It's all my dad's fault.
Back in the Seventies, when I was just wee, my dad was bitten by the modelling bug. I suspect his imagination was sparked by the movie Waterloo as well as his insatiable appetite for military history. My dad's chosen scale was 54mm, and in particular he loved Airfix 54mm plastic kits. He used Humbrol oil-based paints, in little metal pots that were a pain to open and would never shut right. I remember him spending hours and hours working away in a little walk-in closet he had converted into a hobby room. It was a mystical place where I was not allowed to go.
My dad's passion for model soldiers was the beginning of my own descent into this mad and wonderful hobby, and so it seemed fitting that I dedicate this blog to his memory. Along with my own projects I will be showcasing his models and dioramas. Here, to get us started, I present his 54mm Airfix Scots Greys, dressed in 1815 Waterloo uniforms.
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| 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, also known as the Scots Greys. |
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| Somebody dropped his hat! |
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| Detail view. |
Andrew
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