You may remember that about a year ago I started work on
a unit of British 28mm Crann Tara infantry for the Jacobite Rebellion. I don’t
like to leave units part done but I was finding it hard to fit these in with my
Hinton Hunt production schedule, so my New Year’s resolution was to crack on
and get them finished.
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| The Crann Tara range has some lovely sculpts, the flags are by Flags of War. |
I’m very pleased with how they turned out and it was great fun sticking the foliage to the bases, which is something I don’t get to do with the Hintons. I decided to use a gloss finish on the figures because I find it helps to hide the painting imperfections and anyway it’s hard for me to change old habits.
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| I used a bit of artistic licence with my basing for Culloden Moor as there probably wasn't any heather growing on it at the time of the battle but it just seemed right! |
This was never supposed to be a proper wargame project, so these lads were destined for the display cabinet however, as it turns out, the flags make them too big to fit on the shelves! I have really enjoyed painting them so there may be another battalion in the future and in the meantime, I do have a unit of Jacobite Highlanders to take care of when I can get up the courage to tackle the tartan.
Brilliant, and unexpected! The Jacobite thing is not far off the 7 Years War I think - ever had any interest in that ?
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done, handsome figures.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! By how much do they exceed your shelf height? You probably have room to move the flags down the shafts a centimetre or so.
ReplyDeleteDS - no interest in that but the Jacobite Rebellion is a bit like Zulu with muskets!
ReplyDeleteNorm, thanks for that!
ReplyDeleteRob, it's just a bit too tight - I need bigger shelves.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are lovely…
ReplyDeleteThe gloss finish works really well…
Culloden battlefield looks quite well kept these days… I remember visiting it in the early 80’s… there was a lot of Gorse Bushes… which I imagine would be somewhat uncomfortable if one was wearing a kilt/plaid…😳
All the best. Aly
Outstanding looking Regiment!
ReplyDeleteGreat to seem finished Ian and they look superb. Pity about the display shelf as they would be perfect for that alongside a Highlander unit.
ReplyDeleteAly, I think the moor was common land at the time of the battle and probably close grazed but the clumps of long grass and heather just seem more atmospheric!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark!
ReplyDeleteLee, yes it is a shame, when I do the Highlanders I will have to find a way to keep their flag lower!
ReplyDeleteThe flags look printed, could you not print out slightly smaller versions, they are probably overscale like many wargaming flags. I do like overscale flags but not enough to re-arrange a shelving system.
ReplyDeleteRob, the flags are pre printed by Flags of War so can’t be resized. I’m going to see if lowering them down further might work!
ReplyDeleteReaally lovely troops.
ReplyDeleteBest regards
WM
Thanks WM, now back to the Hinton!
ReplyDeleteLovely painting. One minor suggestion would be to run a felt tip pen along the edge of the flags to remove the white.
ReplyDeleteThanks, yes I do need to sort that out!
ReplyDeleteLovely battalion Stryker. The yellow and red nestled into a gloss coating is a beautiful combo. Really like the basing as well. Well done sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks David, this has scratched an itch but I doubt I’ll be doing another any time soon!
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