tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post3113810747901641897..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: Crimean CommandersMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-19950347883487167262019-10-08T10:33:08.228+13:002019-10-08T10:33:08.228+13:00Thanks Mark. In truth I am over limbers now...just...Thanks Mark. In truth I am over limbers now...just finished the last of eight last night. Bavarians next.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-47674456901532733922019-10-08T08:31:56.416+13:002019-10-08T08:31:56.416+13:00Great job, especially fond of the limbers! :)Great job, especially fond of the limbers! :)Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-39843100058547377632019-10-07T17:04:05.726+13:002019-10-07T17:04:05.726+13:00Thanks Lawrence. At least I can replicate both cha...Thanks Lawrence. At least I can replicate both charges now.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-60739868040288232852019-10-07T10:24:17.516+13:002019-10-07T10:24:17.516+13:00Very nice work. I suppose cavalry charges either ...Very nice work. I suppose cavalry charges either work spectacularly well or fail miserably, and you can either come out of them looking like a hero or incompetent, and Balaclava had both. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-76221504256183152852019-10-07T10:04:29.386+13:002019-10-07T10:04:29.386+13:00Thank you. I have another converted officer coming...Thank you. I have another converted officer coming up in the next few days who will be commanding a new infantry brigade.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-85103181418988703262019-10-07T10:03:21.990+13:002019-10-07T10:03:21.990+13:00It gets confusing because it is mentioned as “his ...It gets confusing because it is mentioned as “his own design in leather” in the glossary of “Sharpshooter in the Crimea” but credited to Christopher Hibbert’s “the Destruction of Lord Raglan”. <br /><br />Nonetheless I am sure you will see Scarlett appearing in some adventures soon.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-28369186222987590372019-10-07T08:12:42.586+13:002019-10-07T08:12:42.586+13:00I think I read the same article...
I wish I could ...I think I read the same article...<br />I wish I could remember where I read about the helmet being of his own design...<br />You are possibly right in your assumption that there may have been more than one... my thinking is one for dress and one for campaign...<br />Whatever... he still looks damn good.<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-38560404258293372102019-10-07T07:50:53.551+13:002019-10-07T07:50:53.551+13:00Thank you Jonathan. The last of the train is rolli...Thank you Jonathan. The last of the train is rolling through the equipment store now, then I will move on to something a different.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-43168587812808625712019-10-07T07:44:31.460+13:002019-10-07T07:44:31.460+13:00Thanks Aly. I found the question about the helmet ...Thanks Aly. I found the question about the helmet colour very confusing and my first thought was to paint it black with brass fittings as shown in the Francis Grant painting. But when I Googled to find Scarlett’s bio, my search turned up an article in the “Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research – Spring 1978” that piqued my attention called “Helmets of General Sir James Yorke Scarlett, G.C.B.” that wrestled with the very thorny question of whether the helmet was black leather with brass fittings or gilted brass - how this passes for serious historical research escapes me, but it is great wargamer’s question (almost up there with a Miniatures Page question some years ago whether Napoleon was a cat person or a dog person). The article extends across seven pages, discussing all of the commonly quoted sources, and came to the conclusion that Scarlett may have had three helmets in the Crimea: one was definitely brass, one may have been blackened brass and one may have been of black leather. The blackened brass idea seems to be the thought of the article’s author (and assumes that the blackening was rubbed off with polishing), while the black leather helmet is not held in any known collections and may have been lost. So you can see why I was confused. What led me to paint it brass in the end was that there was a photograph within the article that shows one of his helmets, a brass one, on display in the Burnley Town Hall Gallery and titled “General Scarlett’s Special Pattern Helmet”.... Either way I think I got his “drooping white moustache” correct!<br /><br />I agree that I have gone a little crazy with the limbers, but I will finish the last of the Russian models tonight. There will be some more of limbers at some stage – Bavarians for example, and no doubt I will be tempted to go back and do the French limbers at some point…but there are soooo many of those, and maybe a couple the Spanish limbers can be commandeered for use with the Carlists.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-45464306548622387202019-10-07T07:27:26.288+13:002019-10-07T07:27:26.288+13:00Thanks. The limber odyssey is coming to and end wi...Thanks. The limber odyssey is coming to and end with only one to go.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-13259561149178770342019-10-07T07:10:46.707+13:002019-10-07T07:10:46.707+13:00Nice conversion and attention to detail. History l...Nice conversion and attention to detail. History loves a winner no matter a general's limitations it seems.Unlucky Generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-46059560520731056342019-10-07T05:37:16.875+13:002019-10-07T05:37:16.875+13:00Thanks for the detail in the article. Another well...Thanks for the detail in the article. Another well thought out post. Your speed with limber teams is awesome.pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-4285764681814847612019-10-07T02:38:02.099+13:002019-10-07T02:38:02.099+13:00A nice little conversation Mark...
Not that I want...A nice little conversation Mark...<br />Not that I want to seem picky but I think though that Scarlett’s helmet should be black leather with brass fittings... he apparently designed it himself and it was described as unconventional at the time....<br />I sometimes think that you have got more limbers than I have toy soldiers... they do look good.<br /><br />All the best. Aly<br />Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-62152497212175509912019-10-07T02:05:03.764+13:002019-10-07T02:05:03.764+13:00Good looking officers and artillery train!Good looking officers and artillery train!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-41953588426800936092019-10-06T22:02:20.290+13:002019-10-06T22:02:20.290+13:00Thank you Phil. More Crimean troops to come.Thank you Phil. More Crimean troops to come.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-72694663937659975192019-10-06T19:35:39.510+13:002019-10-06T19:35:39.510+13:00Inspiring post Mark, nice historical background an...Inspiring post Mark, nice historical background and wonderful painting on these command stands!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com