I picked up the figure at the recent Hammerhead wargames show, as my War of 1812-15 sailors and marines lacked a suitable command figure for their landing party. Here he is in close up and in action, as befits a hero ~
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Sir William Sidney Smith RN
An overlooked naval hero, serving in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars, as well as in the Swedish navy in the Swedish-Russian War, and now available from Wargames Illustrated in their Giants in Miniature range.
I picked up the figure at the recent Hammerhead wargames show, as my War of 1812-15 sailors and marines lacked a suitable command figure for their landing party. Here he is in close up and in action, as befits a hero ~
Dan has signed off my efforts as regards the photographs to accompany my War of 1812-15 article in Wargames Illustrated, whenever it may next appear of course, so I have been stood down and can revert to my status as keen amateur!
I picked up the figure at the recent Hammerhead wargames show, as my War of 1812-15 sailors and marines lacked a suitable command figure for their landing party. Here he is in close up and in action, as befits a hero ~
Great figure and paint job. My Sir Sidney is destined to become a French General on foot leading his men forward to glory.
ReplyDeleteThanks Colin! But a Frenchman? Noooo!
DeleteHeroic indeed, nice job Sir.
ReplyDeleteHe will do, as someone I know might say...
DeleteGreat character.
ReplyDeleteHe will probably lead the chaps to...?
DeleteLovely paint job on a great character and dynamic figure.
ReplyDeleteThanks SteveJ. I think Matt may have made the figure for WI which was why I got him really.
DeleteLovely dynamic figure,nicely painted!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, much appreciated.
DeleteGreat figure; didn't Sir Sydney appear at Acre or somewhere during the Egyptian campaign?
ReplyDeleteHe turned up all over it seems!
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