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Friday 7 August 2020

Command Group for the 49th Foot

I’ve completed two officers and a sergeant to finish the command figures for the Hertfordshire’s. I enjoyed painting the sergeant in particular as it is a very nice sculpt and it reminded me of the one provided in the Airfix set many years ago – I was bemused back then as a youth as to why there was a pikeman in the box.

I continued my tradition of including an erroneous figure in the unit, this time it is a Light Infantry officer in stovepipe. I’m short of British line officers and as I don’t have a unit of light infantry in the painting queue, I thought I’d use him here.

The figures are (left to right) BN/90 Light Infantry Officer (charging), BN/2 Sergeant (charging), BN/8 Officer (standing). Hopefully I’ll get the unit finished in the next week or two.
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15 comments:

  1. Rob7 August 2020 at 17:26

    I wouldn't worry about the office in stovepipe if Sharp can get away with full 95th rig in the South Essex. With two officers, two ensigns a sergeant and a drummer this is very well officered regiment it should fight really well...

    ...but why have they come into Hertfordshire to protect us from the French or to subdue discontented populace?

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  2. Stryker7 August 2020 at 17:29

    Sorry Rob, that's classified!

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  3. Aly Morrison7 August 2020 at 19:31

    Very nice indeed...
    I particularly like the standing officer...

    All the best. Aly

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  4. Wellington Man7 August 2020 at 20:25

    Beautiful work, Ian!

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  5. Stryker7 August 2020 at 20:53

    Thanks Aly, I agree that officer is a very nice casting!

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  6. Stryker7 August 2020 at 20:53

    Thanks WM, nearly there now!

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  7. KEV. Robertson.8 August 2020 at 08:35

    Hi IAN- Splendid painting there - you'd nearly be finished the Regiment- well done! Cheers. KEV.

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  8. Stryker8 August 2020 at 09:03

    Nearly Kev just need to get geared up for the final push!

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  9. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com8 August 2020 at 13:01

    Splendid! I seem to recall that light company officers often took liberties with uniform details making the lt inf shako quite reasonable (though I might have expected a green hackle)

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  10. 'Lee.8 August 2020 at 17:00


    Nearly there Ian. More great painting, I like the light company officer, he fits in very well.

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  11. Anonymous9 August 2020 at 13:57

    Very nice painting and you are making good progress. I like the LI Officer but the sword he has is like a pirate’s cutlass or a Turkish scimitar.

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  12. Stryker9 August 2020 at 14:30

    Hmm, a pirate cutlass, this will add more to his backstory!

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  13. Anonymous9 August 2020 at 15:16

    Well, they did serve in Dominica and as marines so it is possible that he acquired one.

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  14. Mark Dudley11 August 2020 at 11:59

    You are making far better progress than I am on the 1st KGL. I am still on the second batch of 9 rank and file. I then have the 5 command figures to do. I am also using a BN8 Officer standing, a fifer and a drummer together with 2 standard bearers.

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  15. Stryker11 August 2020 at 14:03

    Don't worry Mark it's not all over until the fat lady sings! Or until the unit is based...

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