Good point Dave appreciate your input and comments

Thanks LH for advice

Cheers Scotty , of course it makes sense , my idea is to paint over the tape ......was the area where they cross ...dark blue or green....dark green as behind badge or dark blue as a Royal Regt .....

Piping around crown ....red or gold ........any thoughts ?

This will be next on the bench finishing off the flesh on Kozehedub

Thanks to all for looking in

Nap

...gold piping

...red piping

Thank you

This was sent by Mick Ankim

From Uniformology ... THE 1880 FORAGE CAP FOR INFANTRY

The cap was 3 inches high, of blue cloth for infantry and dark green for light infantry.

The drooping patent leather peak was edged with a 1/2 inch full gold embroidery. There was a patent leather chinstrap attached inside the headband.

Regiments styled ''Royal'' had a band of 1 1/2 inch scarlet cloth while non-Royal regiments and all light infantry regiments had a 1 3/4 inch black band of oak leaf lace.

Scottish regiments had bands of red and white diced lace with blue squares for royal regiments and green for non-royal.

On the crown of the cap was a netted purl button and braided figure in black lace.

On the edge of the crown was a gold Russia braided welt for Field Officers and blue cloth welt for others.

Scots (royal) regiments had a scarlet welt.

In 1897, all light infantry regiments were ordered to replace the round forage cap with their dark green folding field caps and all Scottish regiments to replace them with the glengarry.

It was finally abolished completely in 1902.


So it’s going to be Red piping and dark blue centre squares on dicing

Appreciate all help

Nap

Hi to all

I redid the paper tape for the dicing ....better spacing



Stay tuned for update....

Nap

Well Aunty didn’t help , despite putting a varnish over the tape kept coming away ...bugger !

So thinking about it , I used the tape as a template and drew around ....I then filled in with a base red .......still lots to do on the dicing

Did the eyes as well

Very quick pics as I need to go out shopping apparently ...aren’t I tge lucky boy !

All comments welcome

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Thanks for looking in

Nap

No I didn’t ! ...keeping the advice for future tape work

Appreciate your post

Nap

This is now live on the bench !

Happy benchtime everyone

Nap

Cheers Scotty .....he’s getting there ......as for tash ......knocked it off ...twice so have reworked it to being more upright and less prominent...sene below ! .....just call me Mr banana fingers !

Appreciate you looking in W and the comment




Saw this version of the Scale Collectables bust , showing a great paint on the tunic lace .....this was at the N Surrey Show ...apologies not found artist out ...yet !



Happy benchtime

Nap

Hi Daniel

I’m doing the Royal Scots version with central green backing on badge centre ...going to make it as noticeable as possible ...but it’s so small !

Also interesting there’s a distinct red edging all the way round the dicing in the picture but can’t see any on the originals

Thanks for looking in