Completed Critique Sir Bernard Law Montgomery 120mm Tartar miniatures

[marco14]

Hi Marco,
I do have the kit in the grey army, but not painted up..

Hi Warren,

you got it also come on,paint it also,im not alone then LOL ,it's a very nice one hé,
realy happy with it and there are just 30 pieces from,so a special one

Mario

 

[Briggsy]

Thanks Malc,yes this is gonna help,don't see the color of his shoes ,but I think they are going to be brown ??? not sure about that
but gonna search the internet too find a pi from his shoes,and thank you for the picture Malc

Mario

Hi, yes his shoes would most likely have been brown, British Army Officers wear a brown Oxford or Brogue style shoe when in Service Dress. The leather is pretty much the same colour as the leather Sam Browne Belt, they would be leather soled as well. Having said that Monty was some what eccentric and was a law unto himself when it came to uniform, often wearing two cap badges in his beret.

Cheers Simon

 

[marco14]

Hi, yes his shoes would most likely have been brown, British Army Officers wear a brown Oxford or Brogue style shoe when in Service Dress. The leather is pretty much the same colour as the leather Sam Browne Belt, they would be leather soled as well. Having said that Monty was some what eccentric and was a law unto himself when it came to uniform, often wearing two cap badges in his beret.

Cheers Simon

Thanks mate, I found also a colorized picture and the shoes are like black,but that could be wrong,so I gonna paint them like you say here,
gonna look how that belt looks,because I don't know everything hé

What you say about Monty,yep you see on pics he wearing everything what hé like ,thanks for the advice

Mario

 

[MCPWilk]

He looks like he is wearing boots, not shoes, so I suspect they should be black. As stated above, officers shoes are dark brown.

Mike

 

[marco14]

He looks like he is wearing boots, not shoes, so I suspect they should be black. As stated above, officers shoes are dark brown.

Mike

Hey Mike,

He is wearing shoes friend,got a picture and you can see he got shoes on,the figure I got is with shoes hé,like you have can see

gonna show pics,so you can see

 

[Briggsy]

I reckon all things being equal you can't really get this one wrong, he wore so many variations in his time that whatever you do can be said to be right so don't get too tied up over small details like this.

Cheers Simon

 

[marco14]

I reckon all things being equal you can't really get this one wrong, he wore so many variations in his time that whatever you do can be said to be right so don't get too tied up over small details like this.

Cheers Simon

well,it gonna dark brown shoes then LOL ,and things like this are confusing me,you search for things to paint it good
and then you find different ones,and so im sitting here,but like you say mate,it can be wrong thanks a lot

MARIO

 

[Briggsy]

well,it gonna dark brown shoes then LOL ,and things like this are confusing me,you search for things to paint it good
and then you find different ones,and so im sitting here,but like you say mate,it can be wrong thanks a lot

MARIO

That's something the British Army is good for, confusing the he'll out of anybody trying to do some research. For every reference you find that says brown you'll find another that says black so do not end up going round in circles and take the option you like best.

Cheers Simon

 

[marco14]

That's something the British Army is good for, confusing the he'll out of anybody trying to do some research. For every reference you find that says brown you'll find another that says black so do not end up going round in circles and take the option you like best.

Cheers Simon

and that's what we are going to do

Mario

 

[marco14]

and that's what we are going to do

Mario

damned,no he got boots on ,see it on the figure oh man, these pics are from a museum,what do you think???

 

[Briggsy]

I think you go with what looks best, you can only paint what's on the figures feet and I'd take a gamble and suggest he owned more than one pair of shoes or boots. No point in stressing over details that can't be pinpointed to exactly what he wore on any given day, maybe he even changed his foot wear half way through the day because one pair got wet, who knows.

Give the brown boots on the last figure I'd go with that because they were brilliant.

Cheers Simon

 

[marco14]

Here a little update ,

First,yes pictures are from me not my son,so they are crap sorry

The face is done,but I consider to get over again with matt varnish,not sure,gonna see, hope the color for the pants are OK,but I will do it with the stippling Technic ,but I failed
also the jacket I like to do the stippling,this is now in the base color (the jacket) the figure also.

Now I see also on the pic,that the pants maybe must have darker shades ??? all comments are absolute very welcome,I like to have this one good,I have used British brown
and another color.

here you see the pictures,thank you

 

[Briggsy]

Coming along nicely, the face is good but I'd suggest a little more work on the hair and tash, those bushy eyebrows as well. The trousers and jacket look good as do the boots, some nice work there Mario.

Cheers Simon

 

[marco14]

Coming along nicely, the face is good but I'd suggest a little more work on the hair and tash, those bushy eyebrows as well. The trousers and jacket look good as do the boots, some nice work there Mario.

Cheers Simon

Hey mate,

Thanks,gonna do the things you say this evening, maybe a little bit to bright and getting a bit darker grey,but I figer out and gonna see

Mario

 

[Briggsy]

Hey mate,

Thanks,gonna do the things you say this evening, maybe a little bit to bright and getting a bit darker grey,but I figer out and gonna see

Mario

Go for it, I'll be watching the rugby England v Wales and drinking cider.

Cheers Simon

 

[marco14]

Go for it, I'll be watching the rugby England v Wales and drinking cider.

Cheers Simon

make you see the end hé LOL

 

[Henk]

Good progress so far.
As for the shoes/boots debate. I wonder if they could be standard ammo boots? The toes look like it.
As for the colour, in the photograph of him in the chair, he's obviously wearing Black shoes/boots....

Edited, as I was mixing Brogues and Oxfords and making soup...

 

[Warren SMITH]

Coming along nicely...

 

[marco14]

Good progress so far.
As for the shoes/boots debate. I wonder if they could be standard ammo boots? The toes look like it.
As for the colour, in the photograph of him in the chair, he's obviously wearing Black shoes/boots....

Edited, as I was mixing Brogues and Oxfords and making soup...

Hi Henk,

Thanks,gonna change them again,to black now LOL gonna do it,it must be so close as possible as on the picture
thanks

and euh,was it good soup

Mario

 

[marco14]

Coming along nicely...

Hey Warren,

Thanks,step by step and no hurry att all, hope he result is going to be fine

Mario