Time to go on a recruiting drive.
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| First up. Somewhere over several moves and years in storage, the Victoria rifles have lost a rifleman and their officer. Since the set of moulds that The Wargame Hermit (of said blog) kindly passed me contain a mould for a prone figure, and I've managed to vent the rifle which was giving me trouble, I'm adding one of these, just substituting a forage cap for the bearskin. |
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| First Up Point Five. The original Rifles officer was the ACW fellow in frock coat with his hands on his hips because that and the running officer were all that I had. What I want is one of the guys with field glasses. Actually, I want at least 5 of these if not more, so....I've sawn off the head of my armless, antique, kneeling grenadier officer and borrowed the arms from my artillery's Major Stuart. As long as I'm making a mould, might as well throw in some heads: a kepi for the Rebels, a Kilmarnock cap, and a cavalry helmet for dismounted cavalry. |
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| Second Up. A start on 6 firing Fort Henry Guard. Might swap the standing officer for a binocular guy. |
work, work, work.....
I do like it when you work, work, work :-) a really nice post to read.
ReplyDeleteas the old saying goes "I love work, could watch it all day"
DeleteI do so envy your ability to cast the types of figures you want for your armies!
ReplyDeleteJerry
All part of the fun.
Deleteand easy to learn using commercial moulds.
DeleteI do enjoy the "manufacturing" posts you do. I'm not aware of other blogs that take customization (and casting) to this level.
ReplyDeleteThere are quite a few that cover conversions and with homecastibg from commercial moulds. Making moulds from originals and conversions but I am certainly not alone in doing or blogging as there are some on my bloglist. (Which I can't see on my mobile while typing...)
DeleteI must second fireymonkeyboy: I find your posts on figure casting (and what goes into it)very interesting--especially the range of choices involved (the kilmarnock cap is very jaunty!).
ReplyDeleteMost of the richer Canadian militia units could field a parade company with Shakos but every private and nco had a cloth cap of Kilmarnock pattern and that's what was worn in the field against the Fenians and the 1st Riel Rebellion. By 1885 the wedge shaped Field Service one came in so I have to choose!
Deletegreat stuff! Going to get some more RTV myself soon to expand the moulds here.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to have too many?
DeleteFascinating to see the process of creating new figures and poses.
ReplyDeleteJust head-swaps this time plus a new copy of an antique figure but even just pondering the possibilities is fascinating.
DeleteReally looking forward to seeing the prone figure painted in particular.
ReplyDeleteAlan
He'll have to wait for the officer so probably mid week at the earliest.
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