"Hessian coats and Continentals coats AWI" Topic
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| ciaphas | 05 Oct 2014 7:06 p.m. PST |
Are these essentially the same colo(u)r or are they different enough to paint them with different paints. I am using 10mm figures hence the question. cheers
jon |
| Clays Russians | 05 Oct 2014 7:11 p.m. PST |
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| ciaphas | 05 Oct 2014 7:13 p.m. PST |
very dark blue as opposed to a medium or dark blue, similar colo(u)r to union ACW coats? jon |
| historygamer | 05 Oct 2014 8:08 p.m. PST |
Certainly for that scale they would appear similar. Of course American coats spanned the rainbow in colors, not just blue. I suspect the second most common color was brown. |
| Supercilius Maximus | 06 Oct 2014 2:58 a.m. PST |
Bob Sulentic (aka "Hessian Bob") who is the Hessian expert around these parts, has suggested that recent evidence points to the Hesse Cassel troops at least being in a medium blue, rather than the dark blue of the Prussians – ie closer to the Mollo shade. The Continentals seem to have acquired indigo coloured garments via France, which would be a dark (near black) tone. From what I've read, the Brunswickers were in the Prussian/French end of the scale, too. whereas the Hesse Hanau. Anspach-Bayreuth and Waldeck contingents were in the lighter colour. |
| Winston Smith | 06 Oct 2014 10:17 a.m. PST |
Regardless , all would have faded in the weather. |
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