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Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT

Here is another of the metal miniatures from Harlequin Miniatures. This is Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart was one of the founders of UNIT and commander of its UK operations.

I painted his uniform with Flames of War English Uniform 921.

Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart was born in Scotland, according to dialogue in Terror of the Zygons. He first encounters the Second Doctor in The Web of Fear (1968), when Lethbridge-Stewart is a lieutenant colonel commanding a British Army detachment sent to investigate the Yeti in the London Underground. By his next appearance in The Invasion (1968), he had been promoted to Brigadier and was working with UNIT. When the Doctor was forcibly regenerated and exiled to Earth, Lethbridge-Stewart gave him a position as UNIT’s scientific advisor after he helped defeat the Auton invasion.

Bolt Action Commando 3" Mortar Team

As well as my Bolt Action Partisans, I am in the process of building a Commando team to fight alongside them. I am also going to use them as UNIT troops for some Doctor Who scenarios that I have been thinking about.

As well as the plastic boxed set I also have a couple of blisters, a Mortar Team and the Vickers MMG Team.

The 3″ Mortar Team. comes in a blister pack and is made of metal.

They look like nice clean castings.

Bolt Action Commando Vickers MMG Team

As well as the plastic boxed set I also have a couple of blisters, a Mortar Team and the Vickers MMG Team.

The Vickers MMG Team. comes in a blister pack and is made of metal.

The first stage will be to construct and base the models, before giving them a white undercoat.

1914 British Officer

There are four metal models from this range on the workbench. I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an officer with a pistol.

1914 British Infantryman on guard with rifle and bayonet

There are four metal models from this range on the workbench. I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an infantryman on guard with rifle and bayonet.

I have been looking at a few online forums for guides on how to paint these. Going for a relatively simple and quick paint job, probably basecoat, webbing and other details, followed by a wash before final detailing.

1914 British Infantry

There are four metal models from this range on the workbench. I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an infantryman firing.

I will give the models a base coat of khaki next.

1914 British Infantry

I have four metal models from this range that I bought some time ago, not sure if that was the only ones I bought or if I have merely mislaid and lost the others…. I thought I had ten, but there are only four.

I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an infantryman advancing.

I will give the models a base coat of khaki next.

I have been thinking about how I might use the models once I have finished painting them. I did think they would work well in a Victorian Science Fiction Scenario alongside my Steam Tank.

Another idea was to use them in a Doctor Who scenario fighting the Robot Mummies or the Cybermen. They are almost the right era for the Robot Mummies and would make for an interesting pre-UNIT or even Torchwood scenario.

Painting the Brig

I added some green stuff to his base to fill the gaps. I also painted the flesh using Citadel Elf Flesh.

I am not sure to paint him the light beige colour seen in some UNIT stories, or the darker British Army Green as seen in this photograph of the Brig.

I think I prefer the dark green, so will go with that.

The Brig

I gave the model a white undercoat.

I am not so sure this looks like Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, but it is a nice model.

The Brigadier

Here is another of the metal miniatures from Harlequin Miniatures. This is Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart was one of the founders of UNIT and commander of its UK operations. From his second incarnation onwards, notwithstanding some early tension between the two at the start of his third incarnation, the Doctor long considered the Brigadier one of his most trusted human allies and closest friends, having encountered him in all of his incarnations, with the exceptions of his ninth and eleventh.