Scotty

Can you confirm how the wee feathery thing or hackle is held in place above the badge

Currently it looks like this

Nap

I have those plates somewhere !

BONNET

Paint band white.


Paint vertical red stripes.


Paint a horizontal red band 1/3 height.

Fill where the red overlaps with green / blue.

* For The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, paint White instead of Green,
for The Black Watch, paint Blue instead of Green



Mc Nap

Thanks guys for the posts appreciate your comments and help

Verbal update .....the dicing has now been repainted with the blue squares ...thanks Scotty and Mick

hackle all done ,

Going to revisit the highs on these in morning ..then it's the tunic .....

Just after I have confirmed the facings on the collar and epaulettes

I am getting there !

Nap

Hi Guys


Another verbal (too early for pics!) ...sash 75% comp,teed , facings re highlighted , badge complete

Next up will be the coatee itself , then the white edgings , then belt and details etc

A QUESTION

HOW WOULD YOU PAINT THE ACTUAL BONNET ?


Nap

Hi Mick

Cheers for reply ..I was thinking of Prussian blue in there somewhere and perhaps Burnt Umber as well as a Paynes Gray for highs , the actual sculpting is nice but quite heavy so drybrushing will be happening

Working on the tunic now though the bonnet is last!

Nap

Hi Guys

Forgot to mention when I do the Rank badge on the right arm it will be on a slightly different backing colour cut round with stitching as though all badges have been sewn onto the backing and then onto the tunic .

Nap

Yes that's correct I like chicken .....

Quick piccy of the badge...looks better in reality ..honest



Nap

Hi Andrew

Aha ! You spotted my deliberate mistake ! ......bugger !!

Not being piccy mate you are perfectly correct what a silly sausage I am ...or words to that effect !


Off to repaint them and bang my head against the wall

Love this hobby ! ..must admit I did keeping looking at them ..a case of not seeing the wood for the trees or something like that !.......

ARGHhhhhhhhhhhhhh and double ARGHhhhhhhhh

Nap

By all means as you have clothes on ..lol

Just repainted the blue back to red ..off for a coffee ..a very strong one ..back later to do the blue and highs on both red and blues!

Valium is now a permanent thing on my bench ..lol

Nap

PS can you all views so I can use it for when I paint the actual bonnet ..be good refs as well

Hi Guys

Et Voila .....

...back to the tunic ....

Nap

Hi Scotty

Well thats certainly looking rather smart to say the least

Thanks , a good view overall

If possible when you can do pics particularly the way the back looks

Hopefully my version is right now !

Nap