Does anyone know if the saddle in this kit is a separate part or part of the horse?
I am building a 3 team artillery piece and I need a couple of saddles?
thanks
mike

#:-)
Mike
The saddle and saddle blanket are moulded together in a left and right half.
These saddle are quite easy to make from two part putty [Tamiya, Miliput etc]. Buy or look at a kit and you will see what I mean.

Rod

Get the DML Florian Geyer mounted SS Cavalrymen. The saddles on the horses are separate.

For reference material and good pictures of saddles get Osprey's "Axis Cavalry". Good luck, it is a pity there are not more commercially available ww2 horse drawn artillery.

Charles

Thanks for the information.
recon

Have to agree - they would be fairly easy to scratch build. A bit of sculpy or milliput rolled out and shaped.

Recon:

Perhaps you already know the following, but in case
you do not, or for beginning modelers out there, I'll
mention a couple of points re using a good two part
apoxie putty for making blankets, clothing, saddle
blankets, etc. This kind of putty is easy to roll out as
Scott and others said, using a wooden dowel rod, etc.

However, and I can speak from experience on this, be
sure to use talcum powder or corn starch to sprinkle
on the area UNDERNEATH the putty where you'll roll
it out and sprinkle some on the top of the putty and
also on the dowel rod. This will prevent the putty from
sticking to the wrong place and making a mess. I
found out the hard way several yrs. ago and
fortunately, didn't forget that lesson. I encourage you
to continue with your horse drawn idea. Few modelers
use animals in their dios and so in my view, that
makes your idea a good thing to do. It's different.