"Russian Guard Cossacks - 1/72" Topic

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Mateus	27 Nov 2017 9:07 a.m. PST
More pics on my blog: link
Timbo W	27 Nov 2017 11:34 a.m. PST
OK, I'm used to this now! Amazing job again Matteus
deadhead	27 Nov 2017 3:48 p.m. PST
Great research gone into this. Red poles and longer lances than most. Saddle cloth etc….well done. Funny how we all feel that all trumpeters rode greys. I do wonder how widespread was that practice? It looks great no doubt
Frederick	27 Nov 2017 8:01 p.m. PST
Nice! Great work and love the research
Greystreak	28 Nov 2017 2:44 a.m. PST
In point of fact, Liam, Russian cavalry did not mount trumpeters on greys/whites until after the Napoleonic wars were over--it was the way they identified enemy cavalry at a distance. Some Russian light cavalry (Cossacks, hussars, uhlans,& mounted Jaegers) used piebald/skewbald horses for trumpeters, but not greys.
deadhead	28 Nov 2017 12:11 p.m. PST
Interesting that they still did think of some way for their trumpeters to be immediately recognisable. Thanks I did imagine it was very much a French practice to use greys, but then wonder about French Allies or even Prussians/Austrians etc. I recall a specific HG's instruction to British cavalry that this was not to apply, perhaps suggesting that it had indeed been not that uncommon.
springsnow	06 Dec 2017 9:20 a.m. PST
Love your painting job and love your tutorials too Mateus. Just curious, do you use anything before priming your 1/72 minis? What kind of primer do you use?