Kings Royal Rifle Corps - No1 finished

[DaveCox]

Thanks to all those who replied to my previous thread requesting information regarding this regiment. I have now finished the first in what could well become a series of 'Riflemen from the Peninsular to the Boer War'. This figure represents my wife's great-grandfather as he would have been in 1871, stationed at Linen Hall Barracks in Dublin, where her grandmother was born.
The model is a conversion from Verlinden's 120mm 24th Foot Colour-Sergeant. I converted the 'Foreign Service Helmet' into the 1871 Busby, and changed the bayonet into the 1860 pattern variant. Acrylic paints were used for the metalics, gaiters, lace,facings, waterbottle & strap. All others are oils over an acrylic undercoat.

 

[DaveCox]

A rear view:

 

[Johnsonva]

Hi Dave,

Really nice conversion of a very unusual subject. I can not wait to see the rest of your "hisory" project. Keep us posted.

Loren

 

[DaveCox]

Thanks Loren. Without the info that you sent me it would have been a lot more difficult to complete.

 

[Dan Morton]

Cool Dave! What a great idea celebrating your family history in this way!

All the best,
Dan

 

[garyjd]

Dave, Very nice job on the figure, I like the theme. It will be interesting to see this series develope.~Gary

 

[DaveCox]

Thanks for the compliments guys. One other mod that I did was to open the loading lever on the rifle - if he's reaching for the next round from his pouch then he'd have opened the breech first!

 

[MAB]

Hello Dave
Beautiful piece conversion appeals to a lot the movement to me
it compliments.

Mab

 

[DaveCox]

Many thanks Maurizio, from a talent such as your's I value that compliment a lot!