Monday, 27 December 2021

Some Seasonal Silliness: The guidon of Santa's Own Light Cavalry

 This is a British-style light cavalry guidon for Santa's Own Light Cavalry:


And I added a British heavy cavalry-style standard of Santa's Heavies to my long-neglected Tippelbruder blog here: http://freistadttippelbruder.blogspot.com/2021/12/one-more-bit-of-seasonal-silliness.html

Posted by David Morfitt at Monday, December 27, 2021

22 comments:

  1. WSTKS-FM Worldwide27 December 2021 at 20:13

    Nevertheless an handsome piece of work, David!

    Season's Greetings,

    Stokes

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  2. David Morfitt27 December 2021 at 20:44

    Thanks, Stokes! 'Tis the Season to be (a bit) silly... ;-)

    All the best for Xmas and the New Year,

    David.

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  3. Jonathan Freitag27 December 2021 at 21:36

    A bit of silliness fits the occasion. Nice flag.

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  4. Steve J.27 December 2021 at 21:47

    It may be silly but it is still very good! Now if I could only find some reindeer to make a light cavalry unit... ;)

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  5. David Morfitt27 December 2021 at 22:05

    Thanks, Jon. :-) I'm still fond of the ImagiNations approach...

    All the best,

    David.

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  6. David Morfitt27 December 2021 at 22:06

    Thanks, Steve. :-) Your wish is my command; I gather these are about the best in 28mm: https://company-b-models-and-miniatures.myshopify.com/products/game-miniatures-reindeer-herd?_pos=2&_sid=71977fa78&_ss=r :-)

    All the best,

    David.

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  7. Steve J.28 December 2021 at 07:03

    Thanks for the link David, which will prove useful if and when I try to convert some cavalry in 10mm into reindeer, which I'm very tempted to do!

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  8. Tiberian general28 December 2021 at 10:37

    An other fantastic guidon David, just crying out for a hussar regiment painted red, white and green.

    Willz.

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  9. Rob Young28 December 2021 at 11:42

    Love it. Every year I say I'm going to do something Christmas themed and never do - well, apart from painting up one unit of Persian cavalry in green and red!

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  10. Extrabio4728 December 2021 at 12:49

    David,

    How wonderfully whimsical! I like it a lot, and hope it will become a holiday tradition. After all, the elves, the snowmen, and gingerbread are all clamoring for their own standards.

    Happy Holidays, David. Thank you for all the marvelous talent you shared with us over the year. People like you represent the very best of our hobby.

    Bill

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  11. David Morfitt28 December 2021 at 17:17

    Thanks, Steve. That sounds like a fun project! :-)

    All the best,

    David.

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  12. David Morfitt28 December 2021 at 17:18

    Thanks, Willz. Would love to see that! :-) Thanks for your enthusiasm.

    All the best,

    David.

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  13. David Morfitt28 December 2021 at 17:20

    Thanks, Rob. :-) I'm often at a loss for something special to do for Xmas and this does seem like a rather fun approach to take.

    All the best,

    David.

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  14. David Morfitt28 December 2021 at 17:30

    Thanks, Bill. :-) Yes, I think I'd like to continue this and make it a new NBA tradition, as you suggest. Great idea!

    And thanks for your enthusiasm. Your responses and those of everyone else who comments keep me going with all this!

    All the best,

    David.

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  15. Bill554929 December 2021 at 14:58

    Thanks for this - may use on my British Horseguards...

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  16. Chris Gregg30 December 2021 at 15:33

    "An other fantastic guidon David, just crying out for a hussar regiment painted red, white and green." you commission it Willz and I'll paint it - preferably Hussarettes!
    David -Love the genuine Latin inscription, my favourite would be "Santa venio est"
    Happy New Year Chris G

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  17. David Morfitt30 December 2021 at 19:11

    Great, Bill. Hope to see it in action possibly at some point! :-)

    All the best,

    David.

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  18. David Morfitt30 December 2021 at 19:15

    Thanks, Chris. :-) I've just posted the standard of Santa's Heavies on the Tippelbruder blog page with a Latin motto I invented.

    Happy New Year too.

    All the best,

    David.

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  19. Chris Gregg30 December 2021 at 19:52

    Thanks David very clever - I assume he likes one-night-stands!
    http://freistadttippelbruder.blogspot.com/

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  20. David Morfitt30 December 2021 at 20:42

    Thanks, Chris. :-) I suspect after his one night dash round the entire planet he might like lying around for much of the rest of the year... (Like the rest of us he's not getting any younger.) ;-)

    All the best,

    David.

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  21. Carnoe1 January 2022 at 10:09

    Fabulous work on that guidon. I for one heartily encourage the continuation of this into a yearly tradition as it's something I've been doing since 2013 now with my purely decorative Army of Advent...

    https://suburbanmilitarism.wordpress.com/the-army-of-advent/

    Best wishes for the New Year

    Marvin

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  22. David Morfitt1 January 2022 at 17:32

    Thank you, Marvin. :-) That's a great blog you have and I must explore it further. Your troops look terrific! I will indeed continue this seasonal flag-making as a tradition. I posted the standard of Santa's Heavies on my other, long-neglected, ImagiNations blog - you can find it here: http://freistadttippelbruder.blogspot.com/2021/12/one-more-bit-of-seasonal-silliness.html

    All the best,

    David.

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