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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.