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Title: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Friends of General Haig on November 06, 2023, 08:59:40 AM

My latest blog post looks at two lesser known elements of Montrose’s Scots Royalist army in 1645: Irish dragoons and a Scoutmaster called Blackadder (really!).  More pictures, and a suitably cunning background description here:

https://theviaregia.blogspot.com/2023/11/captain-blackadder-montroses.html

(https://i.postimg.cc/43fkLbGH/IMG-0199.jpg) 

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZKNSC5jn/IMG_0223.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/G290rLHc/IMG_0209.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/52MMvWk3/IMG_0227.jpg)

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Silent Invader on November 06, 2023, 09:09:33 AM

Outstanding!

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Atheling on November 06, 2023, 09:10:08 AM

Just excellent  :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Paul Richardson on November 06, 2023, 10:12:10 AM

Very nice, Andy.

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Metternich on November 06, 2023, 09:46:10 PM

Percy is quite "colorful."  Bravo on the project.

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Friends of General Haig on November 06, 2023, 10:39:14 PM

Many thanks, all. Comments much appreciated  :) .

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 07, 2023, 08:27:15 AM

They look great  :)

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: 2010sunburst on November 07, 2023, 09:44:51 AM

Lovely painting.  The Baldrick unit goes nicely with them…..

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Friends of General Haig on November 08, 2023, 08:49:13 AM

Thank you both for your comments, much appreciated  :)

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General
Post by: Hitman on November 08, 2023, 02:12:30 PM

First off, great looking figures and well painted and based. But I did have to laugh at the first picture when I first saw it. The SMG is looking so stealthy, peeking out from behind the bush, yet his standard is standing out well above his position waving gallantry as a target saying, "Here I am, but you can't see me!" 😁
Regards
Hitman
😎

Title: Re: Captain Blackadder - Montrose’s Scoutmaster-General,
Post by: Friends of General Haig on November 09, 2023, 09:46:39 AM

Thanks, Hitman  :)

I’m glad the ‘gag line’ for the base comes across.  This is exactly how I imagined the fictional Blackadder with his two side-kicks.  Blackadder knows he needs to be in cover, but his best laid plans are ruined by Percy and Baldrick’s stupidity.  :D   Note that Baldrick (with the horse) has a drum, so the enemy will have to be deaf as well as blind to not know they’re there  ;D