| Gonsalvo | 16 Sep 2013 3:09 p.m. PST |
Some details of the peculiar Danish "frontal" turnbacks, the 1812 system of rank identification by sleeve lace and rosettes, and 4 more units of my 1812 era 25mm Minifgs Danes:
Schleswig Infantry Regiment (Slesvigske Infanteriregiment)
3rd Jutland Infantry Regiment (3. Jyske Infanteriregiment) On my blog at: link Peter (next time – Danish Light Infantry) |
| Mark RedLinePS | 17 Sep 2013 1:43 a.m. PST |
Lovely stuff Peter and my all time fav figures Minifigs, pretty flags too. Well done! |
| VonBlucher | 17 Sep 2013 3:32 a.m. PST |
Peter,
Love the figures, I'm still wondering why I ever sold off my 25mm Minifigs.
John |
Joes Shop  | 17 Sep 2013 3:52 a.m. PST |
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| Gonsalvo | 17 Sep 2013 4:32 a.m. PST |
Thanks, guys. The Minifigs did best with straightforward "block"painting, IMHO, maybe some black lining (see my ECW figures). The clean style of sculpting doesn't work that well with most shading techniques (not that it can't be done, of course!) Hopefully this series (which has at least another 7 posts to go) will help raise awareness (and the easy availability of information)about this interesting and relatively little known Napoleonic army. Peter |
| Spreewaldgurken | 17 Sep 2013 11:08 a.m. PST |
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| Sapeur | 18 Sep 2013 11:03 p.m. PST |
May I ask which 28mm figures could be used to represent a Danish army please?
Thanks |
| Musketier | 19 Sep 2013 4:03 a.m. PST |
Define "represent". As described in Gonsalvo's excellent blog, their early uniform was pretty unique in both jacket and headgear. For the later type, French or perhaps Confederation of the Rhine might be pressed into service? It all depends on how much detail you're willing to fudge… |
| Sapeur | 19 Sep 2013 4:38 a.m. PST |
It was the later type I was thinking about. |
| Swampking | 21 Sep 2013 7:57 a.m. PST |
Gonsalvo, Didn't the Danes model their jacket after the Potemkin Russian kurtka, including the front turnbacks? The jackets are almost the same [except for color and the epaulette]? I remember getting corrected when I posted the Norwegian army 1808 and 1814 orbat on the Yahoo Scandinavian Wars group that the Norwegian grenadiers didn't wear the bearskin and were still wearing the old grenadier hat that had been modeled on the Potemkin helmet. So, in that case, the front turnbacks wouldn't be that 'peculiar' after all. Not picking a fight, just asking. Love the figs – too bad Minifigs didn't do a range of these in 15mm. The range of Nap. Danes in 15mm is a combination of 1808 infantry and artillery and 1813 cavalry! |
| Gonsalvo | 24 Sep 2013 12:57 p.m. PST |
You're correct about the similarity of the Danish Napoelonic uniforms to the earlier Potemkin uniform… certainly out if use in Russia by the time of the Napoleonic Wars proper. The Norwegians – just got a good source of information on them, so we may see a post or two about them after I have beaten the Danes to death. :-) |
| Sapeur | 09 Oct 2013 2:17 a.m. PST |
It appears that Eagle Miniatures do Danish and Swedish figures in 28mm so will be investigating that lead. |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
