Hello all,
This is a Colour Sgt, Coldstream Guards, 1897, sculpted by the late Sid Horton - I'm not sure exactly how long ago, 20-25 years (?). In my opinion this is one of the all time classic kits. There's so much character in the face and pose - it conveys the look of the formidable NCO perfectly.
It looks like a fairly simple figure to paint but I personally found the white coat a real challenge - this is actually my second attempt at this kit, I completely messed up the jacket on the last one I bought. Because it's a parade ground uniform the coat must be kept fairly "white" which I find particularly tricky to paint - I tried to avoid over-shading it and turning it light grey.
I'm at about the mid way point - I'm going to paint his hands and stick next, and then the trousers which are dark blue.
All comments welcome - hope you like it so far!
This is a Colour Sgt, Coldstream Guards, 1897, sculpted by the late Sid Horton - I'm not sure exactly how long ago, 20-25 years (?). In my opinion this is one of the all time classic kits. There's so much character in the face and pose - it conveys the look of the formidable NCO perfectly.
It looks like a fairly simple figure to paint but I personally found the white coat a real challenge - this is actually my second attempt at this kit, I completely messed up the jacket on the last one I bought. Because it's a parade ground uniform the coat must be kept fairly "white" which I find particularly tricky to paint - I tried to avoid over-shading it and turning it light grey.
I'm at about the mid way point - I'm going to paint his hands and stick next, and then the trousers which are dark blue.
All comments welcome - hope you like it so far!
