Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Expeditionary Force 54mm dismounted cavalry
It only took me two months to finish these figures. I was distracted. One could leave out the yellow cavalry piping at this scale but I went for it. The collar piping is tough to do. The bugler and mounted officer from the artillery set can be added. Also the infantry officer can be added to the cavalry skirmish line. I need to paint the epaulets on the officer to yellow.
The mounted officer is a really good figure and could be painted as a colonel or general.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Spanish Cantinieres
This photo just turned up in a search. Here are two Cantineres and a soldier of the Volunteers of Catalonia from 1860 . The conflict was the Guerra de Africa 1859-1860.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_de_%C3%81frica
For anyone trying to recreate the costume, there's good detail of the trouser cuffs on the cantiniere on the left. It also look like some kind of stiffened underskirt like a crinoline was worn.
Here is an image of a Cantiniere from the same conflict.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_de_%C3%81frica
For anyone trying to recreate the costume, there's good detail of the trouser cuffs on the cantiniere on the left. It also look like some kind of stiffened underskirt like a crinoline was worn.
Here is an image of a Cantiniere from the same conflict.