Completed Tommy's War Gordon Highlander. 54mm

[DEL]

Yep Roger get it sorted.....there's no such thing as a bend in a Scotsmans bayonet
Nice job by the way.
Cheers
Derek

 

[ChaosCossack]

Excellent job... expect nothing less!
As for the bayonet, that's what happens when you try to stick a Stormtrooper wearing body armour. A good back story can fix any problem that can't be repaired otherwise.

Cheers

Colin

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks Derek, I'll do my best but having a bent bayonet is better than only having half of one.....or not having one at all.

Roger.

 

[billyturnip]

Cheers Colin, more likely using it to open tins of bully beef.

 

[DEL]

Thanks Derek, I'll do my best but having a bent bayonet is better than only having half of one.....or not having one at all.

Roger.

D

 

[Jazz]

Nice painting Roger. I like how you have used the Hornet head to individualise the piece. Well done.

 

[billyturnip]

Nice painting Roger. I like how you have used the Hornet head to individualise the piece. Well done.

Thank you very much, I can't take the credit for the addition of the head as I inherited it like that from Carl.

Roger.

 

[Dr Force]

Love it Roger, typically good paint work on a great figure.
Well done matey.

Cheers
Dave

 

[billyturnip]

Cheers Dave.... more to follow.

 

[John Bowery]

Roger,
Nicely finished.
Cheers
John

 

[billyturnip]

Thank you John.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

How dare you show a Scotsman with a bent bayonet, you know we are a touchy lot

Nice one Roger

Ron

 

[billyturnip]

How dare you show a Scotsman with a bent bayonet, you know we are a touchy lot

Nice one Roger

Ron

Thank you Ron.

I bent it on purpose, the next one's from an English regiment and will have a fully straight bayonet.

 

[Wings5797]

It must be a Gallic thing I have a 54mm Enniskillen Dragoon with a bent sword. I agree I have never seen an Englishman with a bent weapon!
Nicely finished Roger. Like the hose tops……not easy to do. Good job mate.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[billyturnip]

Thank you Keith. The hose tops, along with the glengarry band were painted about four times each.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Maybe he just had one to many whiskies

 

[billyturnip]

If that was the case he would have put the Lee Enfield down and would be filling someone in.

 

[Wings5797]

There is no easy way to do it and I've tried them all. The best one for me on 54mm hose tops is to paint the scarlet base colour and then paint each diagonal as three or four thin black parallel lines. This way where the lines cross you get the the solid black and red diamonds and the rest gives the red and black mix effect of the knitted hose top.
My Gordon Highlander is four times that of yours and has also taken a couple of goes.....so far.
All the best,
Keith

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks for the tip Keith, I have another figure primed and waiting that will be wearing hose so that will come in handy......sometime.

 

[Mat Lambert]

Nicely done Roger. Looking forward to the next one, which have you got?
Cheers Mat