The Second US Cavalry as portrayed in SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (XI)

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Well… today I did the white crossbelt and the silver swords and spurs.

Also working on the side on Winston’s horse… not yet finished but I like so far the dappled effect (Toy Soldier like NOT Military Modeling) so… do not be too harsh on it!

It seems to take ages now to finish all the petty details … but I enjoy it I guess (much encouragement on Facebook from my friends there)

Enjoy!

Lateral view (as usual)
The other side (also as usual)
Working on it!

The Second US Cavalry as portrayed in SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (X)

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Mainly black paint (boots and some other parts)

The “X” mark on some horses means they would be painted black as in the film.

Had to scratch the back of Liteunant Pennell (Harry Carey Jr.) to take the cartridge box away…

The funny things one indulge on…

Enjoy!

Lateral view.
The other side (of course)
View from the back
View from the front

The Second US Cavalry as portrayed in SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (VIII)

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Quite effective (and boring) session today… doing dark blue saddle accoutrements on the horses… tedious yes… but nearly there… LOL

Seriously what I can notstand is SUPERGLUE in my fingers… now I use the same gloves as in pandemic times.

Enjoy!

PS: Keeping yellow colour for the last touchs!

Lateral view of the lot!
The other side…

The Second US Cavalry as portrayed in SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (VII)

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Well, yes I could do the faces (not yet finished of course… it lacks eyebrows, eyes and mouth + sole moustaches and full beards…). So for those who expected Buffalo Soldiers it is not the case that was the primer colour all over.

Coming up slow but sure.

Would be fun to paint the non regulation scarves in differet colours.

And yellow stripes on breeches blue only for NCO’s and Officers.

As I have said horses would be the last.

Enjoy!

Lateral view
Another perspective

The Second US Cavalry as portrayed in SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (III)

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As usual I keep been doing other things at the same time… mainly polishing details on 6MM minis, and priming 54MM mounted Officers.

HM Queen Elizabeth II is there so to help in the future insignia to be painted in King Charles III, the others are a British Guards Officer with binoculars and Churchill as an Officer of the 4th Hussars 1890’s…

And YES this small one is a 42MM… the only one in my collection!

Enjoy!

The sky blue colour was a bit fluid…
Another view,

The Second US Cavalry as portrayed in SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON. (II) and some distractions on the side

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I had a set of Guardsmen from REPLICA and decided to assemble them after a crisis (I nearly sent them away to be painted!)… then on reflection I thought better paint myself… long winter months ahead (if there is a winter).

Enjoy!

Nearly finished priming…
While the US Cavalry is drying… assembling some figures!
That figure would become King Charles III (quite probably!)
A Guards Commander with Binoculars (mounted) and an ADC (4th Hussars aka very young Winston Churchill!)