Landships II

Immense thanks to Ironsides for finding this site that offers 1/72 replacement heads: French with Adrian and gasmask, British Hypo gasmask.

http://www.lancierbleu.com/FR/boutique_tete.php

Which reminds me that I've been pondering the subject. Head-swapping can greatly increase the diversity of WWI troops available, but the scope is limited and can become expensive. British Empire and US steel helmets can come from some Eighth Army and WWII British; Tam o' Shanters can come from the Eighth Army; ANZAC hats from WWII Australians and HäT Americans; there's no shortage of ACW kepis for Early French, although the forthcoming HäT set will take care of that; the BUM La Legion and Winter Infantry, (if you can get hold of them ) provide bonnets de police for Early Belgians; the Airfix/HäT Germans look splendid with the Revell Stahlhelm, but once you've decapitated the over-represented officers and sentries, that's it.

In any event, more often than not 6/7ths (if I remember by anatomical propotions correctly) of a purchase goes to waste.

Has anyone tried casting or otherwise propagating heads for swapping? (Not for sale, of course - that would cause problems)

I should imagine it's possible to churn out Brodie helmets quite easily from a simple impression mould, but complete heads would be much more complicated. Has anyone had a go, and, if so, any suggestions for materials? Or is there an alternative I haven't spotted?