It has been a while since I posted anything as frustratingly I started feeling unwell back in November last year. After months of feeling awful we discovered I had an underlying health condition which sadly is not going to go away.
While I have no immediate plans to meet my ancestors I am having to get used to some pretty strong medication. I am not 21 anymore.
So, planning ahead I have begun drastically streamlining my collections of unpainted figures and kits which will never be finished in three lifetimes.
Instead I will concentrate on the one dearest to me, starting with my 20mm Napoleonic figures.
These figures are RSM95 figures (the original range sold as Pax Britannica in the UK back in the day).
These are their French infantry/ Guard infantry painted up as the Kingdom of Italy 5th Line Regiment, based on the painting guide from the Haythornthwaite/Chappell "Uniforms of the Peninsular War".
I have given them the old "Republican" flag as I seem to recall reading the roll out to troops in the Peninsular was a little sluggish. Still my favourite figure sculpts (as I may have mentioned before!).
Next up, French infantry.
Nice to hear from you again, great looking figures, full of energy.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I like these figures a lot for those reasons.
DeleteA fine looking bunch, very striking. KBO old bean.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil - and I'll keep taking the tablets!
DeleteSorry to hear your news. I know what you mean, I've had my fair share of problems over the last 18 months. The figures look great though.
ReplyDeleteI now begin to realise how my dear old Dad used to feel. But he kept smiling to the end so what better role model?
DeleteLovely looking toys Matt…
ReplyDeleteYes… Underlying health conditions… They can be a right s*#%e at times..
I hope you are managing your way through it…
Painting toys is after all the best medicine
All the best. Aly
Cheers Aly!
DeleteSorry to hear about your health travails but glad you are back posting and a lovely looking unit to come back with, great miniatures, real sense of movement and cracking paint job on them.
ReplyDeleteWhite uniforms can be a bit of a pain but they do look good when finished.
ReplyDeleteVery sorry to hear about the health concerns. Sometimes it's the hobby that can give us relief and forgetting about our issues and problems. I know its helped me get through difficult times.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nick. Yes, hobby time takes your mind off the annoyance of getting old!
DeleteSorry to hear about the health problems, Matt. It’s no fun getting old. I’ve just had my third leg op: took 8 weeks to recover from the first; I’m still not 100% after 4 months with this one. The surgeon told me ‘what do you expect at your age’. Anyway, you can still paint like a demon and these are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeffers!
DeleteBoys look very good - really nice job. Always liked RSM95 range - what other makes do they fit with, for size? Weren't they something to do with Pax Britannica?
ReplyDeleteThe RSM95 range is the old Pax Britannica range.
DeleteAt some stage two other ranges were produced to compliment them (i.e. fill in the gaps which Mr Hezzlewood could no longer do).
One was called 20:20 if I recall correctly and I believe these were conversions of the Hezzlewood originals, which I believe form part of the extended RSM95 range (such as their Polish infantry).
The second was the Battalionfeuer range which was much more comprehensive. I have found in the last month that they are actually going back into production in the US. (I may have purchased a few hundred of them pre-launch as Chris is a really nice chap!).
They were all stocked in the UK by a company called Vandrad.
They are "small" 20mm figures designed originally to sit alongside the Airfix figures of the day.