Wednesday 21 June 2023

Middle fer Diddle

Back in the good old days when I used to play darts in my local pub, we used to say "Middle fer Diddle", which meant each player throws one dart, the nearest to the bullseye would throw first in the actual game.

Here is my attempt at Middle Guard Fusilier-Grenadiers, reference material (as usual) Funcken.





Mostly not HH, except for the officer in bicorne, which I think might be a BN 120 and the eagle bearer who is a converted HH officer. The drummer is a Newline casting. I'm not sure who the rank and file are, but I think they might be Lammings, which would be interesting, because Bill Lamming produced his figures from his home in Hull, a couple of miles from where I currently live. It would be nice to think they've come full circle after so many years.

*EDIT*  Just reviewed this post and realised I didn't finish painting the national cockades on the shakos, DOH!  My excuse is that I was rushing to get them finished  before a 2am drive to Manchester airport en route to Naples for a week on the Amalfi coast.