65th rifles/NZ Wars 1860s

[John Belcher]

Hi Guys,Finished figure of 65th.Hope you like it.Kind regards John.

 

[Roc]

John, extremely well done, looks great.
Did you sculpt the figure or is it a stock figure.

Cheers
Roc.

 

[John Belcher]

Hi Roc. Thanks for the compliment mate.The figure is a 54mm scratch built apart from the rifle which is slightly converted from a Shenandoah spare. there is more on him in my vBench under 65th Rifles.Kind regards John

 

[Guy]

Awesome work John..........both the figure and the base......excellent

 

[Dan Morton]

Terrific piece, John! The figure is excellent and the base is perfect for it.

All the best,
Dan

 

[callum]

Hi John, keep those NZ subjects coming.

Regards Callum.

 

[Cicero]

Great job on a not often seen subject, John.
Beautiful base too.
Keep them coming.

Johan

 

[Johan]

... What a great subject !!! And a lovely figure it is !!

I wish we would see more figures of British army soldiers in New Zealand and Australia in the 19th century, it's an interesting episode in history, but not well known to many of us. Bring on some more of these interesting subjects John !

( ... Matter of fact, I myself would love to have a figure of a British infantryman in New South Wales in the 1830ies ... a 120mm conversion I guess but I don't know with which figure I should start ... )

 

[PHIL WALDEN]

Hi Johno, he,s come up a treat mate, love the ground work, makes me feel home sick...
kind reguards to all old son Phil.....

 

[yeo_64]

AWESOME WORK,John !!! Thanks for posting it for our enjoyment. Cheers !
Kenneth.

 

[Kisifer]

Lovely work there John. I really like the movement and the groundwork.

 

[John Belcher]

Thanks guys for the compliments on my figure,glade you like him.I've got a few more NZ subjects on the drawing board over the next few months.Dan I ment to give you some info on the NZ wars a while ago.My apologies. I have attached a site that will hopefully give you a background.
http://www.militarybadges.info/nz-army/page/03-nzwars.htm
There is a very good book out there by Tim Ryan and Bill Parham called The Colonial New Zealand Wars.For anyone out there wanting a top research book on this subject, this is the one.I can personally recommend it.I have this book in my collection and refer to it on a regular basis.The book was first published in 1986 and a revised edition in 2002.
http://www.nzbooks.com/nzbooks/product.asp...arham1869340825
Regards John