Officer, 28th Regt., 1815 (Chota Sahib, 54mm)

[arj]

Hi Folks,

Another slow burner from the back of the part-finished shelf, which was waiting for me to get around to it.
Thanks to Paul (DaddyO), and his well timed Tuit, I’ve managed to extract the digit, and finish it off.
This time it’s a 54mm Chota Sahib (again) of an Officer, 28th Regt. (Gloucestershire), 1815.



Painting is my usual oils over enamels with some printers inks (some mixed with Humbrol matt enamel, and some neat).
Hope you like it.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[MoboSchreuder]

excellent paintwork Andrew

Mobo

 

[Dimonikus]

Very nice paintjob, Andrew!

 

[Richard Baxter]

Am oldie but goodie! This was one of Sid's earlier efforts in the Chota Sahib range. Have got a couple of these in my box of derelict figures (one's an Argyll and Sutherland radio operator from NI service), could be worth a strip-down and a re-paint

The sword looks a bit on the large side to my dodgy eyesight, but it could just be the photo.

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nice painting on a classic Andrew, love it.

 

[DaddyO]

Nice one Andrew - god to see you got it finished (I've got a real soft spot for these old figures having cut my teeth on them when they first came out and completed several when I started a few years ago again mainly because they were well priced and have a great 'paint me' quality)
Cheers
Paul

 

[arj]

excellent paintwork Andrew

Mobo

Thank you Mobo.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Very nice paintjob, Andrew!

Thank you Dmitriy.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Am oldie but goodie! This was one of Sid's earlier efforts in the Chota Sahib range. Have got a couple of these in my box of derelict figures (one's an Argyll and Sutherland radio operator from NI service), could be worth a strip-down and a re-paint

The sword looks a bit on the large side to my dodgy eyesight, but it could just be the photo.

Thank you for looking and taking the time to comment Richard.
Your eyesight is definitely not dodgy. The sword is a trifle wide in the kit.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Very nice painting on a classic Andrew, love it.

I'm pleased you liked him Bob.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Nice one Andrew - god to see you got it finished (I've got a real soft spot for these old figures having cut my teeth on them when they first came out and completed several when I started a few years ago again mainly because they were well priced and have a great 'paint me' quality)
Cheers
Paul

Thank you for your kind comment Paul.
Like you, I've happened across a few Chota Sahibs, Cheshire Volunteers and Hornets at various shows.
They've all been fun to paint.
Pity we're a bit short on shows at the moment.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Nap]

Hi Andrew

Good to see the digit removed and another nice piece from the shelf of shame it looks good , nice reds

Didn't realise Sid H did this , wasn't a version on a old Mil Modelling magazine cover as well ?

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[DEL]

Very nicely done. I know that sculpting has moved on but there's something very pleasing about this style.
They lend themselves to be painted in every style from toy soldier technique to hyper-detail painting.
A bit of care and a fine result is practically certain.

 

[DaddyO]

Hi Andrew

Didn't realise Sid H did this , wasn't a version on a old Mil Modelling magazine cover as well ?

Nap

You've got a good memory there big fella It was indeed on a cover along with a bunch of the others released by Sid; possibly a pale blue background? . . . I'll have to see if I can find it
Cheers
Paul

 

[Richard Baxter]

This was in fact the third figure produced by Sid for the Chota Sahib range (code BI/3), probably around about 1980.

 

[arj]

Hi Andrew

Good to see the digit removed and another nice piece from the shelf of shame it looks good , nice reds

Didn't realise Sid H did this , wasn't a version on a old Mil Modelling magazine cover as well ?

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment Kevin.
You can find the full range of CS miniatures on Lou Masses' website, under 'Vintage Figures'
http://www.lrmminiatures.com/chota-sahib-miniatures.html
Just scroll down to 'The full Catalog of Chota Sahib Kits', where you'll find 14 pages.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Very nicely done. I know that sculpting has moved on but there's something very pleasing about this style.
They lend themselves to be painted in every style from toy soldier technique to hyper-detail painting.
A bit of care and a fine result is practically certain.

Thank you for your kind comment Del.
I totally agree with your thoughts regarding these OOP figures.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

You've got a good memory there big fella It was indeed on a cover along with a bunch of the others released by Sid; possibly a pale blue background? . . . I'll have to see if I can find it
Cheers
Paul

Your colour recollection is spot-on Paul.
It was January 1982, for the princely sum of 70p.



Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Richard Baxter]

Great memories, I have the Legion Para, bottom right.