More Crimean War Brits, and some Scots

As this year’s Painting Challenge draws to a close, I find myself very close to achieving a new high score. Before the below are added, I was on 1,967 points versus my previous record of 2,004 points set in 2019: a mere 37 points apart.

First up today is a another battalion of Crimean War British Line Infantry.

These are Rank & File figures from Timecast: very nice figures that my somewhat messy painting doesn’t really do justice to.

These chaps had quite an adventure. Firstly I varnished them before noticing that the Union flag was missing the red diagonals. Secondly, I had these drying in the garage and managed to acrobatically drop the tray holding them in a spectacular fashion whilst wrestling with the garage door. More speed less haste, as they say! Some time was needed to re-glue half the figures back on the bases and touch up the impact points with fresh paints. Annoying!

Second up is another command stand for my Covenantor Scots:

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I’m showing you the back view so that you can see all the lovely tartan! Figures are from Peter Pig.

So that lot give me 36 points in total, meaning I am now only a couple of points under achieving a new record with over three weeks of December still to go…