"Painting Artillery." Topic
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Last Hussar | 09 Apr 2018 4:11 p.m. PST |
What do I paint ECW artillery? Bare wood, did they paint, was it down to the artillery commanders whim? |
Timbo W | 09 Apr 2018 8:21 p.m. PST |
About the only contemporary info we have is that artillery carriages were requested in a 'fair ledd' colour for the new model army, could be grey or pinky-red red lead oxide perhaps. I should imagine that most wer😢e painted or varnished to keep the wood from rotting. |
pikeman666 | 10 Apr 2018 2:29 a.m. PST |
Just remember that any gun will be stained from powder and likely mud-spattered. |
Timmo uk | 11 Apr 2018 2:47 p.m. PST |
The wood may have been oiled rather than varnished. I have all sorts in my collection. Newish wood, old weathered dark wood, painted grey or dark red and I have one small piece in yellow. No blue or green though – I felt that would remind me too much of Napoleonic guns. If in doubt stick to natural wood colours or grey. I paint the iron work black, which I think was most likely. Whatever they did before the NMA, I expect like most ECW things, that there wouldn't be any uniformity. Were there frames made of oak? |
Mac1638 | 12 Apr 2018 5:42 a.m. PST |
All wood would be protected from the weather Old or painted they are to valuable to aloud to rot |
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