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This is a scratchbuilt figure I discovered tonight on onesixthwarriors.com
The detail is incredible. Now if we could only get one of the TS companies to make these in 1/30th or 1/32nd matte. How about it K&C or Wm. Britain?
Highland Light Infantry. North West Frontier, 1890s
This figure represents a private from the 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) as he would have appeared while on campaign in the North West Frontier during the late 1890s.
The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms on 1 July 1881 by the amalgamation of the 71st (Highland) Light Infantry and the 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot as the city regiment of Glasgow, absorbing the local militia and rifle volunteer units. Its exact status was a somewhat ambiguous one - although the regiment insisted on being classified as a non-kilted Highland regiment, it recruited mainly from Glasgow in Lowland Scotland.
Photographs of this battalion show the quite common practice among British infantry of sewing cartridge loops above the breast pockets of the frock; this gave the rifleman ten rounds more immediately accessible than those in the belt pouches, particularly when lying down. Below the Scottish pattern khaki frock, with cutaway skirts, he wears McKenzie tartan trousers. This battalion and the 1st Gordons had the improved 1894 ammo pouches with the outwards opening flap and exterior cartridge loop at either end for immediate use. The canteen is the India pattern waterbottle which was square-shaped. His weapon is the .303 Lee Metford with 12" bayonet.
The detail is incredible. Now if we could only get one of the TS companies to make these in 1/30th or 1/32nd matte. How about it K&C or Wm. Britain?
Highland Light Infantry. North West Frontier, 1890s
This figure represents a private from the 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) as he would have appeared while on campaign in the North West Frontier during the late 1890s.
The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms on 1 July 1881 by the amalgamation of the 71st (Highland) Light Infantry and the 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot as the city regiment of Glasgow, absorbing the local militia and rifle volunteer units. Its exact status was a somewhat ambiguous one - although the regiment insisted on being classified as a non-kilted Highland regiment, it recruited mainly from Glasgow in Lowland Scotland.
Photographs of this battalion show the quite common practice among British infantry of sewing cartridge loops above the breast pockets of the frock; this gave the rifleman ten rounds more immediately accessible than those in the belt pouches, particularly when lying down. Below the Scottish pattern khaki frock, with cutaway skirts, he wears McKenzie tartan trousers. This battalion and the 1st Gordons had the improved 1894 ammo pouches with the outwards opening flap and exterior cartridge loop at either end for immediate use. The canteen is the India pattern waterbottle which was square-shaped. His weapon is the .303 Lee Metford with 12" bayonet.
