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Hi, all, There was a French figure maker called Art Miniature. They had a nice catalog of 54mm figures, many 18th century subjects, including some civilian vignettes. They were located in Paris for many years, but a couple of years ago, their website showed an address in Madagascar, of all...

Hi, all, I just happened to take a quick look in eBay, and one of my figure searches returned this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/355149363407?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qolus99fqqm&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=JKK3Te-ET9a&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The seller is based in...

I just saw this new item on another forum: from Andrea, a box diorama in a box. A new issue of their Napoleon at Fontainebleu, but with the materials included to make a box diorama...

Hi, all! Does anyone have any references or illustrations of what the Prussian chaplains, the Feldprediger, wore prior to 1910 and the implementation of the field gray uniform. I've got or can find enough images of chaplains in field gray, especially in the Great War. And I've get references for...

I don't know if this is old news, but I just learned that Peipp Miniatures has closed. Their website now just shows a page announcing that proprietors Helmut and Marianne are retiring and closing the business: https://www.peipp-miniaturen.de/ I don't know but I hope that they sell their...

Since we don't have a specific place to report forum issues, I'm posting this here. Today, when I access the forum and load any page, the page header-the area that contains the forum title/logo-shows for a second, then the lower part of the page, with the horizontal tab menu (shows Home...

I just read the sad news that Conrad Schulte has passed away, that is indeed a loss for us! I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person, but got to know him through his HZ-Forum and chat with him through the 'Net. So sad, and prayers and condolences to Petra on her loss! RIP, Conny!

We are back live this year! We will hold our 79th annual MFCA Exhibition and Dealer Mart on Friday, May 13th and Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at the Radisson Philadelphia-Northeast. It will be great to see everyone in person again! The show page at our website is...

Fans of the classic brand will be happy to learn that the family found a buyer, and Imrie-Risley is back in business: https://www.irminiatures.com/ The new owners are based in Kentucky. They recently bought Ron Ruddell's London Bridge shop, and the brands he maintained. It's good to see...

Hi, Planeteers! I'd like to share a resource I've recently discovered, which I think will be of interest to those of you who do any work on subjects from the 18th century, particularly from North American and Britain. That is Townshends. Townshends supply re-enactors and living history...

Sad news is making the rounds-Fletcher Clement passed away on Thursday: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ar/little-rock/fletcher-b-clement-iii-12808498 The hobby is a little grayer now for his passing.

To our friends and patrons, The MFCA is pleased to announce that our annual show will take place this year after all... online. We will have some really exciting plans to share with you over the coming weeks as we finalize the details, so check back regularly. We are looking forward to meeting...

'Afternoon, everybody! Apologies in advance for asking on one forum about another, but for the past week, when I try to access the HZ-Forum, a German figure forum, I get error 404. I hadn't heard that the forum was going away or that there were other changes, but, I haven't visited it all too...

Posted this evening to Euro Minature Expo's Facebook page: EURO 2021 CANCELLED It is with sadness that I have to announce that Euro Miniature Expo scheduled for 18th/19th September 2021 will not now go ahead. My decision is based upon several factors due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions:- 1)...

Hi, all! I'm going to paint a group of Brunswick hussars from the Seven Years War, in the first version of their uniform, which was in bleumourant, so popular in the 18th century. Unfortunately, I don't have a bottle of that ready to go, so I'm looking for equivalents or formulas to mix it...

Good morning, everyone, It's with regret that we must inform everyone in our community that our long-time member, Jim Goldsmith, passed away last night, from complications from COVID-19. Jim and his wife Arlene caught the virus and were hospitalized two weeks ago. Arlene recovered to the...

DML/Dragon made a set of Union infantry in 1/35, but did they ever release a set of Confederates? Thanks in advance, prosit! Brad

I don't know how many Planeteers are also members of the Timelines forum, but Gray has posted that he's decided to take that forum down for good next month. http://www.timelinesforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20190 End of an era, as it were, though he's been transitioning to a Facebook group.

Hi, everyone, Just getting the word out early, we, of the MFCA, will hold our 79th Annual Show & Mart on April 17 and 18 in 2020, at the Radisson Hotel-Philadelphia Northeast, in Trevose PA. Even though that's not quite a year away, we're looking forward to it, and to seeing all our old...

We need to add a forum for technical issues that people have here on the Planet, and one for forum how-tos, such as, "How do I add pictures to posts?", "How to I update my profile?", etc. Right now, there are no such categories, and so, those sorts of questions and posts get buried in other...