Yesterday I completed the colours for my Irish Guards, which are now twelve figures strong. The castings are pre-1950 lead CRESCENT figures, so I was tempted to rename them the Crescent Guards. I have also included a photo of four somewhat larger castings, painted up as Scots Guards. The Irish Guards ensign was originally a bassoon bandsman. Easy job to drill out the hands, add a sword, and milliput a sash.
MGB
Those look nice and shiny ! , good conversion with the Colour Bearer .
ReplyDeleteCheers Tony, it is nice to see them finally formed up.
DeleteMichael
Restored to martial splendour, even more so than the day they left the factory!
ReplyDeleteThats kind of you, Mark. Some will only restore Britains, but I like all the old manufacturers.
DeleteMichael
They look great.
ReplyDeleteI had a few Crescent plastics when I was young (inc guards), they always seem to be aiming way to the left.
Hi Ross, I could have just slanted the metal bases so they point forward, but if I did that the 2nd row would be unable to touch green bases with the front row, their rifles getting in the way. I suppose I could have done deeper bases, but I wanted this unit to be quite compact. And all well drilled regiments were more than able to fire at targets not necessarily to their direct front.
DeleteMichael
Those paint jobs are a hell of an improvement on the old Crescent figures. There's a few more sailors on their way to you plus an exuberant sailor charging with boarding cutlass :) 50 more cavalry and I'm done until some more recast first pattern Britains Boers arrive from Replica :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul, I will have to appoint you Head of the Admiralty. Don't forget to send me photos when your collection is complete, for my viewing. (And whether they can be reproduced, I fully appreciate 'priority' must go towards your plans.... elsewhere.)
DeleteMichael