Finished painting the old hollow cast Britains (?) Life Guards I tidied up last weekend.
Thought I would photo them outdoors seeing the weather is permitting this afternoon and I do think 54mm figures look better 'al fresco' .
Must admit I'm rather pleased how they have turned out as they did not look to promising to start with but a coat of high gloss varnish helps brighten them up .
The painting has highlighted the difference in the figure variants , but I think this adds to their appeal . These type of figure seems to appear on EBay regularly and relatively cheaply too, its a pity 'Black' army (German) figures don't, so I will have to cast up my own using the Prince August Lancer mold .
Lovely. They really look as if they're trotting along.
ReplyDeleteSplendid,splendid fellows!
ReplyDeletep.s the figure you asked about has a Dorset miniatures head...
Absolutely lovely, can you tell me what varnish you use please, and if you are worried about it yellowing?
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Mike
Lovely job, the uniform paint job certainly pulls them together as a unit. For army black you could do a head change on these Lifeguards or Horseguards, as you say they turn up cheap on ebay all the time. Dorset Miniatures has a good range of of replacement heads, arms etc for these figures - I use them for converting plastic figures and they work well.
ReplyDeletebest wishes, Brian
I use a high gloss yacht varnish - not sure if it will yellow or not ? hoping modern varnishes are not as prone to this . Must order from Dorset Toy Soldiers - a brilliant selection of figures and extras .
ReplyDeleteNice little unit, the diffrent figures work well together
ReplyDelete-- Allan