I'm afraid I don't have any pictures yet, but I have now got my hands on some of the new Highlanders from HaT. I have to say that they are very nice figures, well proportioned and they are painting up well. Better still, they mix in really nicely with the IT Minatures Scots too especially their Lewis gunner.
A slight niggle is that the HaT sculptor seems to have got confused about the kilt apron, and has portrayed it as just that, an apron at the front (when in reality both front and back of the kilt were covered I think). Good news though is no sporran, just the correct pocket at the front. A quick bit of carving with the trusty (not rusty!) craft knife and the kilt pleats at the back have disappeared. A lick of paint and all will be well. The figures are also portrayed with back packs but I'm not carving those off!
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Yes, they look exactly like the test shots! Well, not quite exactly as they are in cream rather than the pale blue of the test shot.
There's something about the figure standing with his rifle "at the ready" that really reminds me of the similar figure in the old Airfix Napoleonic Highlanders ... it's even spookier when you see it "in the flesh/plastic" !
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Paul B wrote:the HaT sculptor seems to have got confused about the kilt apron, and has portrayed it as just that, an apron at the front
There was a lengthy discussion on the HäT Forum about this when the masters first appeared. Several people pointed out the pleats problem but no changes were made. IIRC, it was suggested that a front-only apron appeared during the South African Wars and the front-and-back before WWI.
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