Sunday 1 March 2020

Scots Greys....Done and Dusted!

Our group had a very enjoyable Russian Civil War game today at Barry's, but I will blog about that in a couple of days, as tonight I want to post the evidence that I have completed the twelve figures comprising the Warlord Black Powder Scots Greys.

Inspired by Aly's reference to a picture he saw on a recent return visit to Edinburgh Castle, I dug through my library and pulled out this rather ancient book that I inherited from a friend of my fathers. Published during the Great War, it is a collection of stories and images of Scottish regiments from the mid Seventeenth century to the Boer War.

Tune in on Tuesday (New Zealand time) for a report on today's epic clash in the Soviet east.









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17 comments:

  1. Stuart S1 March 2020 at 22:02

    Those look great, that's dedication I flaming hate painting cavalry yet very project at the moment seems to be full of them :-)
    Cheers
    Stu

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  2. rross1 March 2020 at 22:52

    Thanks Stu....I have another box of twelve...better get started on them soon, or I might never do them!

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  3. Aly Morrison2 March 2020 at 01:48

    Scotland forever indeed...
    A lovely looking unit Keith...
    May all their charges be successful...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. rross2 March 2020 at 06:00

      Fingers crossed for their future endeavours Aly!

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  4. Jonathan Freitag2 March 2020 at 02:52

    Excellent work! A large print of this famous painting hangs in my game room.

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    1. rross2 March 2020 at 06:02

      Thanks Jonathan ....looking at the completed unit, I forget the hours they took to assemble and paint!

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    2. Jonathan Freitag2 March 2020 at 06:55

      It is good we forget the toil put into each figure. If we remembered the effort needed, we might never begin!

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  5. Lawrence H2 March 2020 at 08:47

    Terrific work Keith, and they do look like they have charged straight off Lady Butler's painting.

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  6. rross2 March 2020 at 18:55

    Thanks Lawrence ....they are nice figures to assemble and give a good variety of poses...four or five different possible right arms may be used.

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  7. Dmitry Svidlo2 March 2020 at 21:53

    Looks great! Congrats on finishing them :)

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  8. rross2 March 2020 at 22:47

    Thank you Dmitry...come back again in a few days and I will have a report on our Russian Civil War game here.

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  9. Mark Strachan3 March 2020 at 07:20

    Great work Keith. Glad to see you are using pieces from your spare parts box on the bases...its amazing what you gather over a short period of time, isn’t it?

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  10. rross3 March 2020 at 17:55

    Cheers Mark ...yes learned that trick some time ago...my favourite was the half drum from the plastic WSS infantry...but I used all my spares of those up some tome ago...I have LOTS of shakos though!

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  11. caveadsum14714 March 2020 at 04:16

    What a great looking unit!
    Best Iain

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    1. rross4 March 2020 at 20:37

      Thanks Iain...yes, I have always liked this uniform, so after 40 years of wargaming, it WAS about time I painted a unit of these guys!

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  12. James Fisher4 March 2020 at 21:36

    Beautifully done, magnificient!

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  13. rross7 March 2020 at 12:11

    Thank you James appreciate your visit and comments!

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