Odds Ends Ugliest Troops Greg Liska, we have Greg Liska’s latest project which he calls Ugliest Cavalry Troop. Next we have a new Russian company Alliance of the Free(Russia). Our very good friend Detlef Heerbrand shares an old Elastolin ad.
Odds Ends Ugliest Troops Greg Liska’s New Project
Why in h*** did I do this? I had them ‘there’ (for the most part) and I liked the standard riding pose. I tried to mix them in with my Marx 60mm cavalry and it just didn’t work.
I’m considering a dismounted cavalry troop for each. I have about 40 or so right now. I’ll take ideas for the confederates. Thanks for looking. I hope it didn’t affect your vision…they ARE ugly! I can’t wait for his next project.
Alliance of the Free(Russia)
Elastolin Ad
Those Elastolin figures I have some in white or cream plastic made by Linde.
LINDE are just copies of Elastolin but smaller than Elastolin made later .Other former west German brands as well former DDR copied or cloned Elastolin just in their scale of painted in case of DDR brands .
That ad is really sharp!!
Scumbags…..second from left looks like ‘leather face’ from Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie. second from right looks like man morphing into Chewbaca. But fun looking figures that could be used in some type of civilian setting.
I remember the first time I saw the Rel cavalrymen when I receive them with a bunch of figures I won on ebay. I had a hard time believing someone actually paid money for them by choice (LOL). From a distance the way you’ve set them up, they don’t look so bad.
I like what Greg could out of any.
To me all figures mounted in line with background looks great!
Well done!
Yes, I think Greg may have inadvertently elevated these long-scorned “Horse-Sojers” to a more romanticized place in collector’s hearts.
Who doesn’t love a tight military formation of cavalry? These guys mean business. I like the additions of the accouterments — nice touch. I agree with Wayne W. and Erwin… looks like what we love: Toy Soldiers. Nice display!
I have a big bag of these guys, horses, cannons. May need to take a new look…
I don’t have any Rel figures, and I agree that they are pretty ugly, but Greg Liska has definitely given them their best appearance in their history. At one time before the Marx Cavalry, I guess Rel were the only US Cavalry figures you could get.