2nd Light Horse 1916

[Macca G]

Another golden oldie, The Fusilier's 75mm Lighthorseman that I've portrayed as a member of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, at the battle of Romani in 1916.
The only change I've made is to use Verlinden leadfoil for the reins instead of the thick kit ones.
Painted in acrylics.

 

[Nap]

Hi there Graham

Great to see you posting this , a older releases and a nice piece of work ......as usual lovely painting both on the uniform and the horse .....the blue is a nice flurry of colour on him ..presentation looks good as well and a fine tribute as well



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Always good to see the artwork

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to the next

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Looks very good

Mobo

 

[MCPWilk]

Very nicely done and presented. I tend to use pewter for the reins - it doesn't suffer from 'lead disease' with the passing years.

Mike

 

[oldtrousers]

Excellent work, Graham!

Scott

 

[Chrisr]

Lovely work Macca.
Cheers
Chris

 

[Chrisr]

Lovely work Macca.
Cheers
Chris

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Another golden oldie, The Fusilier's 75mm Lighthorseman that I've portrayed as a member of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, at the battle of Romani in 1916.
The only change I've made is to use Verlinden leadfoil for the reins instead of the thick kit ones.
Painted in acrylics…

What a special treasure to finally be able to paint him up Macca.
Got to be proud of having one of these chaps. Like the way you’ve handled the horse and overall display with emu collar badges. SteveW would be stoked to seeing it finished this well.
Thanks for sharing here mate!
Seeing him in finished state reassured me to keep hunting for this elusive figure.
MikeTheKiwi

Very nicely done and presented. I tend to use pewter for the reins - it doesn't suffer from 'lead disease' with the passing years.
Mike

I’m curious Mike - what is the pewter [foil] you talk of and where can it be sourced from?
Never experienced lead disease, though always conscious of it so ensure good priming & painting to seal against the elements.

 

[Scott Sheltz]

Excellent paint work!

 

[Macca G]

What a special treasure to finally be able to paint him up Macca.
Got to be proud of having one of these chaps. Like the way you’ve handled the horse and overall display with emu collar badges. SteveW would be stoked to seeing it finished this well.
Thanks for sharing here mate!
Seeing him in finished state reassured me to keep hunting for this elusive figure.
MikeTheKiwi

I’m curious Mike - what is the pewter [foil] you talk of and where can it be sourced from?
Never experienced lead disease, though always conscious of it so ensure good priming & painting to seal against the elements.

Thanks Mike. I scored this off a mate literally a month before Tommy's War announced the release of their 54mm Lighthorseman. So they are out there

 

[MCPWilk]

Alec Tiranti sell copper and aluminium foil sheets and hobbybase sell pewter foil sheet.

I last got some on eBay from: https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/...-foil.html?search_query=pewter+foil&results=2

Mike

 

[housecarl]

Handsome my mate.

 

[clrsgt]

Very well done. I have the kit but some pieces missing; the half part of the rifle, parts of horse tack, and the fly protection for the horse's eyes. A test of my sculpting skills which are next to nil. Will use your photos as a guide for assembly. Thinner reins are a must.

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Mic

Alec Tiranti sell copper and aluminium foil sheets and hobbybase sell pewter foil sheet.

I last got some on eBay from: https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/...-foil.html?search_query=pewter+foil&results=2

Mike

Much appreciated Mike - will follow up on this for sure.
MikeTheKiwi