I had a damaged farmer who had lost an arm and nearly lost his left leg at the ankle. Having just read Janet Glover's excellent biography of composer George Frederick Handel, I figured that worse things could happen to this figure and got to work. I made an 18th century coat using the foil from a wine bottle's seal, and putty for his left arm and the his head/hair. My craftsmanship is not worthy of the great music man, but it was done with genuine affection. He has joined a few other non-military conversions on my shelf, including a model of Evelyn Waugh done a few years ago using the same Britains farmer as the base. I will attach the portrait of Handel that I used as a reference to the next note.
