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Ok, so which Regiment to go with. Please let me know which colour facing you prefer. I served in the 5th Battalion the Queens Regiment and so can claim lineage to both

The Queens Royal Regt
14 (46.7%)
The Buffs
16 (53.3%)

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Voting closed: October 21, 2019, 08:09:15 PM

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Offline PeteW

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British Line Regiment 1759
« on: October 11, 2019, 08:09:15 PM »



Thanks

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Offline jambo1

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2019, 05:17:33 AM »
I like the Buffs but have gone for the Queens Royal Regt. :)

Offline Digits

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2019, 06:59:48 AM »
I used to visit the Buffs museum in Canterbury when I was a kid, so I ticked them. 

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2019, 10:45:54 AM »
Cheers for the responses so far

Just to confuse matters further I've finished a 3rd figure as a member of the 35th Regt of Foot, with orange facings. I'm no doubt over thinking things here, but I'm looking for the best colour combination from an aesthetics perspective. Which facing colour gives the best colour contrast while remaining harmonious. (The 35th Foot later become the Sussex Regt, and so again lineage to the Queens Regt in which I served. I did think the orange of the 35th would be too close to the redcoat for effective visual effect but now I'm not so sure ???



I promise no more facing colour options ;)

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« Last Edit: October 12, 2019, 10:50:47 AM by PeteW »

Offline jambo1

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2019, 03:34:46 PM »
The orange facings work well too but still the Queens Regt for me. :)

Offline Arthur

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2019, 02:36:47 AM »
From a purely aesthetic point of view, I'd go for either blue or orange facings myself.

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2019, 08:15:22 PM »
Broke out the green stuff and sacrificed a precious trooper, who is now an ex-trooper!
 


Quite pleased with this and that I've managed to disguise the original pose (well I think I have!)

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Offline vodkafan

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2019, 09:37:31 AM »
Very good work on the casualty! By the way Queens Regt facings for me
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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2019, 11:31:57 AM »
They all look great to me. Why can't you do all three?

Great sculpting and conversion on the casualty.

Offline SteveBurt

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2019, 02:20:57 PM »
You are going to need all three eventually, and you've made a start on all of them now, so get painting!
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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2019, 06:02:29 PM »
While I’d love to do all three there is a plan for these guys already, with the unit they are forming being 42 strong. Three times that is a lot of Redcoats.

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2020, 06:15:04 PM »
and some real progress as long last, with the first two platoons from the 35th Regiment of Foot completed. Lovely figures from Galloping Major. Just another four platoons and the command stand to go







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Offline Digits

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2020, 06:20:44 PM »
Looking good!

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2020, 09:40:50 PM »
Beautiful painting on those GM figures.  I seem to remember reading ,in the dim and distant , that the 35th were originally called the Belfast Regiment and were connected with the Prince of Orange hence the facings . Your Queens Regiment facings are showing a greenish blue on my screen which is odd . Anyhow your figures are superb, I would have voted for the 3rd Buffs , btw.  :)

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: British Line Regiment 1759
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2020, 01:28:30 AM »
I'll look forward to seeing the finished regiment.  That will be sometime around mid-2022 or so, right?   lol
« Last Edit: May 14, 2020, 06:57:12 AM by FifteensAway »