After a lengthy period of dabbling, I finally finished the first 20-figure unit of my Gallian Canadien militia for the Gallian (French) and Indian War period. Except for the officer, these are
Old Glory Courier de Bouis figures. The officer in a spare
Dayton Painting Consortium (ex-London Warroom) Spanish officer. I've glued an extra musket into his hand.
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| Composed of 1 officer (center), 1 sergeant, and 18 militia. |
I also painted the militia commander, Senior Captain Padraig Pelham (named after my late brother, Patrick). He is also a Dayton Painting Consortium Spanish officer.
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| Waving his hat, Senior Captain Padraig Pelham urges his men forward against the "Rosbifs" |
My grand painting scheme - to have all my imagi-nation 18th Century figures painted by May of 2012 - has been derailed by life. When I developed this scheme and reported on it back in November 2010 (
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