Can You Help Greg Liska He Needs a Certain Figure? Greg is looking for the following figure.
Here is what Greg needs
Hey All –
I’m looking to get a hold of as many as 25 of the Marx 54mm Brit Grenadiers marching (see attached). Recasts are preferred, and if the rifle is broken it’s not an issue. Hope you can help!
Thanks,
Greg Liska
If you can help contact us and we will pass your email to him.
I’m intrigued now, what are you going to do with the figures Greg? and why 25?
Unfortunately, I don’t have any to share. But looking at that photo reminds me of what excellent toy soldier injection mold sculpting Marx accomplished.
Check with Matt at Hobby Bunker in Malden MA as he sometimes gets these with the rifles clipped and you may be able to purchase for a reasonable price. Matt’s is very fair with his customers.
I didn’t even know this was posted. I did get a volunteer to send 21 and another sending 6. I’m good to go.
What am I doing with them? These Grenadiers need their own artillery, I say! I use the officers flicking around a swagger stick or riding crop as the man with the Touch Stick, one marcher gets a ram rod, the other gets the spike for perforating the powder charge. Some may get a bucket, too. I generally use 3 men per gun, sometimes 4 for the bigger guns like the Marx AWI cannon. I replaced the officers with officers wearing tricorn hats.
Once done, I will have enough for 2 batteries (8 guns) plus, for the British Grenadiers and enough for a 6 gun battery for the Hessians (painting them black).
Can’t wait for the pictures of your final result. I post as I figure our community could help out on your project.