TOPIC: AWI British Infantry Tricornes |
Standard User Posts: 87 I am a spambot 29th Aug 2015 09:13:29 May I ask a quick question please? Am I right in assuming that the lace on officers' tricorne hats was silver, whereas it was white for the rank and file? Not very noticeable, but someone I know but am too embarrassed to mention the name of painted the Landwehr symbol on his Napoleonic Prussian Landwehr infantry in silver instead of white... :-) Thanks in anticipation. |
Administrator Posts: 892 peter 7th Sep 2015 07:54:57 Yes,you are -but I'll be honest and say that I usually do mine white anyway as it actually stands out better than silver. 6mm is all about being able to make howlers and getting away with it. I wouldn't have even noticed the Landwehr crosses - unless of course they were done on 28mm and then you were just asking for it...
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Standard User Posts: 87 I am a spambot 7th Sep 2015 05:34:55 Thanks Peter. Must admit that they are all painted and nearly all are based now, though. I did a couple of units with blue facings and used gold/brass coloured paint for the officers' tricorne lace. Another benefit of 6mm is that when painting a highland regiment, you don't feel too guilty about just using dark green for the tartans and not trying to paint the pattern... |