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Saturday 13 December 2014

One piper piping…

Not quite the twelve days of Christmas but it’s a start I guess. This is a vintage Hinton Hunt casting of BN/38 Piper (playing bag-pipes).

I read in my Blandford (Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars) that the Black Watch pipers had kilts with ‘Royal Stuart’ tartan rather than the ‘Government tartan’ of the other ranks so I’ve tried to represent that here. I really enjoyed painting this one and spent way too much time on him but I’m quite happy with the result.

This will probably be my last post until after the festive season so “Happy present giving day” (yes, I really did see this politically correct but sad seasonal greeting on TV yesterday) and a Happy New Year to you all!
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15 comments:

  1. Rob Young13 December 2014 at 11:49

    And a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.

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  2. The Good Soldier Svjek13 December 2014 at 17:12

    Great looking Piper , a Merry Christmas to you and yours , Tony

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  3. Stryker13 December 2014 at 17:40

    Thanks chaps!

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  4. Anonymous13 December 2014 at 21:38

    Wonderful figure
    Merry christmas and happy new year to you and your family

    Paul

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  5. Matt13 December 2014 at 22:04

    Lovely looking chap and a totally un-PC Happy Christmas and a jolly New Year to you!

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  6. 'Lee.14 December 2014 at 12:20

    Lovely figure Ian and that tartan is excellent.

    Happy Christmas,

    Lee.

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  7. lewisgunner14 December 2014 at 19:04

    No, not too much time. there is only the one of him, so he deserves to be magnificent
    Roy

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  8. the Archduke15 December 2014 at 09:28

    I'm confused. How can you spend too much time painting a figure? I'm indebted to you for the info on Black Watch pipers, but damned if mine is getting a new kilt. Ich wunsche Ihnen frohliche Weihnacht und ein gutes Neujahr.

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  9. MSFoy15 December 2014 at 15:39

    Excellent fellow, complete with correct shortbread-tin tartan - lovely job.

    I think the official, PC greeting doesn't make adequate concession to those who do not wish to be happy. I'm not at all sure about that. Still shows insensitivity.

    All the very best, anyway - thanks for the lovely blog

    Tony

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  10. the Archduke16 December 2014 at 09:23

    I think you may wisely have censored my comment because of the dodgy German greetings, but I would like to endorse what Roy said about time taken painting and pretty much everything said by Mr Foy...and the thanks for your great blog.

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  11. Stryker17 December 2014 at 17:42

    Archduke - sorry about that, your other comment ended up in my spam somehow. I have now restored it to its rightful place!

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  12. lewisgunner21 December 2014 at 13:45

    I suggest the spam filter thought the Archduke had mentioned the war!

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  13. Stryker21 December 2014 at 17:07

    Roy - yes I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it!

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  14. Pete23 December 2014 at 11:00

    Happy Christmas to you all. I will be repainting my pipers kilts!

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