 Over the last weeks Darek sent me photos of several conversions. He is selling these figures as conversions and we also would have a possibility to cast them as metals. So if anybody is interes...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/03/darek-is-busy.html

 Our late hobbyfriend Wolfgang Hartung wanted Patrick to have his latest projekt, a Viking village. Patrick finished the diorama which is now on display in the museum. I am sure Wolfgang would...

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/02/wolfgang-hartungs-viking-village.html

 The latest update of Patricks Diorama. All figures available here .  All the profit we make in the shop goes into new masters to increase this series.

http://historyin172.blogspot.com/2023/02/prussian-artillery-at-froschwilerworth.html