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Regulars will have seen Richard Pearce's build thread for his Pandour officer. The bust is now finished and cast, and I am lucky enough to have a copy to paint for the box art.
The Pandours originated as a sort of border security militia in Croatia and were later used and eventually incorporated into the army of the Habsburgs. Their role varied over time, but they were mainly used to stop the incursion of Ottoman bands across the eastern borders of the empire. Their dress developed from traditional local costume, eventually incorporating elements similar to that of hussars.
Richard's has given us a one-piece casting:
He is based on the figure on the left in the above illustration, and as you can see has a lot of character. I'm going to paint him as near and I can to the reference; red jacket with white braid, green waistcoat with, yellow braid etc. I'm not sure how to do the hat as I think the white braid will be beyond me - perhaps a simpler version, though plain black hats were known:
I've more or less finished the face:
I think he looks quite piratical. I've painted his hair dark brown instead of black so as to contrast with the black of the hat.
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