'A Comforting Hand' 120mm scale vignette.

[Grod]

Hello Folks
This model was originally sculpted many years ago by the late Pete Morton. Adam McMaster has re worked itfor me and I am producing a limited run of kits.
It depicts a Major of the 57th Regiment comforting a very young drummer during the Peninsular campaign. It would be a simple conversion to represent other regiments of the era.
If anyone is interested the price is £65.00 + shipping.
Uk = £4.50
Europe = £10
Everywhere else = £15.00
Please email me on [email protected] with your country of residence and I will arrange an invoice as soon as one is available.
I hope to have some for the South Cheshire Show at Nantwich in 2 weeks
Cheers
Gordon

 

[MCPWilk]

A lovely vignette. Pete really had a feel for anatomy and posture.

Mike

 

[Francisco]

Lovely!

 

[Merryweather]

A lovely vignette. Pete really had a feel for anatomy and posture.

Mike

you beat me to it Mike

 

[Andrew Dalziel]

I really like it. Does anybody know though, if there really were such young drummers in that period?. It seems unlikely to me, but happy to be proved wrong. I mean, could they even carry a drum for any length of time, let alone stand in the line of battle for many hours. I do wonder if it isn’t simply romanticised Victorian illustrators that started it all.

 

[MCPWilk]

There were certainly very young drummers in the Victorian era: https://www.pinterest.com.mx/pin/292593307036060159/ and https://www.histclo.com/youth/mil/sold/music/nat/dhr-brit.html

Mike

 

[Helm]

I really like it. Does anybody know though, if there really were such young drummers in that period?. It seems unlikely to me, but happy to be proved wrong. I mean, could they even carry a drum for any length of time, let alone stand in the line of battle for many hours. I do wonder if it isn’t simply romanticised Victorian illustrators that started it all.

There was no minimum age so in theory any child could be one, I suspect the lowest practical age would be around 12, so it's quite possible.