| photocrinch | 29 Nov 2007 8:17 a.m. PST |
I've been repainting some vintage British Highland minifigs, but am baffled as to how to paint the banners that are attached to the bagpipes. I'm working on a unit of the Cameron Highlanders. Any idea if these banners were unit specific and if so what the design was? Thanks,
David |
| Connard Sage | 29 Nov 2007 8:55 a.m. PST |
Do you mean the ribbons around the drones? Regimental tartan picture Or the royal standard? As seen in this (obviously) modern photo of an Argyll and Sutherland piper picture |
| photocrinch | 29 Nov 2007 10:39 a.m. PST |
That would be the royal standard. Were they all the same design, no matter which regiment the pipers were in? The modern one in the picture would have been used in the peninsular war? David |
| Connard Sage | 29 Nov 2007 11:50 a.m. PST |
I have absoloutley no idea, but I'm sure someone who does will be along shortly |
| photocrinch | 29 Nov 2007 12:08 p.m. PST |
What a nice refreshing bit of honesty. I would have expected you to fake it and answer the question anyway! Thanks for locating a picture of the darn thing. That's further than I got. David |
| photocrinch | 29 Nov 2007 12:37 p.m. PST |
Well for anyone else whose interested, I think I answered my own question. Take a look at the third or fourth picture down. In the display case is the pesky little  . link So for the Napoleonic period the background would be green, but the insignia would be the same, with the union jack in the top left. David |
| Connard Sage | 29 Nov 2007 12:47 p.m. PST |
Those are the regimental colours of the 79th. Other regiments would of course differ. For example, the 92nd's colours were yellow |
| photocrinch | 29 Nov 2007 1:33 p.m. PST |
Correct, after the Cameron highlanders I'm going to do a unit of the 42nd "Black Watch" highlanders, so their pipe banner background will be the royal blue. |
| the former aecurtis | 30 Nov 2007 12:59 p.m. PST |
I assume you have seen the commentary on this site? link Allen |
| photocrinch | 01 Dec 2007 11:19 a.m. PST |
Thanks Allen,
You've really muddied the waters now! I guess I'll try and find out who the colonel was and if he had a personal crest. This is turning out to be some project, but if I can ever figure it out I think I'll need a beer. David PS Glad to have you back Allen. |
| Primrose | 01 Dec 2007 11:57 a.m. PST |
This might help: Sir Alan Cameron, of the Camerons of Fassifern, raised the 79th in 1793 and remained "colonel" until his death in 1828. Lt.Colonel Neill Douglas commanded at Waterloo and was still Lt.Col. commanding in 1820. P |
| photocrinch | 01 Dec 2007 3:08 p.m. PST |
Thanks Primrose,
I knew of Lt. Colonel Neill Douglas, but hadn't come across Colonel Alan Cameron. Would his crest have been the same as the Cameron clan badge do you think? David c |
| Primrose | 01 Dec 2007 7:05 p.m. PST |
I don't know – but would guess yes. He would certainly have been entitled to use the five arrows. P |
gets started with Flintloque.
