Dennis Donovan brought along more of his conversions for the American War of Independence, or as some would term it the American Revolutionary War, either way they are stunning figures and he has garnered a well earned reputation for them over the years.
When Dennis first started making his cavalry conversions he used bodies and heads from original Britains Swoppet figures with legs and horses from Helmet kits.
Over time the Swoppet parts became harder to source so he had a mould made to produce the basic torso in plastic while continuing to use Helmet parts and heads, the result is a range of mounted figures that perfectly compliment the original Britains foot models.
Britains Swoppet figures inevitably lose their hats and weapons so these ones above have had their missing original parts replaced or remodelled with Miliput.
Early on I bought several units of Dennis' cavalry conversions when I was building up wargame armies for the period, and some are shown in earlier posts on here, just wish I had the space to get some more!
They are really quite superb, really well done conversions , very impressive.
ReplyDeleteThey are nice, it's a shame that Britains never made cavalry to go with their foot figures but these more than make up for it.
DeleteDennis must have lost count of how many of these he has made, but they never fail to draw admiration. I wish I had kept my AWI collection which included a unit or two of these beauties, but sadly I let them go some years ago. Lovely collection Brian.
ReplyDeleteHis output is really quite prodigious, puts me to shame a bit if I'm honest.
DeleteLovely figures and interesting story to them. A great collection indeed.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Dennis does some great work with these, you won't be surprised to learn that much of his output has gone to the U.S. over the years.
DeleteThose conversions are really very nice. Thanks for sharing Brian.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked them Jack, there's always something new to see in this hobby.
DeleteVery impressive conversions indeed! These bring Swoppets to another level! Thanks for a great report and photos Brian!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brad, they really are quite inspirational I find.
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