No plans to complete a regiment, these five figures arrived with fusilier busbies, being shorter in height than bearskins and having an ornamental grenade in front. Decided to raise a detachment of the famous 5th Regiment of Foot with their green facings. Home-cast replacement rifles did the job. To be honest, the green facings are not quite right, will probably adjust that colour later.
(Thank you Paul!)
MGB
Footnote (not shown). Adjusted the green, used yellow paint with only a touch of the green. I find the acrylic yellows are rather weak and often require two or more coats, so any mixture requires only a tiny amount to the yellow.
Michael
Another splendid unit Mike. I really enjoyed the image with the Shepard and his flock.
ReplyDeleteThanks George, I think the sheep are part of a charity shop box of animals, the shepherd is a genuine Britains, restored.
DeleteMichael
What an outstanding job! Seeing the before and after really highlights your accomplishment!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Thats very kind of you Brad, I genuinely believe the figures should be given some time and effort. Shocking to think they are possibly a century old.
DeleteMichael
Nice looking figures , great paint job .
ReplyDeleteThank you Tony, with only five figures in the unit, it was a fun restoration.
DeleteMichael
Great work MGB - I do like the shepherd and flock - are they W Britains?
ReplyDeleteHi MJT, the shepherd is a restored Britains hollow cast. But the flock are plastic copies, given a paint and varnish job.
DeleteMichael
Great work on these! Really nice job on the rifles.
ReplyDeleteCheers Ross, they have lent themselves well to restoration, and will be useful for smaller scale games.
DeleteMichael
Great figures, well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Allan, it was a nice project, and they will form part of a provisional battalion.
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