WIP Colour Sgt Veteran 42nd Regt (Black Watch)

[Nap]

Scotty

Can you confirm how the wee feathery thing or hackle is held in place above the badge

Currently it looks like this

Nap

 

[mick3272]

Hi Kev,
Have a look at this may help now or in the future.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/ToySoldier/tartan.htm

Mick

 

[Nap]

Hi Kev,
Have a look at this may help now or in the future.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/ToySoldier/tartan.htm

Mick

I have those plates somewhere !

BONNET

Paint band white.


Paint vertical red stripes.


Paint a horizontal red band 1/3 height.

Fill where the red overlaps with green / blue.

* For The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, paint White instead of Green,
for The Black Watch, paint Blue instead of Green

Mc Nap

 

[Scotty]

That's it mate, A, the hackle slots in behind the silk rosette behind the badge. Glad to help.

 

[Viking Bob]

Nap,
Lovely job on this one.

 

[Nap]

Thanks guys for the posts appreciate your comments and help

Verbal update .....the dicing has now been repainted with the blue squares ...thanks Scotty and Mick

hackle all done ,

Going to revisit the highs on these in morning ..then it's the tunic .....

Just after I have confirmed the facings on the collar and epaulettes

I am getting there !

Nap

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys


Another verbal (too early for pics!) ...sash 75% comp,teed , facings re highlighted , badge complete

Next up will be the coatee itself , then the white edgings , then belt and details etc

A QUESTION

HOW WOULD YOU PAINT THE ACTUAL BONNET ?


Nap

 

[mick3272]

Hi Kev

I did the 93rd Bonnet (Stormtroopers) This may or may not help as I cant get to my notes and I did it both ways and cant remember which way came out best.

1. Paint bonnet black along with dark shadows ete and dry brush prussian Blue's
or the other way round
2 Paint prussian blue and dry brush blacks
but im sure it was No1.

Mick

 

[Nap]

Hi Mick

Cheers for reply ..I was thinking of Prussian blue in there somewhere and perhaps Burnt Umber as well as a Paynes Gray for highs , the actual sculpting is nice but quite heavy so drybrushing will be happening

Working on the tunic now though the bonnet is last!

Nap

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys

Forgot to mention when I do the Rank badge on the right arm it will be on a slightly different backing colour cut round with stitching as though all badges have been sewn onto the backing and then onto the tunic .

Nap

 

[mick3272]

Hi Mick

Cheers for reply ..I was thinking of Prussian blue in there somewhere and perhaps Burnt Umber as well as a Paynes Gray for highs , the actual sculpting is nice but quite heavy so drybrushing will be happening

Working on the tunic now though the bonnet is last!

Nap

Yes its trying to get the blues / Greens you get when you look at birds feathers,
But you being a keen ornithologist would know all about this.

Mick

 

[Nap]

Yes its trying to get the blues / Greens you get when you look at birds feathers,
But you being a keen ornithologist would know all about this.

Mick

Yes that's correct I like chicken .....

Quick piccy of the badge...looks better in reality ..honest

Nap

 

[arj]

Sorry for being picky with your 'piccie' Kevin.
It's probably my eyesight, but, have you painted the blue squares 'out of step'?
The reason for my asking is that your diagram shows the blue (green in the diagram) with red above and below.

Cheers,
Andrew

P.S. Just looked again at the diagram, and it shows no white in the central section.

 

[Nap]

Sorry for being picky with your 'piccie' Kevin.
It's probably my eyesight, but, have you painted the blue squares 'out of step'?
The reason for my asking is that your diagram shows the blue (green in the diagram) with red above and below.

Cheers,
Andrew

P.S. Just looked again at the diagram, and it shows no white in the central section.

Hi Andrew

Aha ! You spotted my deliberate mistake ! ......bugger !!

Not being piccy mate you are perfectly correct what a silly sausage I am ...or words to that effect !


Off to repaint them and bang my head against the wall

Love this hobby ! ..must admit I did keeping looking at them ..a case of not seeing the wood for the trees or something like that !.......

ARGHhhhhhhhhhhhhh and double ARGHhhhhhhhh

Nap

 

[Scotty]

I can post a photo of my feather bonnet if you think it will help you?

 

[Nap]

I can post a photo of my feather bonnet if you think it will help you?

By all means as you have clothes on ..lol

Just repainted the blue back to red ..off for a coffee ..a very strong one ..back later to do the blue and highs on both red and blues!

Valium is now a permanent thing on my bench ..lol

Nap

PS can you all views so I can use it for when I paint the actual bonnet ..be good refs as well

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys

Et Voila .....

...back to the tunic ....

Nap

 

[Scotty]

 

[Scotty]

I'll fish my bonnet out of the loft and get some pictures for you tomorrow hopefully. Not sure how much use they'll be but maybe handy for future use mate.

 

[Nap]

Hi Scotty

Well thats certainly looking rather smart to say the least

Thanks , a good view overall

If possible when you can do pics particularly the way the back looks

Hopefully my version is right now !

Nap