Sergeant. Grenadier Guards, Greatcoat Order. 1925

[Viking Bob]

One from CGS miniatures that I have just completed today. Uniform painted in acrylics and oils for the face.
A lovely sculpt to paint form the hands of DF Grieve, scale is 80mm.
I did add some lead loops to the rear of the figure on the rolled cape, just looked better than the resin one's.
Thanks for looking.

 

[misfit151]

Lovely job Bob...love the greatcoat...

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Excellent work, Bob. I like what you’ve done with the SMLE, wooden furniture looks great, & the Slade-Wallace equipment is superb.

 

[grenadier]

That’s a splendid rendition of a Guards NCO...Confident and Professional.

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Very nice work and painting

Mobo

 

[Viking Bob]

Lovely job Bob...love the greatcoat...

Excellent work, Bob. I like what you’ve done with the SMLE, wooden furniture looks great, & the Slade-Wallace equipment is superb.

That’s a splendid rendition of a Guards NCO...Confident and Professional.

Very nice work and painting

Mobo

Mike, Chris, Grenadier and Mobo, Thank you for the great comments it was a pleasure painting this one. Glad I made a Grenadier look proud.
"Evil be to him who evil thinks"
Can any one tell me, why the nickname The bill browns.

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Lovely work as always Bob. Particularly like the handling of the greatcoat. Regards Pete

 

[Geoff Charman]

Super work Bob, I do like DFG's sculpting, I have a few early ones.

Geoff

 

[grenadier]

Mike, Chris, Grenadier and Mobo, Thank you for the great comments it was a pleasure painting this one. Glad I made a Grenadier look proud.
"Evil be to him who evil thinks"
Can any one tell me, why the nickname The bill browns.

Well Bob, you take off your Beret and hold two knuckles up to the circular part of the highly polished grenade badge and the reflection looks just like two buttocks...Bill Brown!
The other explanation is Bill Brown is a generic name for a Grenadier Guard, a bit like Tommy Atkins or Johnny Cope to a British Soldier.

 

[KenBoyle]

Fantastic painting Bob! The subtle shading and highlighting works perfect for this figure. Spit and polish for sure.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Viking Bob]

Lovely work as always Bob. Particularly like the handling of the greatcoat. Regards Pete

Super work Bob, I do like DFG's sculpting, I have a few early ones.

Geoff

Fantastic painting Bob! The subtle shading and highlighting works perfect for this figure. Spit and polish for sure.

Cheers,
Ken

Thank you for the comments, they are all appreciated and yes if DF Grieve were available once more, I'd paint 'em.
Regards to you all and stay safe.

 

[Nap]

Hi Bob

Great painting on this fellow and very smart he looks , particularly the greatcoat and the rank stripes

Thanks for sharing

Why not enter something into FOTM as well as voting in previous month

Happy benchtime

Stay safe

Nap

 

[Jimbo]

Nice paint job Bob, lovely little figure
Cheers
Jim

 

[MCPWilk]

A very simple and elegant figure of David's. Very nicely painted.

Mike

 

[Cannonball]

Very crisp and clean paint job on this Bob befitting of a Guards NCO. Lovely Atholl Grey on the greatcoat.

Neal

 

[megroot]

very nice work

marc

 

[Viking Bob]

Hi Bob

Great painting on this fellow and very smart he looks , particularly the greatcoat and the rank stripes

Thanks for sharing

Why not enter something into FOTM as well as voting in previous month

Happy benchtime

Stay safe

Nap

Nice paint job Bob, lovely little figure
Cheers
Jim

A very simple and elegant figure of David's. Very nicely painted.

Mike

Very crisp and clean paint job on this Bob befitting of a Guards NCO. Lovely Atholl Grey on the greatcoat.

Neal

very nice work

marc

Thank you all for the kind words and comments, I found a post on here on painting the Atholl grey and was very useful. That can be found here

https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/athol-grey-colour-mix.78830/page-2

Hope every one is safe and enjoying lockdown to some degree

 

[NeilW]

Very nice and crisp paintjob

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nice and crisp paintjob

Thank you Neil, appreciated.

 

[MalcC]

Hi Bob

Really nice work, I'm sure David would be impressed too.

Malc