tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post2264496958481741386..comments2024-03-29T04:55:58.079-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: The British Life GuardsGonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-71788665928028479702015-10-09T13:37:04.959-04:002015-10-09T13:37:04.959-04:00LOL! Well, Garry, I have been painting Napoleonic...LOL! Well, Garry, I have been painting Napoleonic figures since about 1968, and didn't paint my first British one until about 2 years ago, so it took me a mere 45 years to get around to some!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-73143481966449486622015-10-09T08:13:58.479-04:002015-10-09T08:13:58.479-04:00Damn your eyes !! am getting a hankering for Briti...Damn your eyes !! am getting a hankering for British force now................Sgt Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805201299484374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-21706462926570971152015-10-08T21:34:06.849-04:002015-10-08T21:34:06.849-04:00Thanks, Dean; I painted the 8 figure regiment with...Thanks, Dean; I painted the 8 figure regiment with the Dress white pants. The sheepskins in non flash have a less white look due to staining with a blue grey wash plus the overall "Magic Wash", but that doesn't show well min the pics=tures above. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-83578759993676632562015-10-08T09:25:13.685-04:002015-10-08T09:25:13.685-04:00They look great - interesting to see how the sheep...They look great - interesting to see how the sheepskin gives their uniform a look of white while in the saddle.DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-1534512300746291202015-10-08T08:44:42.363-04:002015-10-08T08:44:42.363-04:00Good story Laurence! They are after all, in part ...Good story Laurence! They are after all, in part a ceremonial unit! Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-53654066215243725592015-10-08T08:43:34.315-04:002015-10-08T08:43:34.315-04:00Thanks, Phil.Thanks, Phil.Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-31396070356466159512015-10-08T05:57:46.023-04:002015-10-08T05:57:46.023-04:00I was just watching a program on the contemporary ...I was just watching a program on the contemporary Horse Guards just two nights ago. <br /><br />I can remember waiting in Kensington for a friend when two troopers leaned over the top of the barracks building, three stories high, and waved (I had been there for over half an hour, and I think they found that slightly amusing). The thing I found most amazing was that they then brought their horses over which they were apparently engaged in hosing down. <br /><br />Three stories above street level. I am sure that was why they did it, just to see the look on my face...Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-76165209163655732482015-10-08T04:36:08.780-04:002015-10-08T04:36:08.780-04:00Very nice job on this famous unit!Very nice job on this famous unit!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-87307817320978176692015-10-07T22:54:15.457-04:002015-10-07T22:54:15.457-04:00The British cavalry did generally have red cloaks....The British cavalry did generally have red cloaks. However, from what I could see in the GHamilton-Smnith plates, whuich were contemporary. they carried these folded over the front of the saddle/sheepskin. The cylindrical roll at the back of the saddle is the valise, and while Hamilton-smith shows these as red (with some unit designations painted on the circular ends) for the Dragoons (and dark blue for the Light Dragoons/Hussars), he shows it as grey on the plate of the Horseguards (and absent on the 1814 Lifeguard plate). <br /><br />Technically, the facings should all be piped in yellow/gold lace, but I thought that would just obscure them, so I chose to leave that detail off. I did try to suggest the lace bars on the collars, though!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-33938650704324933242015-10-07T22:19:37.695-04:002015-10-07T22:19:37.695-04:00Magnificent, for sure. Not only classy but I woul...Magnificent, for sure. Not only classy but I would say elegant too.<br />Would the cloaks not have been red rather than grey?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-46950322957689198652015-10-07T20:24:31.283-04:002015-10-07T20:24:31.283-04:00It is pretty magnificent kit, isn't it? Getti...It is pretty magnificent kit, isn't it? Getting details on their uniforms was challenging - I used at least five different sources and still had unanswered questions!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-49600176385460314302015-10-07T19:51:59.598-04:002015-10-07T19:51:59.598-04:00Classy uniform but what does one expect from a Lif...Classy uniform but what does one expect from a Life Guard horse regiment? Nothing less.<br />Very interesting uniformology, Peter.<br /><br />Well done!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-91397078658111295012015-10-07T19:29:21.679-04:002015-10-07T19:29:21.679-04:00lovely painting Pete! - and a "must have"...lovely painting Pete! - and a "must have" units in any (Napoleonic) British Army serving in Spain or Belgium!<br /><br />cheers,Phil Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369365598439913360noreply@blogger.com