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Artistic licence. Although we at Ducal Models go to extreme lengths to verify the uniform details, we produce ‘Toy Soldiers’ and as such we have decided to keep to the original style of soldiers with rifles at the slope but as the breakage rate is so high we do not, as a rule supply them with fixed bayonets. However we do occasionally make minor changes to update our figures.

THE SWIRL OF THE KILTS illustrated are examples of Scotland’s only Regular Cavalry Regiment and the Highland Regiments of the Line. The following are general notes on Highland uniforms. All, in full dress, wear plaids. Fly plaid hung from the left epaulette button for Corporals and Privates and as before with two ends on the left breast fixed by a circular brooch for Officers and Sergeants. Full body plaid worn around the chest, fixed with a brooch, the ends falling to the rear, worn by Field Officers, Warrrant Officers, Pipers and Bandsmen.

All Highland Regiments wore the feather bonnet with a white plume, [or as stated}, and a red doublet. Pipers usually wore entirely different uniforms to the rest of the Regiment. The doublet of the Highland pipers was green [Lowland pipers was blue], they had a dirk on the right hip and in the main wore a blue Glengarry with Blackcock’s feathers, the Pipe Major usually has gold lace and a different sporran to the Pipers who wear silver lace.

The Drum Major is the senior Drummer and is usually dressed in an Officer’s style Doublet with full plaid, gold lace and usually a different sporran to the Drummers. The Drummers distinction is the white lace with red crowns that covers all the seams of their doublets. Bandmasters are usually dressed as Officers

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards were formed in 1971 upon the amalgamation of 3rd Carabiniers and the 2nd Dragoons [ Royal Scots Greys]. Traditionally the Cavalry only had Trumpeters and Musicians and they were distinguished by having a different coloured plume to the rest of the Regiment. The famous unique white bearskin is reputed to have been presented by the Tsar of Russia when he was Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Greys. It is worn by the kettledrummer or when dismounted, by the Bass Drummer in the Band. The Pipes and Drums formed in the 1940s from volunteers in the ranks. The Drummers wear the uniform and bearskin of the Regiment, the Band having a different shaped bearskin and plume to the rest of the regiment. The Pipers wear the Royal Stuart tartan, feather bonnets, white plume and yellow Van Dykeing on the hatband.

The Black Watch was formed in 1881 from the 42nd Royal Highlanders [1739] and 73rd Perthshire Regiment [1786]. The Regiment wear in full dress their unique red vulture feather plume, blue facings, the Government tartan, white sporran with 5 black tails and red and black diced hose. The Pipers wear the Royal Stuart tartan. The regimental march is Hieland laddie.

The Seaforth Highlanders Formed in 1881 from the 72nd [Duke of Albany’s Own] Highlanders [1778] and the 78th Highland Regiment [Ross-shire Buffs] [1778]. They wore a white plume, buff facings, Mackenzie tartan, a white sporran with two black tails and red & white hose. The Band had a red plume. However, the pipers wore a sporran of brown goat hair with 2 black tails and Mackenzie hose. We portray Pipers of the 2nd Battalion who did not wear a feather in the Glengarry. Regimental marches are Blue Bonnets over the Border played by the band and Pibroch of Donuil Dhu by the Pipes. They amalgamated with the Q.O.C.H. in 1961 to form the Queen’s Own Highlanders.

The Gordon Highlanders were formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 75th [Stirlingshire] Regiment [1787] and the 92nd Gordon Highlanders [1794]. They wore a white plume, yellow facings, Gordon tartan, white sporran with 2 black tails, red and black diced hose [later changed to red & white] and are unique in having black buttons on their spats. The Band's plume is red over white. Pipers wore red & black hose. Regimental march is Cock of the North. They amalgamated with Q.O.H. in 1994 to form The Highlanders.

The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders were raised in 1763 as the 79th Foot. They wear a white plume, Cameron of Erracht tartan, black sporran with 2 white tails and red & green diced hose. Pipers wear a Glengarry with an Eagle feather and Regimental tartan [in 1934 changed to Royal Stuart]. All pipers have pipe banners. Regimental marches are Pibroch of Donuil Dhu by the Pipes and Logie o’ Buchan by the Band. They amalgamated in 1961 with the Seaforths to form The Queen’s Own Highlanders.

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders [1794] and the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders [1799]. They wear a white plume, yellow facings, Sutherland tartan and red and white diced hose. Sporrans are the bane in this regiment. The Regimental sporran is black with six white tails but the Officers and Senior NCOs have a badger complete with head and six white tails. The Drum Major’s is white with three black tails and the Drummer’s white with two black tails. The Pipe Major’s brown with three black tails, Piper’s brown with two black tails. Bandsmen have a red plume. Pipers wear red and green hose. Regimental marches are 1st battalion – The Campbells are Coming and the 2nd Battalion is Highland Laddie. They are the only Scottish regiment to have a mascot, a black Shetland pony.