Tuesday 23 August 2016

Mutton Chop WW1 British Cavalry Trooper

Meanwhile, in the background, this chap has been lurking waiting to be worked on towards the end of a few painting sessions where the right paint on the palette needs to be used up.




I really do like Mr Hicks' sculpting of this range and I hope that he will add to the number of mounted figures. Purists may moan that the harness around the saddle is not quite correct but some greenstuff around the strap over the horse's chest would change this into a bandolier and a sharp knife can easily remove the strap that goes around the horse's tail. It is good to see some clutter on the saddle. A Woodbine Wolseley headswap will allow these figures to serve in the Middle East. 

6 comments:

Phil said...

Beautiful cavalry trooper riding to victory!

Michael Awdry said...

He looks wonderful Mark, I can almost hear the hooves thundering beneath him.

Stephen said...

Fabulous work. The tack is a little red for my taste, but simply lovely.

Rodger said...

Awesome!

Stefan (aka. Monty) said...

A wonderful paintjob on this figure, Mark!
Excellent work.

Sidney Roundwood said...

Great work, Mark. Looks perfect whether the saddle is precisely accurate or not!