Very nice collection Sergei, The helmets look great, but all those soldiers, man, do you live in an old Russian mansion? The house looks immense regarding the place you have as a collection room. Excellent and very nice collection! :thumb up: :thumb up: Greetings, Coert. :) Oh no my friend. I do no...

aicusv wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:59 pm

Very impressive, I too collect toy soldiers, here are my German Horse Marines Horse marines 1.jpg

cool . Is it 15 mm or 28 mm soldiers?

Thank you all for your reviews

I hope you enjoyed the photo

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some photos of my son’s games by soldiers when he was still little. I also played with him, now this is not enough for me

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I painted all the soldiers myself

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photo from the exhibition of my collection of toy soldiers in the museum of local lore. many photos cannot be uploaded

few soldiers

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here is a little of what managed to collect something in his collection. The main course in my collection is the soldiers of various scales, which I collect since childhood

When I started this hobby, my aim was to preserve history. We all guard our collection well so as not to allow any fakes that flow into our collection. I do have to say that it is amazing skill but my first reaction was - if this item flow into the market as original then our line of defence is dow...

Neil Young wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:27 am

I certainly agree. It is not a fake. It is a beautiful reproduction that has not been presented as an original. What a fantastic demonstration of a set of skills that few possess. I am in awe Sergei1877.

Thank you for understanding

Pardon me if I may sound too offensive. Wouldn't one call this re-work a fake? Well, did I write somewhere that this is the original? This is a reproduction. If I sold this thing giving it away as the original, it would be fake and fraud. And so I just made a reproduction, well, for example, for th...

b.loree wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:07 pm

Sergei....you made this piece? Or you restored it?? Awesome work either way!

I did this completely myself. Buying a hussar hat is simply expensive for me. Even in poor condition, they are very rare. I decided to sew myself

great work

several photos of the work in the process of tailoring

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one more photo

Hello . I want to show my work on the hussar hat. This is not quite a restoration of the subject, but rather a reconstruction of the Hussar Pelzmüce. Material used only natural. linen, leather, seal or fur

thanks for the good comments

Oh, my goodness. it's just amazing

This is just a dream

beauty

pickelhauben wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:44 am

Wow What a difference.

Great job

Thank you very much

chin belt collected from scales found on the battlefield

that's what happened

b.loree wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:51 am

A war time casque with zinc fittings?

yes indeed it is zinc

I think the helmet looks great, but I have a somewhat unrelated question: When was the top eagle authorized for wear on these helmets? I believe that the lion on top of Saxon Garde Regiments was authorized in 1876, but when was the Prussian Garde authorized to wear the eagle? John :? much earlier b...

Hi Andrey I really like . Is it from Kassel?

Photos of the completed JR 126. Work done...restitch both visors, provide one original trim brad. resolder split brad on spine, clean all fittings, refinish areas of missing lacquer, apply polish to entire helmet to blend in new finish. https://photos.smugmug.com/Completed-Restorations/i-QTGLVQq/0/...

For silk lining, I use natural rattan. I buy it in shops for art

beautiful helmet

Hello to all . Finished work on the restoration of this picelhaube. Unfortunately, the skin condition of the helmet is very poor and I had to cover the helmet cap with old felt. It remains to establish a silk lining

b.loree wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:51 am

A war time casque with zinc fittings?

I have not yet disassembled the helmet. I don’t know yet, but it seems to me that brass

pickelhauben wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:25 am

Not as bad as the other one.

The leather liner does not have the scallop edges .

I have not seen this before , possibly a post war add on ?

I think there were different options, I’ve already seen a similar one

I will upload photos of the result of work as I move

I got such a helmet for restoration. Almost all the hardware is steel

I will upload photos of the result of work as I move