Backstory

OK I lied about posting the next day ;) anyway his name is William Granite, his battle tactic of 'Bullet, Bayonet and then the Boot' had put him on course for Knighthood and Generals rank then came the day he was asked to put down a miners strike. Within days the pressure on the Government was such that although they agreed that communists, anarchists and foreigners deserved to be treated that way the victims were still British, so the Colonel was sent to Africa where he could not hurt any one (other than the locals) and could still be recalled for further dispatch of his skills. He immediately went native and honed his skills further by commanding the armies of a local King. The War Office know about this and also know (roughly) where he is, they allow him to continue, after all he buys all his weapons from them.

The Colonel

I brought these figures from Eureka a few years ago and they sat in my lead mountain waiting for me to do something with them. Then came the Christchurch earthquake and a hurried trip up the country, while waiting for my transfer to come through I had plenty of time to paint and out they came.

While I was happy with the result (no golden demons on my mantlepiece) I couldn't really find a use for them then it occurred to me that one of the  figures from Pulp Figures 'Rugged sons of the Empire' pack looked very similar so I dug him out and Lo! I now have the Colonel standing as well as at rest.

I am working on the finer parts of his back story which I should be able to post tomorrow.

Reasons

It's been a while now, a lot longer than I thought, I've been sick, my wife has been sick even our son has been sick which is something he normally do. But I'm back now and the camera battery is on charge and to celebrate my un-interupted afternoon in the mancave I'll do some photos of my stuff.