tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post3617472491690519607..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: Next!Mark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-54125476091197139522019-05-23T06:50:56.199+12:002019-05-23T06:50:56.199+12:00Thank you Phil.Thank you Phil.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-22922747285843646352019-05-21T04:01:43.837+12:002019-05-21T04:01:43.837+12:00Very nicely done Mark!Very nicely done Mark!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-38044418259777668352019-05-19T20:26:23.965+12:002019-05-19T20:26:23.965+12:00Thank you Jonathan. You are probably right, with t...Thank you Jonathan. You are probably right, with their simple uniforms these figures would have a home in many Napoleonic armies.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-22747935116104178242019-05-19T19:56:53.890+12:002019-05-19T19:56:53.890+12:00Thanks Iain. The next unit it will be a little les...Thanks Iain. The next unit it will be a little less sombre.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-75432212341597214752019-05-19T19:56:00.421+12:002019-05-19T19:56:00.421+12:00Yes I washed them quite a heavy wash of Aly's ...Yes I washed them quite a heavy wash of Aly's Brown Liquid and then highlighted to give some depth.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-2549143166675164292019-05-16T13:08:49.043+12:002019-05-16T13:08:49.043+12:00Great wo k, and it is surprising how effect the gr...Great wo k, and it is surprising how effect the grey works on these figures, allowing all the other details to really jump out. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-79701614685203343222019-05-16T06:34:26.256+12:002019-05-16T06:34:26.256+12:00Nice (if sombre) unit! The little flashes of orang...Nice (if sombre) unit! The little flashes of orange and red really help!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-80829001876960508012019-05-16T04:10:41.747+12:002019-05-16T04:10:41.747+12:00Another fine addition, Mark! I like the grey with...Another fine addition, Mark! I like the grey with black webbing. Add in the shako and these fellows could pass as Austrian Landwehr to my eye.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-13228325167035811872019-05-15T19:37:35.554+12:002019-05-15T19:37:35.554+12:00Thanks Keith. These may even make it onto the next...Thanks Keith. These may even make it onto the next game table, which is Peninsular I think...are you able to make it? Of course British light cavalry should always be easy to identify as they ride off into the distance in search of plunder!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-3437131290871120562019-05-15T19:35:20.190+12:002019-05-15T19:35:20.190+12:00Thanks Aly. You are right, they are quite versatil...Thanks Aly. You are right, they are quite versatile and probably could be used as militia in the First Carlist War. I an two thirds of the way through a blue jacketed unit and they have a little more life, although white cross belts would make them pop...but they are what they are.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-54924034482968528282019-05-15T19:10:55.313+12:002019-05-15T19:10:55.313+12:00A very nice unit Mark...
Quite somber in the grey ...A very nice unit Mark...<br />Quite somber in the grey ... but the cockades add a nice bit of colour and stand out really well...<br />These certainly look like very useful figures... they could fit into many periods.<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-50098576981499038532019-05-15T18:50:09.218+12:002019-05-15T18:50:09.218+12:00Very nice mark - always like the bell top shako - ...Very nice mark - always like the bell top shako - its tres chic, although as you will know, it caused trouble for the British Lt Dragoons when they changed to it as their infantry colleagues found it hard to distinguish them from the French at any kind of distance!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.com