I have completed the second unit of Perry Plastic 28mm Brits for the War of 1812 - this time I picked the 5th Foot. The images don't agree on the shade of green, so I went with the more subdued hue shown in a chart I downloaded from "somewhere". The facing colour is described as "Gosling" green in one of my reference books and I took this to mean a more natural shade of green, but who knows?
The command element is absent as I will need to obtain some figures - specifically an officer, as the set comes with two ensigns (only one of whom I have used so far) and a sergeant but only one officer and one drummer, both of whom are in the first battalion..... although I may get a musician as well as an officer as I don't think much of the idea of a battalion without a drummer!
First up is the reference picture and then following, four images of the painted figures - I added in a single mounted officer to the first three in place of the missing command element...
Fine looking regiment! Those Perry figures are nice. As for Gosling green, I always go for a more yellowish-green but as you state, “images don’t agree.” Besides, colors were not fast in those days so weathering could have a big effect on the resulting color. When in doubt, I often look towards the regimental flag for a clue to shade of color.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Jonathan - after I had put this dull British Olive Drab type colour on the figures, I did consider moving to something a bit more vibrant - but in the end I just left it "as is"...and as to the regimental flag, I am using a generic one from Warflags - so I just altered it to match the facing colours I used!
DeleteWell done sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil - just off to view your latest post!
DeleteNice bunch of Brits! I think it's always difficult to prove exactly what facing colours really were, so close enough is good enough in my book!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, my philosophy exactly!
DeleteVery nice Keith...
ReplyDeleteAlways a tricky one matching colours... especially if you only have a description.
I have been quite surprised by how vibrant some uniforms are when you get a chance to see the original item.
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly - I agree, there is also the while debate about how "red" the British redcoats would actually be - many say enlisted men would be more like brick red and only officers and perhaps NCO's would have bright scarlet - but I like them all nice n bright!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Keith. We must actually get our War of 1812 stuff on a table at some point. It was such an age ago that I did my Americans and they haven't been out of the box since.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Mark - JB has quite a collection of US Militia too - not sure how far through the painting process he got with them - he got side tracked by Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty Years war Swedes (as you do!)
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