At last Brigadier Pubhill has been cleared to resume command of the Dominion's light cavalry.
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| Sometimes one barely notices the injury. |
Some time ago, he and his gallant charger suffered a terrible fall during the final stages of a battle and required toy-veterinary care.
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| The operation in progress with two leg pins and a brace in place. |
At last these 20 year veterans have been cleared to return to the fray.
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| Other times its a bit more obvious. |
You did a good job in returning this unfortunate trooper and his mount back into active service.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping he'll at least survive his first post surgery appearance.
DeleteAdds to the 'toy soldier' look.
ReplyDeleteOh, right! Must remember that! Much better than the matchstick replacement legs on some the antique cavalry that are in the queue.
DeleteA veteran such as he will undoubtedly have a few war wounds. It's character building.
ReplyDeleteDid I ever mention my old football injury from military college days?
DeleteAgreed with the others. Looks like a sturdy and serviceable operation.
ReplyDeleteI hope so!
DeleteThey are fortunate to have such a gallant leader! Excellent repair work indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks, the real test will be how he survives a battle or two.
DeleteGood to see the Brigadier is back in the saddle (not that he left it, technically speaking.. you know what I mean).
ReplyDeletenmmh back on his feet? or rather... on his horse's feet?
DeleteA very fine looking chap, he looks none the worse for his injury.
ReplyDeleteI seem to recall that he has a penchant for being shot off his horse during desperate charges, that may have accustomed him to this sort of thing.
DeleteIn my opinion, rearing lead horses are always under threat, a supporting rod, is sensible. I have disguised some of mine by making them look like shrubs. These figures deserve to be restored for future use.
ReplyDeleteMichael
I did consider the bush thing, I've done that in 25mm but since he is obviously rearing rather than jumping, and the bush would have been about 4" tall (when scaled to the figure) it just looked odd to me. This one does show up much when looking down on him when he's on the table but it we'll see.
DeleteMy Prisoner of Zenda armies are textured and the Deetail metal slots on some of their horses had to disguised somehow .
DeleteMichael
Ah yes! My first (adult) 54's were Britain's Deetail ACW in the mid 90's and those plinths were massive and obvious. I also did the bush thing but then out came the new wave of plastic 54's from Hat etc and I was off!
DeleteYou could always do the “Atlantic” thing...
ReplyDeleteDisguise supports asa small bush or tree branch:
https://cloud10.todocoleccion.online/juguetes-antiguos-soldaditos/tc/2016/04/16/23/56174019_31926315_22_14.jpg
I thought about both of those but neither was going to look convincing, especially if I put it where it needed to be to support a solid metal 54mm horse and rider. Inconspicuous in the dim light of my room should do it ok.
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