Tally-ho! Foxhunters for VBCW

[jp1885]

I say, what larks! It appears that some of the keen young chaps from the country set think it a wizard wheeze to purloin their fathers' old cavalry gear, purchase some firearms and take to the field in their hunting pinks!

And thus the Herefordshire Hunt Hussars is born - ready to flush out any wrong doers and bad sorts and run them down!



The last dregs of my birthday money went towards a box of Perry Miniatures plastic ACW cavalry. I've changed their kepis into riding helmets with a little Greenstuff and rather haphazardly added some snippets of metallic sticky tape for coat tails.

[joroas]

What a great idea! 

[von Lucky]

Cute idea well executed. No hunting dogs?

[jp1885]

Not yet - does anyone do beagles in 28mm?

[B.E.A.R]

As always JP spot on! I might have some of the old Mega Miniatures fox hounds, if they will work?

[fastolfrus]

Looking good, but don't forget only staff & select wear pinks, so you'll need members in blue. Also for 1930s you might have quite a few top hats too.

[jp1885]

Looking good, but don't forget only staff & select wear pinks, so you'll need members in blue. Also for 1930s you might have quite a few top hats too.

Now I can manage riding hats, but sculpting top hats is beyond me! I take your point, but couldn't resist a unit all in red 

As always JP spot on! I might have some of the old Mega Miniatures fox hounds, if they will work?

Yeah, I think they might do the trick...

[fastolfrus]

Now I can manage riding hats, but sculpting top hats is beyond me! I take your point, but couldn't resist a unit all in red 

How big is the unit?
Would any of the ACW slouch hats convert to toppers?
Brims might be a bit wide, but careful trimming might do it.

[jp1885]

I've done them as a unit of 5 - the size of cavalry specified in the 'went the day well' rules, and, frankly enough fiddling for me! 

[Hammers]

Yes, MegaMinis made a set of seven beagles and a foxs.

I painted this:

[jp1885]

Nice paintjob! I'll keep an eye out for some here in Blighty.

[Hammers]

I forgot to say: *love* the hussars. I should post my Col Marbles conversion on a pony, in pink.

[jp1885]

I forgot to say: *love* the hussars. I should post my Col Marbles conversion on a pony, in pink.

Cheers!

[SaxonHalfling]

  tally ho