Tuesday, 29 December 2020

From PeteF: Curtgeld Entry - Jaunty AWI Officer (25 points)

This is my Curtgeld submission - so hopefully someone who makes it to the Snowlord's Altar wants a Revolutionary War (or thereabouts) officer type. Before the challenge I posted a few options for the Curtgeld on our Facebook page. This is the one that drew a comment - so this is the one that got painted.

I think the figure is probably from Perry miniatures - it was part of a lot I bought from someone on TMP  three years ago. He's got fancy clothes and riding boots - most of the colours are consistent with a Continental officer but plenty of people who fought for the crown also wore blue. He might pass for a a few other 18th Century types with the tricorn and all the lace.

He was a bit of a challenge to paint - the right skintone was elusive. There's some nice detail on the sculpt with the buttons and medal.

One 28mm mini for 5 points and 20 points for Curtgeld. 

13 comments:

  1. Oh man, Pete, this guy looks fabulous. I think the skintone looks brilliant and you did a cracking job teasing out all the uniform detail with your brush. Great work!

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  2. A really nice figure, excellently painted. He'll certainly grace any retreating army, as he's clearly pointing the way ;-)

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  3. What a gloriously cheeky fellow! Beautifully painted for a lucky recipient - nice work Pete

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  4. Excellent painting! Cheers Jez

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  5. Well done on this fine chap! The blue is striking

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  6. A fantastic looking officer. Well done.

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  7. Splendid looking officer!
    Best Iain

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  8. Cracking job Pete,an excellent example of jauntyness 😀
    Regards KenR

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  9. Great work! The blue coat is excellent. Also, I learned a new English word today, which doesn't happen all too often. Jaunty thanks!

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