MMM Scots Grey

[ghamilt1]

My most recently completed figure of an officer of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 1815 by Mitches Military Models in 75mm

 

[Malkie]

An excellent figure, one to be proud of!

Malkie

 

[Nap]

Hi Glen

Great to see you posting , like the subject and the painting, the horse in particular with nice detail work on the facings and edging

Do hope we can see more of your artwork

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Chrisr]

Superb piece of painting Glen.
Cheers
Chris

 

[baldo]

...really a beautiful figure
Cheers
Luca

 

[Sapper69]

Magnificent work. Well done!

 

[Briggsy]

Beautifully done and very dramatic in style but with subtle transition, amazing.

Cheers Simon

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Great job Glen. I have the 120mm version awaiting paint.

 

[Sapper69]

This is a question out of genuine curiosity, not a critique of the piece at all. I'm no expert in Napoleonics but I'm interested in swords from different periods. I notice the sabre has a straight rather than curved cavalry style blade. Was that standard for the Brits at that time? Was there variation I different patterns of cavalry sabre blades (curved, straight etc) during this period?

 

[ghamilt1]

While no expert on swords myself, this straight edged blade was the standard issue for the North British Royal Dragoons ( Scot’s Greys). I don’t know if other British dragoon regiments were issued the same weapon. Maybe it was a thing amongst the British Heavy Cavalry regiments?

 

[ghamilt1]

I did a little digging and saw that the Scots Greys were issued with the standard 1796 Heavy Cavalry sabre.

 

[Ben-nl]

very nice figure with great paintingwork and groundwork. Congratulations!

 

[Briggsy]

Another non expert on the issue of cavalry swords. Generally at this point and upto the end of the 19th C and I believe into the early part of the 20th. Heavy cavalry regts carried a straight bladed thrusting sword, where as light regts, Hussars, Lancers and the like carried a curved slashing sabre. This is true of the British Army and was much the same certainly in the Napoleonic era for other European armies to do the same. This is a generalisation and I dare say there are exceptions but on the whole this holds true.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

This is a excellent book to get ...loads of colour pics of original swords ...cavalry and infantry

Enjoy

Nap

 

[Sapper69]

Very interesting.

 

[Redcap]

Really nice work and complimentary presentation - excellent.
Gary

 

[Harrybh]

Fine work! Excellently done horse, too...

 

[MalcC]

Excellent work.

Malc

 

[Colin_Fraser]

This is a excellent book to get ...loads of colour pics of original swords ...cavalry and infantry

Enjoy

Nap

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Yikes that’s gotta be model research overkill. I assume it’s aimed at sword collectors.

 

[Sapper69]

You haven't seen model sword research overkill until you've seen someone research the koshirae and hamon of a specific katana forged by a specific, named swordsmith in rural Japan 700 years ago.