Regiments of Foot

Colonel Kilgore · June 19, 2019, 07:45:11 PM

Very nice as usual, Radar - I think you can claim to have got the knack of these now!

Those pikes look quite vicious - I wouldn't want to be putting my hand on them...

Radar · June 19, 2019, 08:14:15 PM

Thanks, I'd hope so - done about a thousand of them

Leman (Andy) · June 20, 2019, 10:13:59 AM

What do you use for pikes Radar? I have taken to those made by Donnington.

Radar · June 20, 2019, 10:31:06 AM

Hi Leman, yes those are Donnington EQ10 80mm spears cut down

Leman (Andy) · June 21, 2019, 02:19:45 PM

Good to know, cheers.

Radar · October 07, 2019, 06:08:47 PM

Sir William Brereton's Company of Firelocks

As always unit history, and my rationale for red coats, and a few more pictures, can be found at https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/10/sir-william-breretons-company-of.html

Now back to headswapping clubmen! Only 63 more headswaps until Christmas

Stewart 46A · October 07, 2019, 06:33:54 PM

Your figures look great

Stewart

Colonel Kilgore · October 07, 2019, 08:08:01 PM

I think they're getting even better...

Radar · October 07, 2019, 09:36:40 PM

Thank you.
Getting better? Not sure. New glasses a few months back, recently I've noticed really close work is getting harder. Might have to go back to the opticians.

Colonel Kilgore · October 07, 2019, 09:45:17 PM

Have you tried a magnifying daylight lamp?

Radar · October 07, 2019, 10:29:10 PM

Tried a few different magnifiers, can't get on with them for some reason. My cackhandedness and general lack of hand eye coordination gets in the way. Strange.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

Radar · October 08, 2019, 07:22:37 PM

Made the mistake of searching The Cromwell Association Online Directory of Parliamentarian Army Officers, and discovered Captain Thomas Chetham of Colonel Richard Holland's Regiment of Foot. But was he a relative? A little bit of digging finds that he was a cousin of Sir Humphrey Chetham (my great x lots uncle). So I'm not exactly sure what relation Thomas is - somethingth cousin many times removed I guess?

Has to be done doesn't it? Order for more foot just placed

Colonel Kilgore · October 08, 2019, 07:51:35 PM

How nice to have that personal connection.

I suspect that one of my ancestors was probably a camp-following nightsoil operative, but fortunately Martin has yet to sculpt a member of such a distinguished company.

Radar · October 08, 2019, 08:04:41 PM

There really is a dearth of dunnymen figures in all periods. You may have identified a gap in the market there Colonel

Leman (Andy) · October 09, 2019, 07:07:16 PM

Chances are one of my ancestors, being a Fuller, would have been collecting urine for fulling woollen cloth