SPECIAL THANKS. I would like to thank Paul Watson for his sponsorship of several lead figure collections on this blog. Having decided to clear his spare/surplus figures, he generously forwarded them on with no other requirement than they deserved to be restored. I would also like to mention George S. Mills, who kindly furnished a quantity of plastic figures which greatly enhanced several collections.
Additional Thanks. To Tim of the MegablitzandMore blog for supplying some interesting figures towards my WW2 Soviet Army. To Mark of ManOfTin Blog for a horde of Airfix WW2 figures. And to my friend Graham Apperley of TalesfromtheToyRoom Blog for his generosity in supplying some lead scenic items for my collection.
Showing posts with label Northumberland Fusiliers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northumberland Fusiliers. Show all posts

Thursday, 11 February 2021

Northumberland Fusiliers c.1900

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