Name:Drummer Boy, Scots Fusilier Guards
Sculptor: Rendall Patton
Scale: 54mm

Price:£11.50 +50p p&p

This review was reproduced with the kind
permission of "Military Modelling" Magazine

 

The Drummer boy of the Scots Fusilier Guards, astehy were styled during the Crimean war, was designed by Rendall Patton, who has him sat on his drum, an unusual,but what would be a practical pose for a any drummer boy. Its also a refreshing change and something quite different from a standing pose- a little more human in context perhaps? Printed painting instructions and a photograph on the box are alll the modeller has for reference.
A drawing of the drum blazon and perhaps the fleur de lis on the jacket would perhaps have helped beginners and especially those modellers without much in the way of references on the british Army, bands and fifes and drums in particular for the Crimean Period. References are quoted, but even those with reference material on thier shelves will have to do a bit of illustrativ research.
Other wise its a super little kit that fits together easily with a tiny amount of filler needed around the arm joints. Its construction offers no obvious pitfalls, though I would advise undercoating and painting it up in sub assemblies because some parts will be difficult to reach with the brush if evrey thing is assembled in one go.


Drummer Boy
Scots Fusilier Guards