...also known as Lumley's from 1702-03 mustered into GHQ just before we set off Oop North. You will have already caught a glimpse of them in my previous post I think if you were looking carefully. Just to the rear of the Scots Grey Dragoons on the left of the photo ~
And here they are in a closer picture on my chosen 120×60mm squadron base. The figures are from Warfare Miniatures, utilising castings from three different codes as I outlined in the post featuring the Scots Grey Dragoons.
Once again Phil painted the horses for me, leaving me to wield the Brush of Doom over the human figures! I really do like the sense of movement in the Troopers and the Officer, while the Trumpeter seems to be posed in a rather less animated way in my eye.
A closer view of the Officer and Trumpeter might serve to show what I mean more clearly than words. Of course, as with much in our marvellous hobby, it comes down to individual opinions in the matter of figure preferences.
The Trooper figures come with separate sword arms, some with pistol alternatives, giving a degree of choice in the final appearance of individual Troopers and of the unit as a whole.
Though it needs to be said that the natural fit of the arms seems to lead to a fairly narrow range of position. To some extent I ameliorated this by judicious application of some liquid green stuff. The figures also come with separate sword scabards which again lend a sense of movement to figures and unit. I found them very fiddly to fit, and was not always successful first time! Then again, my hands are not as nibble as they once were sadly.
Phil has told me that the third set of five horses are now completed and will be with me on Friday. They are slated to represent a Squadron of Wood's Regiment of Horse. Appropriate really as the next almost completed base for the project is a command stand representing the cavalry commander in Flanders, General Cornelius Wood, and his Trumpeter.
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