No that's attention too detail....excellent improvements Nap. This will be a unique piece.

Colin

The chin scales on the left of the bearskin are upside down, those on the right are correct.

A nice piece of detailing otherwise.

Mike

Great idea with the chinstrap, will give it a go as I broke the chinstrap supplied.

Hi Kevin,
Great work on the bearskin internal detail Mate, brilliant.
The chin strap is a difficult little blighter to to make but you are right that the rings all lay in the same direction. This makes one side look upside down to the other. Most difficult to replicate is that each ring passes through four others. Mike French of Tiny Troopers. Fame was a master at this task.
Something that did.cross my mind that I cannot confim from hotos I have sort after......I canot recall seeing Mr Mott without his trade mark pacestick? Food for thought Kevin.
Keep up the good work, looking forward to the next. post.
All the best,
Keith

Hi Kevin,
My thought wlth the pacestick was to have him just holding it in his left hand with no change to the pose..
Just a thought though.
Cheers
Keith

Hi Nap,

Given how much of the buff belt is visible you would be able to see the hilt of his sword as well. From the pictures I've seen I don't think this is included with the bust.

Pete

You can see some of the rear collar detail in this picture.

Here's another view of a Warrant Officer's collar (Scots Guards I know but the pattern is the same).

Great progress Kevin.
I like the changes that you have made. He looks more like the real deal now.
Just a little guards querk that you might want to add for realism, once the plume is dressed and placed in to the bearskin the forwad fur is brushed back over the plume. This js a trait that started back to the mid 19th century to not allow the enemy to see which regiment they were facing but the commanders could. This is why plumes for the flanking regiments are on the left and right and the center regiment, Scotts, have no plume.
Keep.pressing on Mate.
All the very best,
Keith

Hello I hate to say this but your plume does not look quite right to me it looks to me a little too high and bunched up almost sat on top of the bearskin ...I know your photo looks a little bit like you u have it but it still comes down the bearskin a little more and has more of an upside down Xmas tree look to it....hope you don't mind me saying ...all the best Funky

Hi Kevin G,
I think that in addition to being awarded the 'Big Badge', following His work for the Royal Wedding, Mr Mott was permitted to use a feather plume similar to that worn by Guards Officers. If so the stiff plume would not have been in His bearskin for this figure.
Cheers,
Keith

Absolutely..but It still looks A little high and bunched up to me......but I could be and probably am wrong.....nice work on the wicker work by the way like the way you can see into the bearskin...would have liked to have got this bust myself but my old man wouldn't have forgive me being an ex Grenadier.....will watch this post with interest to see how the paint goes on....Cheers...Kevin

David Grieve portrayed that in his Coldstream Drum Major........what attention to detail his figures always had...available from Graham at CGS FIGURES still I think

Until a few years ago Welsh Guards Warrant Officers wore the bristle plume like the one Funky posted. On the lobbying of Mr Mott (probably about five years ago) the Major General agreed to change to the fuller feather plume. This applies to all Welsh Guards Warrant Officers not just Mr Mott.

Pete

Hi Nap,
Some nice enhancements going on with this piece, look forward to a splash of colour on him, I thought this would be right up your street with all those gongs.
cheers
Richie