A couple of posts ago I mention I had got a bargain deal off Ebay ,.: Lucky eBay find . (tonystoysoldiers.blogspot.com) and I was wondering if to re-paint them .Well we have been having some very wet days recently and I used one of these to start repairing , touching up paint on the figures, which morphed into adding cross straps buttons etc and finally another gloss coat of varnish.
Having got them done I then have had to wait for the rain to stop so I could do an outdoor photo shoot.To commemorate their joining the ranks the C in C of 'Red Army' has decided to inspect them
He is very impressed with their turn out and congratulates them on their smart appearance . There is some mystery about the young woman accompanying him ? - it's definitely not his wife !
We are lucky that a contemporary print of this occasion exists and I'm told it appears in the American edition of Kipling's 'Dispatches from the Patio' although I have not seen this rare book I did a Google search and came up with the above photo , it's rather blurry but in the upper left it says Mathew Brady Jr , Fort Patagonia (?) , We know that Brady Jr did take a series of photographs of the Great Patio War , but of course sadly most have been lost to posterity .
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They have turned out really well, great looking unit and a super ebay find. Glad the rain went so the outside shots could be taken, they look grand!
ReplyDeleteYes they have turned out okay , they photograph better outside I always think.
DeleteThey look great Tony, you have turned a bargain into a very special unit! One of the perks of being a C in C, always having a beautiful companion by your side! So good to see the troops back out on the patio, spring has sprung!
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased how they have turned out , history does not record who the mysterious lady is.
DeleteSplendid work here Tony on your new 54mm Cadets- well done- guess you'll be looking forward to Spring and sunny days ahead for photography outdoors.
ReplyDeleteYes hopefully Spring is here as we are off on our holidays !
DeleteExcellent stuff... They scrubbed up well.
ReplyDeleteYes they look a lot better now.
DeleteNicely done, you've made them look 'finished' without spoiling their rather elegant appearance with too much pettifogging detail - not an easy balancing act.
ReplyDeleteThank you , a good coat of varnish helps cover any mistakes I think .
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