Thursday 28 February 2019

From PeterD Curtgeld and Other Traditions.(20 points)

Lighting's not the best.  I may need to touch up the facial details too, he's looking too mono-hued here.

Time to pay the piper, so here's my Curtgeld for the Ninth Challenge.  He's an officer from the French Dillon Regiment from the SYW.  The figure is by Front Rank and I really love the pose with hat off and sword out.
Front Figures paint up very nicely.  The raised buttons and lace work are very much appreciated.


Dillon's was a famous regiment in the 18th century, part of the Irish brigade formed after the Glorious Revolution (or War of English Succession depending).  recruitment cam originally from Irishmen wanting to change the British Monarchy back to a Catholic Jacobite, although the percentage of actual Irishmen diminished over time.  The colonelcy passed down through the family and many officers were Dillon's themselves. After valiant service in the Wars of English, Spanish, Polish and Austrian Succession, the SYW and the AWI, it was disbanded after the French Revolution.  Incredibly some officers then formed Emigre Dillon's regiments paid by George III and serving with the British.  So Irishmen who joined the Irish Army to overthrow George III, ended up serving George III to defeat a Republic and reinstall the Bourbons.  The intellectual contortions required for this defy me.

Beyond the regular Curtgeld tradition, there is another challenge tradition that seems to have fallen by the wayside over time.  There have been several cases of Challengers Curtgelding Cut with figures representing Bob Dylan, despite (or perhaps because of) Curt's fervent anti-Dylan hatred.  To rectify the recent tailing off of the tradition, I therefore present Robert (Bob) Dillon as my Curtgeld for this challenge.

By my count this will take me over my 500 point Challenge Target with 3 weeks left to go.  This figure also adds 5 points to my BP side duel total,

Well he's a delightful chap,I thought all Curtgelds were Orks and goblins  this year but  this one is a bit more decorative! Bob gives you 20 points!

All the best Iain

16 comments:

  1. Haha! He's brilliant Peter, thanks so much! Robert Dillon will have a prized place next to the other much maligned Bobs. Wonderful stuff.

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    1. Thanks Curt. I know you're all about collecting full sets.

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  2. Great work Peter - agreed, Front Rank figures are truly a joy to paint - I just wish I could afford their shipping charges...would make GW blush...

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    1. Thanks Greg. I find Front Rank to be quite competitive . Like Perry they take the VAT off before adding shipping charges so the net effect is not big. I've priced them out and Perry and FR are among the cheapest way to get quality metals. By contrast, Foundry tends to be much higher even when you take advantage of their 25% off deals and Minden doesn't even get close to being an option.

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  3. Nice work Peter, and an interesting take on the Robert Zimmerman tradition ;)

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    1. Thanks Tamsin. I thought that you might appreciate it. :)

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  4. Great looking figure, well done.

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  5. Great figure Peter. A great addition to Curt's ranks.

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  6. Very good to see you keep up traditions, a tradition I did not know about. I might have to use that somehow...

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    1. Thanks Sander. Please do and make it the gift that keeps on giving.

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  7. I, too, was unaware of this tradition- thanks for sharing!

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    1. Cheers Barks. I'm all about tradition, that and getting under Curt's skin from time to time.

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