Hi Guys

This is a great sculpt from our very own Steve " Valiant" Leadley a one off , he posted it as a WIP , I am going to "try" and finish for Bugle Call .

Scale 1/10th approx

It depicts a Nursing Yeomanry lady approx 1908 after 1914 they were in a uniform of kharki .
She has a First Aid qualification on her left arm and a farrier badge on her right




Just tidied it up a bit she will be primed in black first and then the face , the cap , the uniform and thats it !!!

I will dedicate this to a very brave woman called Muriel Thompson who won the Military Medal in WW1 for her bravery .

Before the war, Muriel Thompson (1875-1939) was a keen motorist and in 1908 she won the first ever ladies’ motor race held at Brooklands. Uniquely over-qualified, she joined the FANY as a driver in January 1915. This required not only the ability to drive but also basic mechanical skills in order to fix the various vehicles used by the FANY. In 1916 she served as second in command to Lilian Franklin on the Calais convoy with the Army.
Her Military Medal and Croix de Guerre were awarded for courage under fire whilst moving the injured to safety during a German bombing raid in May 1918. Like many other F.A.N.Y's, she was awarded medals by the British, Belgian and French authorities.

Medals awarded to Muriel Thompson, 1915-18

Military Medal 1914-18; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19 with oak leaf for Mentioned in Dispatches; Order of Leopold II, Belgium, 1914-18, Badge of the 5th Class; Croix de Guerre,

Keep watching

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Hi Guys

Been reading up on these so brave women , amazing stuff Military Medals and many other selfless heroic deeds.

Thought I would share a couple more pictures of these ladies

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Hi Steve


A good point certainly a possiblilty , as you have sculpted a riding instructors badge on her thought I would put The picture you said it came which looking at the hair inspired you for the sculpt! ....plus more pictures

Really enjoying this ..laying on the base colours ...very red at the moment or rather a red brown !

Might add a peak edge ?

Think she will be blue eyed and a darkish hair colour or maybe a blonde !

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"You forgot it" ........blooming heck

Colour now coming on well ...lining in the lacework .....

she is called Georgina ( in memory of my mum in law ..who served in ATS )

Off to put a peak edge on!

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Hi Rick,

You are so right the ladies served and still are serving with such bravery .
This should be a release IMO but unless Steve resculpt said another it's a one off( lucky me )

Update

Peak edging now on but think perhaps it needs widening a bit looking at the pictures above ....any suggestions on the colour folks ?

Lacework is white but buttons were brass



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Update ..

Redid the peak edge ...now more in keeping with the pictures...hopefully !

The MS is still setting!



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Cheers Steve ..you know a lot mate .....reckon the White/silver tinge sounds good in keeping with the white lace

Go on then what about the Rough Rider badge ...red backing .....with....possibly a brass detail or maybe white as it looks like in the picture ?

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Hi Guys

Okay it iPad piccy time ...all basecoating has been completed

Uniform/Cap ....Andrea Brown Red
Lacework ........Army Painter Ash Grey
Flesh...............Life Colour Pink
Hair ................Citadel Mounfang Brown






Eyes all done ...flesh next !



Nameplate ordered !

On track for Bugle Call

Off to the kettle and a coffee

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Cheers Ralph still in the early stages ..not as quick or good as you mate!

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Cheers Marc appreciate you looking in

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