Coronavirus Challenge Part V

Well here is the very last batch of twelve figures of the 32^nd Foot. I finally finished these yesterday and the regiment is now complete. The only thing to do now is to sort out their regimental flag and attach it to the flag pole. Total painted in lockdown is 49. I have a project that I started painting way back in 2005 and now that I have done a bit more research on them I can now carry on with the regiment.

                          

Coronavirus Challenge Part IV

We are in week six of the UK lockdown and I have now finished the third batch of twelve figures of the 32^nd Foot. You may notice that the officer and standard bearer are not from the Airfix set. They are in fact from the HaT 8304 British Command set. Just a note, if you are thinking about getting some of these figures that enamel paint does not go on very well. With matt colours the plastic/rubber figures, seem to soak up the paint and so you will need to give them an under coat before applying the colour you want. They are really lovely figures with good detail on them. I shall use more of these in later projects.

The standard bearer will receive their regimental colours when all 48 figures are painted. I have now completed 37 figures for my coronavirus challenge. So on with the next final batch of twelve. Stay safe everyone.

Coronavirus Challenge Part III

Here is my second batch of twelve figures of the 32^nd foot regiment which are now finished, and I am really getting back into painting once again and I am now half way through the regiment of 48 figures. The third batch is now under way and will consist of the command stand, which contains the Officer, Flagbearer and Drummer. Total number painted to date 25 figures.

Coronavirus Challenge Part II

This is my very first completed painted personality figure and it’s of General Sir Thomas Picton. The figure comes from the Waterloo 1815 set number 028. A very nice figure to paint.

The general came out of retirement after Wellington appointed him to commander the 5th Infantry Division. Along with every other senior officer in the army, he was invited to the Duchess of Richmond's Ball that was held on 15 June 1815. This is how Picton looked on the battle fields of Waterloo as his personal baggage train failed to catch up with him on that famous day with his uniform. So we see him still in his party gear and he even had on his velvet red dancing shoes when he was killed leading his division. He was the most senior officer to die at Waterloo at the age of 56. You can read all about General Picton in the “Marshals and Generals ” label.

My second batch of figures the 32^nd foot, who was under Picton's command, are well on their way to completion.

My Coronavirus Challenge

We are in week two of the UK lockdown and I have given myself a challenge to see how many of my 32^nd Foot figures, I can complete before the lockdown ends. I suspect that the lockdown will be more than three weeks so here we go.

So here is the picture of the very first batch of my British 32^nd Foot Infantry. They would not win any photo/painting competitions but they will do just to give you some idea on how they look and the painting will do for me with that three foot rule.

Yep I know the figures are from the good old Airfix sets which I still love. The Airfix figures are the bulk of my British army and they have stood the test of time. I started these back in October of last year and got half way painting them at December. So I hope that the next batch of twelve will not take me so long to do. Stay safe everyone.