Finished work on the construction of my next batch of peg soldiers based on the classic British TV series 'Dad's Army'. This will be the first time I have made WW2 themed peg figures and although they are a wee bit out of my usual comfort zone of 19th century military based figures I found them quite enjoyable to make...
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| Left to right: Warden Hodges (booo!), Sgt. Wilson and Corp. Jones. |
These are now ready to prime (grey acrylic spray) and then paint and although khaki battledress is somewhat bland compared to their 1800's equivalent they have their own antique charm I think!
Talking about 1800's uniforms, it struck me that I have already done a British army uniform that is similar to that work in some of the episodes of the series by Lance Corporal Jones - the character who was a veteran of the Sudan (1896–1899), the Boer War (1899–1901)...
It might be nice - if I have the time at some point - to do these peg characters again but dressed in the gear they wore in the very first episode of 'Dad's Army' (before they were issued with their khaki uniforms).
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