The unit was formed in 1900, and though dressed as Highlanders they wore the glengarry, not the bonnet; but I only had these figures about. The kilt and plaid were not one of the normal government issue type, but were the Forbes tartan. Unfortunately it has ended up paler than I would have liked. The other thing is that the sporran should be grey, not white. Truth is, by this time I was glad to see the back of them, so didn't change it for the second time!
Thank goodness there are not too many volunteer regiments that wear tartan, though I still have a few to look forward to in the future.
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You may notice that I've added a page (see the link on the right) that contains some VERY simple rules, which I used to use with my son many years ago when he would 'want to play soldiers'. Sadly he soon grew out of that. These rules were designed to give a fast, easy game, and as we used the dining table were usually over in an hour or so. No finesse, just advance, kill the enemy, win.
Perhaps I should try them out again, for nostalgia's sake, as a solo effort.
A fine effort on the 54mm Highlanders- well done indeed. Regards. KEV.
ReplyDeleteBrae laddies ! , Tony
ReplyDeleteHighlanders look great and I intend to give your rules a try out when I can.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how you get on. It's a while since I used them.
DeleteThey look very fine Joppy. I am trying to make a dent in Colour Party of Black Watch, though I haven't gotten much further than painting the kilts blue.
ReplyDeleteI was planning to use this painting guide, though it look a little complex. http://www.angelfire.com/tx/ToySoldier/tartan.htm
Any thoughts you'd care to share with a newbie tartan painter?
I've got a simple guide from an old issue of Toy Soldier magazine. To save space here, I'll put it in the blog this coming weekend. The fine stripes are the very devil.
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