Monday 1 February 2021

Making plans for Nigel

 This is Nigel. He is to be a central character in forthcoming games. I am looking for interesting suggestions for uniforms ( the more unusual, quirky and real the better) for me to paint him in. All ideas most welcome...



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  1. Charcoal or light blue trousers, white tunic, and light crimson facings/turnbacks? With plenty of gold lace where appropriate.

    Stokes

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  2. Great figure. I like his rosy cheeks

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  3. Someone beat me to the Geek points but not so many people know that Andy Partridge of XTC collects toy soldiers and designed the Irregular 42mm Deutsche Hommage figures: https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/12/man-of-tin-advent-calendar-day-12-the-xtc-of-toy-soldiers-by-andy-partridge/

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    1. Excellent! Thanks for that double link to my youth.

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    2. Excellent geek knowledge on both fronts!

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  4. We only want what's best for him... :-)

    If you make him a Staff Officer, he's only going to have to play leapfrog... I'd say something along the lines of the Army Service Corps... Blue and white and waiting for the wagon.

    Eric

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    1. I am tending towards some option of a less glamorous nature perhaps , after all we only want what’s best for him :)

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  5. I think a cross between the Swiss Guard (striped trousers); Greek Evzones (white top) and Indian Border Force helmet (and a fan on the side)

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  6. Several options
    1. Look through Preben Kannik Military Uniforms of the World - and the bizarrely ceremonial Captain Alberto Bertorelli type bemedalled dress uniforms that royal families around the world get to wear as armour plating / body armour

    2. Look at others paint conversions in your job lots box https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/britains-deetail-conversions-guards/

    3. Make him a her - it's FEMbuary - just ask Julian Spilsbury with his slight obsession with German princess colonels of the regiment https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4294960450520886&id=100000209211372

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  7. Maybe the 5th marquess of Anglesey? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paget,_5th_Marquess_of_Anglesey

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  9. Deleted comment more clearly rewritten - Which makes your title XTC quote for option 3 above "We're only making plans for Nigella" ?

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  10. Mark, lots to think of here , we shall see...

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