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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Keith on April 17, 2008, 10:55:10 PM
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(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8392/officerwg2.jpg)
Time to catch up with my BEF before GWM release anything else
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Stunning.
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Nice work Keith 8)
Looking forward to seeing the Rank & File.
Helen
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Beautiful!
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That figure is perfect. What green did you use as a base for the tunic? I need to get that same look.
Thanks
Paul
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:o You lot are going to force me to start great war gaming.
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Lovely. 8)
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Very nice, :D
this was one of the figure who decide me for making early war range...
with the german jaegers in kittle...
early french are comming (i hoppe their will be zouaves and turco, and even senegalese in early uniforms :)
best regards
patrick
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you really have got the hang of how painting stunning faces! Can't wait to see more, Keith.
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Fantastic!
One tiny piece of advice - The horizontal bands on the sword's guard are part of the sword knot or tassel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilt
This was left to dangle on Field and Mounted Officer's swords but was wrapped around the basket by Subaltern's such as depicted by your wonderfully painted figure.
Sword knots were made of leather for use in Service Dress, normally brown but occasionally black, such as Rifle Regiments (KRRC etc), with other metal varieties such as you depict reserved for Ceremonial Dress. In any event is should match the colour and make of the scabbard.
See the leather one here amongst other varieties:
http://www.handembroideryshop.co.uk/acatalog/Army_Sword_Knots.html
Hope you don't take this as criticism as the figure is truly excellent.
Regards,
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Fantastic!
One tiny piece of advice - The horizontal bands on the sword's guard are part of the sword knot or tassel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilt
This was left to dangle on Field and Mounted Officer's swords but was wrapped around the basket by Subaltern's such as depicted by your wonderfully painted figure.
Sword knots were made of leather for use in Service Dress, normally brown but occasionally black, such as Rifle Regiments (KRRC etc), with other metal varieties such as you depict reserved for Ceremonial Dress. In any event is should match the colour and make of the scabbard.
See the leather one here amongst other varieties:
http://www.handembroideryshop.co.uk/acatalog/Army_Sword_Knots.html
Hope you don't take this as criticism as the figure is truly excellent.
Regards,
No Sir - your advice is very much appreciated. I had a real time of it looking for the correct reference for the sword and this didn't come up in any detail.
Many thanks for clearing this up for me! :).
I shall make the changes this afternoon!
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Really excellent painting.Very well played.
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Great stuff, Keith :D
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Yes, superb. Looking forward to seeing the whole platoon! (Or company?)
Get fell into the Lead Painters League that man!
:wink:
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I'd also be greatful for color suggestions. I have about 30 horribly painted Foundry BEF I intend to strip and re-do. I usually just sell on old paint jobs I can't bear to look at, but I have some nice models in there I's like to hang on to. I figure they will make good practice for when I start buying up Great War figs from Brigade at Historicon.
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...normally brown but occasionally black, such as Rifle Regiments (KRRC etc), with other metal varieties
Hey Janner, sorry to bother you, but would Light Infantry regiments have the black or brown do you think? I'm painting the same figure right now, and the boys I have in mind, while they were not officially named as such during the Great War, in previous incarnations had been styled both as "Rifles" and "Light Infantry." They also retained a powderhorn badge and other light infantry trappings such as an obsession with the colour green for facings and patches and such.
What do you think?
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Funny I missed this first time round.
Keith you have a knack of making the hars look quite straight forward.
I can only salute you :D
Dodge
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Beautiful highlights! Subtle and realistic.
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...normally brown but occasionally black, such as Rifle Regiments (KRRC etc), with other metal varieties
Hey Janner, sorry to bother you, but would Light Infantry regiments have the black or brown do you think? I'm painting the same figure right now, and the boys I have in mind, while they were not officially named as such during the Great War, in previous incarnations had been styled both as "Rifles" and "Light Infantry." They also retained a powderhorn badge and other light infantry trappings such as an obsession with the colour green for facings and patches and such.
What do you think?
Goodness, I missed that one - sorry matey.
As always in the British and Empire Regiments it will depend on the regiment!
Black would be the safe bet but with silver rather than black buttons