| Mateus | 12 Dec 2014 5:45 a.m. PST |
more pics on my blog:
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| Chalfant | 12 Dec 2014 5:51 a.m. PST |
Oh, those are quite nice. 1/72 plastics? Well done either way. Chalfant |
| DColtman | 12 Dec 2014 6:57 a.m. PST |
Those are the Italeri 1/72 plastics – a very good kit and an outstanding paint job. Puts my lads to shame – well done! |
Stronty Girl  | 12 Dec 2014 7:10 a.m. PST |
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| Garde de Paris | 12 Dec 2014 7:23 a.m. PST |
They appear to be wearing "Belgic" shakos in oilskin covers. I thought the Greys were the only British cavalry to wear a bearskin. And no brim on the bearskin, as I recall. Did any cavalry wear the Belgic infantry/artillery shako? GdeP |
| ironicon | 12 Dec 2014 8:20 a.m. PST |
I thought bearskins also. |
| JimDuncanUK | 12 Dec 2014 8:55 a.m. PST |
According to PSC they are waterproof covers on the bearskins as worn at Waterloo on the day. link |
| ironicon | 12 Dec 2014 9:13 a.m. PST |
I'd still prefer to see them in bearskins. |
| Mad Guru | 12 Dec 2014 9:17 a.m. PST |
Wow, whatever their headgear, absolutely gorgeous job painting their horses! |
| Sobieski | 12 Dec 2014 5:34 p.m. PST |
I wanna see the Persian Scots greys! |
 deadhead  | 13 Dec 2014 3:10 p.m. PST |
A brim, a peak, definitely. The bearskin was modelled on the cap of a grenadier, (long story) so it did taper to a sharp point, a peak, viewed both front and side. It was unlike the flatter topped French bearskin of Grenadiers, Chasseurs etc. Much discussion here before as to whether they wore covers for their Napoleonic Wars debut, but seems that they surely did. There is the account of a plume being blown off by a musket ball, but that does not rule out the oilskin cover. I do agree with Garde de Paris, that the shape is slightly more of a Belgic shako here, though. No cavalry wore that, only some mounted officers of Infantry and Artillery, (plus South Netherlands of course). Great painting skill though |
| Marc the plastics fan | 14 Dec 2014 2:21 p.m. PST |
Always lovely to see you figures – your are both talented and prolific – and Naps does respond well to LOTS of figures in units. Bravo |
