Monday, 26 March 2018

23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot

This weekend saw the completion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the 23rd Regiment of Foot.



I have done these in round hats.


This completes the third of five units that will make up Moore's Brigade. The two remaining units, the 42nd foot and the Corsican Rangers, will be in the next order that will be placed in late April.


Next, just to get a bit of variety with the painting, will be a battalion of marines.
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  1. rross26 March 2018 at 23:11

    Very nice Mark...I know these guys well as I have them in AWI and Napoleonic. Not sure you will get a huge amount of variety painting HM Marines as they also where a version of the round hat!

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    1. Mark Strachan27 March 2018 at 06:58

      There is variety in that the figures are all in firing line poses. At this stage they weren't HM Marines, just marines. The Royal title was not bestowed until 1802. The only real difference it makes is that the facings were white and not blue.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag27 March 2018 at 04:14

    Great work, Mark! I look forward to seeing the variety in your forthcoming marines.

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    1. Mark Strachan27 March 2018 at 06:53

      Thanks Jonathan. I have finished the command stand for the marines and they look great.

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  3. Lawrence H27 March 2018 at 12:11

    Lovely work again. The 23rd have been another of my favourites since I went to their regimental headquarters at Caernarvon Castle. They had a very fine goat as a regimental mascot from memory.

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    1. Mark Strachan27 March 2018 at 12:31

      Now there is a coincidence...I just bought a sprue farmyard animals from Warlord Games to boost up an order and there is a goat in the set...maybe I have a purpose for it now.

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    2. Lawrence H27 March 2018 at 19:19

      I suppose the burning question is whether it would have survived the trip to Egypt, if they had taken it with them. From a culinary perspective, of course.

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    3. Mark Strachan27 March 2018 at 21:49

      Let me think . Six hundred hungry Welshmen and one goat....sounds like an excellent opportunity for a goat, leek and potato stew, boyo!

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  4. Chasseur27 March 2018 at 20:22

    Lovely work Mark, I like those hats!

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    1. Mark Strachan27 March 2018 at 21:44

      Thanks Mark. There are more odd hats to come!

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  5. caveadsum147128 March 2018 at 20:46

    Lovely work, the hat's are great! I'd like to see the goat mascot even if it is anachronistic!
    Best Iain

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    1. Mark Strachan28 March 2018 at 21:46

      Oh well, I guess I guess I had better get that goat painted then!

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  6. Stew30 March 2018 at 08:10

    Excellent painting and looks very nice. The project is coming along nicely

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    1. Mark Strachan30 March 2018 at 12:56

      Thank Stew. Yes it is coming together quite quickly. By the middle of April it will be half complete.

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