WWI Australian Soldier Mil-Mart Semi Flat

[Chrisr]

If I may thought the badges were brass ...but happy to be corrected
Happy benchtime

Nap

The badges were blackened brass Nap - like the colour of KRRC and other Rifle regiments. The puggaree, which was a band of cloth not the fluted form of later years one sees on some Great War models, was a dark khaki in colour but as Graham mentioned he took his reference from a colourised photo.

Cheers
Chris

 

[Chrisr]

Very nicely done Graham.
Cheers
Chris

 

[Nap]

The badges were blackened brass Nap - like the colour of KRRC and other Rifle regiments. The puggaree, which was a band of cloth not the fluted form of later years one sees on some Great War models, was a dark khaki in colour but as Graham mentioned he took his reference from a colourised photo.

Cheers
Chris

Cheers Chris ...good to know will be useful as I am doing a Anzac ....albeit a Kangeroo called Bruce !

Stay safe

Nap

 

[Graham]

Very nicely done Graham.
Cheers
Chris

Thanks Chris. I will change the badge colour. After Nap mentioned it I looked it up in more detail and they seem to range from black through bronze to a dark brass colour so it will be a simple correction

 

[Graham]

Cheers Chris ...good to know will be useful as I am doing a Anzac ....albeit a Kangeroo called Bruce !

Stay safe

Nap

Nothing stereotypical about that name

 

[KenBoyle]

Beautiful work Graham! Thought he looked familiar. A favorite music album of mine.

Don't know if the picture is of Alan Jones, Nathan Lay, someone else listed on the cover or an actual soldier from the period.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Graham]

Beautiful work Graham! Thought he looked familiar. A favorite music album of mine.

Don't know if the picture is of Alan Jones, Nathan Lay, someone else listed on the cover or an actual soldier from the period.

Cheers,
Ken

That image makes a powerful cover for such an album.

 

[Chrisr]

Hi Graham,

Attached is a colour photo of an AIF era slouch hat with the hat band.

Cheers
Chris

 

[Graham]

Hi Graham,

Attached is a colour photo of an AIF era slouch hat with the hat band.

Cheers
Chris

View attachment 409095

Thanks Chris, using a coloured image as reference has led me to many mistakes on this one, lesson learned.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Very nice

 

[Graham]

Very nice

Thanks Steve