The 71st Highland Regiment needed a piper - so here he is. Pipers were not official musicians and I think they were hired and equipped directly by the regimental colonel. They may or may not have worn a different tartan. This piper got government set tartan for his trews but a Fraser (ish) tartan on the bag of his bagpipes.
He's a firey redhead belting out Scotland The Brave (over a 100 years before it was written?) or some similar patriotic melody.
There's a lot of disagreement among the experts about exactly how various troops were attired in the Revolutionary War - and in any case wargamers have always made choices between parade ground and campaign appearance - so I feel like there's some freedom to stray from the 1768 warrant. Since my highlanders didn't have a drummer the piper got the official musician's jacket. .
I got the piper from Kings Mountain Miniatures along with a couple of other figures and a bunch of highlander heads for converting the regiment. He's 26mm foot to eye - so slightly slighter than some of the 28's available.
1 x 28mm foot for 5 points. Kings Mountain Miniatures.
Beautiful work this piper, Pete! Your work on the tartan is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteNice Tartan....you obviously have a steadier hand than I!
ReplyDeleteNice tartan! Lovely figure, at least when I get around to painting tartan it'll be pre clan tartan!
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You have done a fine job on that tartan Pete.
ReplyDeleteFinely executed piper here Peter, and a really distinctive uniform
ReplyDeleteThose trews are superb!
ReplyDeleteGreat work on the piper, the tartan is perfect!
ReplyDeleteGreat work, the tartan came out very well.
ReplyDeletePete that is awesome: tartan and reversed coloured uniform, what's not to like?!
ReplyDeleteGrand work, Peter! I see you just couldn't be happy with one tartan pattern...you had to do two and glam up the bonnet too! If he wasn't wearing gaiters and trews, I betcha would've argyled the socks too! ;)
ReplyDeleteGrand work!
good job with the patterns
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