The King's Shilling

[Baron]

Hello,
I have here a scene of dirty trick, which recruiting teams sometimes used in XVIII-th century. It's 54 mm, not finished yet, but I'm still need your opinion.

I've started with central figure of drunk guy

Then it's a sergeant of 10-th regiment of foot (c. 1742), who is holding the drunk guy for an elbow and distracting him

 

[Baron]

And finally private, who is putting Shilling in his tankard

Here is how they looks together

They still need many finishing touches - it seems to me that their boots are too massive for example. But first of all I need to decide - to make them as a kit or not. What do you think, is it interesting enough to be manufactured?

 

[Jason W.]

Very, very nice, Ernst. The expression on the drunkard is priceless! :lol:

Yes, have them made into kits! Atleast make the heads available, those are great!

 

[garyjd]

That is just fantastic. Great character and animation on the figures.~Gary

 

[Markus]

Hello Ernst,

that is a really great sculpted vignette !!! I like all I can see !!!!

Can`t await to see it painted.

Cheers,
Markus

 

[BHowe]

Ernst,

I would LOVE to have a go at painting this little vignette! Outstnading work!

Bob

 

[Roc]

Extremely well done, I like it a lot.

Will it go cpmmercial?

Cheers
Roc.

 

[CorySF]

Ernst, that is one finely sculpted set of figures and of course it would have to go as a kit.
God Bless
Cory

 

[captnenglish]

Ernst,
I am a big fan of your work and I have to agree with the others please turn these into kit form.

 

[billyturnip]

Marvellous job Ernst. I like everything about it. It says so much.

Roger.

 

[itifonhom]

This is outstanding!!!!! I like it so much, so much life and motion in so a small vignette. It somehow reminds me of "Arthur McBride" song of Paul Brady, an old Irish song. Looks really amazing, I like to see it painted,

Anastasios.

 

[Sambaman]

Ernst,
very nice work. the way the drunk is just slightly off ballance looking over his shoulder is perfect. Well done!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Dan Morton]

Great idea for a vignette and superbly sculpted! The poses are all perfect. The faces and expressions are priceless. Very well done and I agree with the others - excellent idea for a kit.

All the best,
Dan

 

[slaj]

I love the whole piece. Great interaction. Well done

Stephen Mallia

 

[Dan Morton]

Ernst - A suggestion only. Feel free to ignore it. I would add a belaying pin, a small club, a cosh or a sap - something like that, in a loop hung off the belt of one of the sailors. Shore recruiting parties went looking for trouble. A nice leather cosh would prove persuasive to a reluctant enlistee.

Wonderful vignette!

All the best,
Dan

 

[megroot]

Ernst,

It is all been sayed. Great work.

Marc

 

[Baron]

Thank you all for so many kind words !
Dan, your suggestion is interesting, and I was thinking about navy press gangs, but decided to stay with the army, because I didn't found any information about navy uniform on that period, it seems sailors didn't have any.

Speaking of uniform - question to the painters - would it be more attractive for you, if I'll make another regiment, with more complicated embroidered lacing on uniform?
And yes, I'll make them as a kit!

Ernst

 

[Christos]

Beautiful work Ernst!
christos

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by Baron@Oct 9 2006, 03:07 AM
Thank you all for so many kind words !
Dan, your suggestion is interesting, and I was thinking about navy press gangs, but decided to stay with the army, because I didn't found any information about navy uniform on that period, it seems sailors didn't have any.

Speaking of uniform - question to the painters - would it be more attractive for you, if I'll make another regiment, with more complicated embroidered lacing on uniform?
And yes, I'll make them as a kit!

Ernst

Ernst, Given the time period officers for sure would have been uniformed. Sailors would wear a lot of the same type of clothing though it might not have been uniform in color.

As for lace on the coats there were typically two types, square ended or bastion (pointed) I would say more regiments had the square ended shape, which would give you a wider variety of regiments and facing colors to paint.~Gary

 

[Dan Morton]

Gee is my face red, Ernst! I honestly thought your figures were naval! :0

S'pose the two army figures could still be armed with a cosh or whatever.

All the best,
Dan