WIP Corporal of Horse, The Blues, 1897

[Viking Bob]

Managed to get this OOP Chota Sahib figure a while back of a Corporal of Horse, Royal Horse Guards, 1897.
Using acrylics for the uniform and oil for the flesh areas and all have been base coated, except the stable jacket which is finished. The medal ribbons on the jacket are the Egypt medal and the Khedive's star medal.
The breeches have been undercoated in deck tan and will be highlighted with ivory later.
Thanks for looking


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[Chezzie]

Very nice Bob. What scale is he?

 

[DaddyO]

Very nice Bob. What scale is he?

54mm Chezzie

I've got one for sale at the moment and I'm seeing how he paints up and wondering . . . . (Nice job so far Bob, by the way)

Paul

 

[akaryu]

Lovely figure! Those were the days with Sid Horton producing one masterpiece after another!

Pierre

 

[mick3272]

Nice One Bob,
Looks really nice.
I looked at this picture for inspiration when doing my Farrier Sgt.

Mick

 

[Graham]

There is so much interesting stuff at 54mm just too small for me but I love to follow what you do with them. Excuse my ignorance but isn’t he a Sgt? Three stripes?

 

[billyturnip]

Looking great so far Bob. Chota Sahib did some wonderful subjects.

 

[Oda]

Beautiful figure Bob.Very nostalgic too.I have painted Chota Sahib's Lord Cardigan in the past and I have Cpt Nolan, a Guard in winter clothing from the Crimea and a trooper from the 2nd Afghan war from the same company waiting in my GA.They are lovely figures and with careful painting like yours they can still yield great results.

Oda.

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nice Bob. What scale is he?

54mm Chezzie

I've got one for sale at the moment and I'm seeing how he paints up and wondering . . . . (Nice job so far Bob, by the way)

Paul

Nice One Bob,
Looks really nice.

I looked at this picture for inspiration when doing my Farrier Sgt[
Mick[/quote

There is so much interesting stuff at 54mm just too small for me but I love to follow what you do with them. Excuse my ignorance but isn’t he a Sgt? Three stripes?

Looking great so far Bob. Chota Sahib did some wonderful subjects.

Beautiful figure Bob.Very nostalgic too.I have painted Chota Sahib's Lord Cardigan in the past and I have Cpt Nolan, a Guard in winter clothing from the Crimea and a trooper from the 2nd Afghan war from the same company waiting in my GA.They are lovely figures and with careful painting like yours they can still yield great results.

Oda.

Graham quote from wiki
Corporal of horse(CoH) is a rank in theBritish Army'sHousehold Cavalrycorresponding tosergeantin other regiments. Formerly, nocavalryregiments had sergeants, but the Household Cavalry are the only ones to keep this tradition alive. It is said to stem from the origin of the wordsergeant, which comes from the same root asa servant . Since even the lowliesttrooperin the Household Cavalry was once agentleman, it was considered that such a rank was inappropriate. The rank of corporal of horse has existed since at least the 1660s. The rank below isLance-corporal of horseand that above isstaff corporal.
A corporal of horse wears three rank chevrons surmounted by a metal crown. He is addressed using his full rank title

Thank you all for the great coments,
Oda they are very good figures if you can still find them

 

[Chezzie]

Thanks Paul. Like Graham said he's a little bit small for me unfortunately. I might be tempted though.

 

[Graham]

Thanks for that Bob, interesting info

 

[Nap]

Hi Bob

Always loved this and the CS releases....sure those ribbons and rank badges will look great , I really like the natural pose of this one

Following this with interest

Nap

 

[Viking Bob]

Hi Bob

Always loved this and the CS releases....sure those ribbons and rank badges will look great , I really like the natural pose of this one

Following this with interest

Nap

Thanks Nap, as others have said, some of Sid's later ones stand the test of time. I am still looking for other's (that's if Pauline doesn't find out)

 

[MCPWilk]

Would also look good in 120mm.

Mike

 

[bagelman1952]

Nice looking subject.

 

[Viking Bob]

Would also look good in 120mm.

Mike

75mm so any of you sculpters out there!

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice looking subject.

Thank you

 

[Fantomas]

Very nice, Bob!

 

[Blind Pew]

This is a beauty of a figure. I did one a few years ago - a great little project.

And yours is turning out great thus far.....

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nice, Bob!

Many thanks Fantomas