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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Officer on Parade!

Not much to talk about, I've been too busy chopping and painting and otherwise having fun. So here are the first two finished units.
Colonel Rutland and the 58th Foot. All based on Guardsmen with copies of the Highlanders' helmets. The standing firing figure is a vintage original who had a broken rifle, the kneeling officer was a Soldierpac casting, the rest are all homecast.  (The mounted officer and figures at the ready are from the Miniature Moulds catalogue)

Gordon Highlanders. Dressed for Egypt till the boat sailed right by without stopping. All repainted vintage originals but the officer is a conversion. 

Up next, Seventeenth Lancers in foreign service helmets followed by the Royal Artillery.

The whole force at this point. This is a 6" grid but I am very seriously considering going down to a 5" grid. This will give me 10x14 squares vs 8x12. (I just need to make the table 2" wider...."I have a cunning plan".)


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  1. tradgardmastareMarch 8, 2017 at 2:22 AM

    And what splendid fun it looks too.
    Alan

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  2. The Good Soldier SvjekMarch 8, 2017 at 2:23 AM

    True Toy Soldier material there ,very nice indeed,Tony

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  3. Jon MeechMarch 8, 2017 at 1:51 PM

    Very nice indeed. I love the way you have given the units life by using different posed figures together. I have always avoided this, but yours look really good!

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comMarch 8, 2017 at 4:34 PM

      Thanks Jon, several of the original Britain's sets contained a variety of poses so they get the credit really, esp the one I just repainted.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 8, 2017 at 3:46 PM

    Ross,
    Oh so Toy Like- like your work very much - well done indeed. Cheers. KEV.

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  5. MurdocKMarch 8, 2017 at 11:51 PM

    SHINY.

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  6. Mad PadreMarch 9, 2017 at 3:44 PM

    They look like proper soldiers. Very fine.

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  7. Corporal_TrimMarch 9, 2017 at 8:27 PM

    Nice unit, Ross. Love the toy soldier look, gets my Britains nostalgia going every time I look at your project here.

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