54mm Charge of the Scots Greys

[JayCee]

Very nicely done, Neil. This will look magnificent when finished. Can't wait.
John.

[Guest]

Patience of a Saint doing that Rye Neil! Love the colours of the muddy base.

[scottie3158]

Neil,
Al looking very nice mate. The hoof prints look good.

[Steven000]

great work Neil! :thumb2: very nice

[Andy the Sheep]

Ohh... the sound of hoof beats cross the glade...
Sorry... couldn't resist.
Baldrick! My coat and hat!

[Tim Marlow]

Your pot must be blacker than your kettle Andy :tongue-out3:

[Guest]

Most interesting Neil, I had a look at your link, and sorry to say I didn't see that build when you did it so apologies.
Love the base and the hoof prints, will make sure I see the rest.

[Neil Merryweather]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments, very encouraging.

Just a quick update- I have 'planted' and pre-trampled the rye

Not long to go now!
thanks for looking
Neil

[Guest]

Looking the part Neil, how long did that take ?

[Neil Merryweather]

Looking the part Neil, how long did that take ?

Cheers John
Bearing in mind that the rye was already made, the planting only took about an hour.
It's hard to figure out because I did it in stages and spread it out over a couple of months, but each strip of about 20 stalks probably takes about 20 minutes to make.
I stuck them to the earth with Evo Stik as it is brown and grabs immediately so they don't fall over.

[adt70hk]

Neil

Apologies missed the updates. Looking very good indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

[boatman]

Most interesting Neil, I had a look at your link, and sorry to say I didn't see that build when you did it so apologies.
Love the base and the hoof prints, will make sure I see the rest.

AN same for me Neil ive been havin a look as there is so much ativaity on this forum its easy to miss things but that how a forum should be anyway Niel i'll be havin a look now
chris

[Andy Belsey]

Excellent Neil!
Andy

[Mini Me]

Very nice greenery Neil. :thumb2: Rick H.

[Neil Merryweather]

Thanks again for the kind comments everyone.
I want to have a bit more detritus on the battlefield, other than the Cuirassier's helmet I have already done, so I had a look through the spares box for French stuff, and I found a French Infantry backpack. It wasn’t furry so I dug out the heated knife and rectified the situation.

I seem to remember someone pointing out that it was the 45th Line Infantry who the Greys really charged, so in a nod to historical accuracy I think the debris left behind ought to be theirs.
I don’t have any Line Infantry shakos in the spares box, so I thought I would see if I could create one digitally and 3D print one.?

I used a peak from something plastic in the spares box, probably a highlander’s bonnet. But it does look a bit too pristine so I decided to fabricate one, and if I make it properly then I can crush it realistically too. I took a pattern from the 3D printed one by wrapping insulation tape around it, trimming it and then sticking that to toothpaste tube foil, as a template.


The eagle is from Historex, but I had to make the cockade and Shako plate from lead sheet. I used the heated knife to ginger up the feathers on the plume too.
I found a few other bits to chuck around

The half musket will have to be buried by the horse (it’s the only French one I have).
By this time I am on a roll, and I have always fancied making a discarded uniform coat, so I went for it with the Duro green stuff.
I pressed it into the base over clingfilm



Turnback grenades and cuff detail are from Historex again, the epaulette is Airfix I think (like anybody cares…).
So the next step is paint.
many thanks for watching
Cheers
Neil