The 10th (Prince of Wales Own) Light Dragoons (Hussars) completed today.
All original HH as far as I can tell.
When I was prepping these I only had one regiment in mind, it had to be the 10th!
Brought back fond memories of the Airfix 54mm kit which I had several goes at back in the early 1970's.
The 10th had various nicknames, "The Chainy 10th" - due to the distinct decoration on the officers' pouch belts, "The Shiny 10th" - due to their opulent uniforms and "The China 10th"- because like fine porcelain they were beautiful but easy to break! As these guys have a coat of gloss varnish it seemed appropriate to use "The Shiny 10th" for the title of this blog post.
Just beautiful, and what a wonderful find!
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WM
Thanks for your kind comments Matt.
DeleteThey are splendid! Really good clean brushwork on the lace and wolf's teeth - those red shapbraques really lift them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob, I need to improve my photographic skills though, the desk lamp reflected in the gloss finish looks like the white undercoat showing through!
DeleteNo the highlights are just what you'd expect in the world of shiny soldiers - but don't let me put you off posting more photos as I do enjoy them. Do your little guys get many games in these days?
DeleteRob, So far these are virgin tin soldiers, apart from the occasional solo game when I've ben trying to develop my house rules. I need to paint some French generals before a proper game, I've had some half finished for a few months now, thanks for reminding me! Completing them will be a nice pre-Xmas project.
DeleteLovely shiny toys sir…
ReplyDeleteI may have to paint that unit myself…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly, the 10th are a must have unit , up there with the Scots Greys.
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