Manitoba Dragoons trooper

[Ted]

I've been working on a small diorama showing a Manitoba Dragoons Staghound in the Netherlands. I had a couple figures finished but figured I needed one more.

 

So I put together this 1/35 figure from a set of Bronco's Armoured Car Crew. I think Bronco is my favourite plastic figure company and I hope they produce more sets. The jerkin was moulded as separate pieces to be glued to the figure and make it look more like a resin casting than an injection moulded item. A new company Gecko has announced a couple sets of British Infantry that look similar and I am hopeful that the same sculptor and mouldmakers are involved.

 

 

[Jim Wasley]

Nice figure painting,looks like he just put on his jacket,so well done.Cheers.

[JackG]

Looks very good.

You mention plastic, so that means resin option is out - because of price?  Canada's own Ultracast company makes similar quality figures if interested:

http://www.ultracast.ca/Figures - 35 Scale - British Empire.htm

 

regards,

Jack

 

[Ted]

26 minutes ago, JackG said:

Looks very good.

You mention plastic, so that means resin option is out - because of price?  Canada's own Ultracast company makes similar quality figures if interested:

http://www.ultracast.ca/Figures - 35 Scale - British Empire.htm

 

regards,

Jack

 

Thanks Jack.

 

I have many Ultracast figures (and heads, decals, accessories) and think they are some of the best. I was delighted, though, that the Bronco plastic figures are so good, they're almost resin-quality. This one in particular almost looks like it could be an Ultracast sculpt. As good as Ultracast (and Hornet, Resicast, etc) are, I do like finding decent plastic figures because of cost, a set of five or six plastic figures can be the same cost as one resin figure.

 

I appreciate the link, I haven't checked their website for a while.

[Cameronian]

Nice work, would grace any diorama.