tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post225413454898613960..comments2024-03-28T05:34:57.234-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: Great Britain: 2nd (Coldstream) GuardsGonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-77021669211008460282015-01-13T13:14:36.510-05:002015-01-13T13:14:36.510-05:00I'm glad we at least have their pants sorted o...I'm glad we at least have their pants sorted out,, if not their wings! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-34133937781546143492015-01-12T22:36:06.422-05:002015-01-12T22:36:06.422-05:00Ditto you and the others; guards 'gotta' h...Ditto you and the others; guards 'gotta' have white trousers!<br />That's a most impressive total Peter. I hope to catch up to you...!! :)James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-26048691233529651742015-01-10T20:55:18.166-05:002015-01-10T20:55:18.166-05:00Thanks, Mike.
Now we just have to get King George...Thanks, Mike. <br />Now we just have to get King George III to agree with our position! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-17934075939761745882015-01-10T19:20:52.894-05:002015-01-10T19:20:52.894-05:00Well done, I like them. My British Guard all have ...Well done, I like them. My British Guard all have the shoulder wings; I agree that they should be distinctive.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959234679802481723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-43987519166351131052015-01-08T18:44:37.902-05:002015-01-08T18:44:37.902-05:00I'll probably rate them as Guard, but Elite wo...I'll probably rate them as Guard, but Elite would probably be more appropriate as there was no special selection process for soldiers that I know off (officers more a matter of connections and commission purchase). Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-19786936032930465662015-01-08T16:06:26.949-05:002015-01-08T16:06:26.949-05:00They are quite splendid Peter, a most stalwart loo...They are quite splendid Peter, a most stalwart looking regiment and very elegant in the white trousers. Will they be rated as Elite in your games? I sort of assume that British Guards should be elites in most games, but I don't know enough history to be sure of that.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-30552580429296831222015-01-06T08:22:14.118-05:002015-01-06T08:22:14.118-05:00Yes, nothing else, the white trousers set them off...Yes, nothing else, the white trousers set them off more clearly on the table, even i they doubtless wore grey in the field. <br /><br />I do like the Serious 7 brushes!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-17810193200319930422015-01-06T03:39:27.625-05:002015-01-06T03:39:27.625-05:00Nice work Peter. I agree with the choice of white ...Nice work Peter. I agree with the choice of white for the trousers - back in the 80's the received wisdom was that this was the correct way to go, and I did the 2nd (a unit of Hinchliffe figures) accordingly. I'll stick with this for my new Front Rank units for exactly the same reason you have pointed out.<br /><br />I have only used W&N series 7 for the best part of eighteen months now. Even I find it difficult to ruin the point on those in anything less than a couple of months, although tend to overuse the 000's for things I shouldn't...Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-91913595210347056502015-01-05T23:03:31.190-05:002015-01-05T23:03:31.190-05:00OK, checked my sources, and indeed, the blue shoul...OK, checked my sources, and indeed, the blue shoulder wings apply to the elite companies only, the center companies had wide dark blue shoulder straps, edged white (also dfferent from Line regiments, but NOT wings. Thanks for the heads up, guy's. IO'll correct the plumes, but the non regulation shoulder wings will stay, obviously! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-47423339200433632552015-01-05T23:00:09.868-05:002015-01-05T23:00:09.868-05:00I hope to see you run your Quatre Bras game somewh...I hope to see you run your Quatre Bras game somewhere this year Joe, and even more to play ij it!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-27779088768858361772015-01-05T22:28:18.728-05:002015-01-05T22:28:18.728-05:00I really like them, Jon! the Army painter ones ar...I really like them, Jon! the Army painter ones are pretty good, but the Series Seven are better. I got one each of the standard and Miniature in the 0 and 000 sizes, which are my usual standard brushes, aside from a big, cheap one for coats and pants and the like. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-29563207474260951292015-01-05T21:32:01.558-05:002015-01-05T21:32:01.558-05:00RE: W&N 7s
Peter, how do you like the Series ...RE: W&N 7s<br /><br />Peter, how do you like the Series 7 brushes? Hopefully, they work at least as well as your current brushes. The smallest WN7 I have is the 00.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-2764815865532592482015-01-05T21:31:22.524-05:002015-01-05T21:31:22.524-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-77483142061043340742015-01-05T19:24:58.562-05:002015-01-05T19:24:58.562-05:00Nice looking Guardsmen. Quatre Bra at six?Nice looking Guardsmen. Quatre Bra at six?pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-75403627422862984652015-01-05T18:39:44.355-05:002015-01-05T18:39:44.355-05:00Thanks, Neil, glad you're enjoying the blog. I...Thanks, Neil, glad you're enjoying the blog. I see that you've been up to painting a lot of Tartan yourself! I am putting off my own Highland unit(s) as long as possible!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-77095743776570733662015-01-05T18:38:03.725-05:002015-01-05T18:38:03.725-05:00John,
You're doubtless correct re: the tufts ...John,<br /><br />You're doubtless correct re: the tufts for the center companies, although even there it seems they may have had broad shoulder straps (in dark blue) unlike the straps of the Line regiments. ASs I said, further research pending. <br /><br />The piping was made much easier with a new Windsor and Newton series 7 000 brush courtesy of a tip off by Jon above!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-20154593111458697422015-01-05T16:38:16.731-05:002015-01-05T16:38:16.731-05:00Really nice unit. I have enjoyed following your po...Really nice unit. I have enjoyed following your posts.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340245421938640537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-29791162406261902072015-01-05T14:06:47.445-05:002015-01-05T14:06:47.445-05:00Very nice unit, but I agree with the above that th...Very nice unit, but I agree with the above that the centre companies had tufts. <br /><br />This is my main site for quick reference: http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/detail_uniteBR.php?rubrique=U&unite=3&nation=1<br /><br />I do usually try to distinguish my British elites: Guards, Light and Fusiliers by paint white rather then grey trousers, but I think really this may be not really grounded in accuracy.<br /><br />Great job on piping on the collars and sleeves.<br /><br />John john de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-58134980462227051932015-01-05T13:24:20.176-05:002015-01-05T13:24:20.176-05:00thanks, Phil!thanks, Phil!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-31580004680775049602015-01-05T13:23:25.433-05:002015-01-05T13:23:25.433-05:00Well,, it would make sense, being a Guard unit and...Well,, it would make sense, being a Guard unit and all, that they all had the wings (like the Fusilier and Light regiments). Nothing about British Army uniforms is particularly logical though - layers and layers of tradition and individual idiosyncrasies. Reminds me a bit of the fictitious card game of "Fizbin" on Star Trek - the original series! :-)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v77SF4TFUoM<br /><br />All the illustrations I have show them with the wings, but I see the re-enactors have wings (and plume colors) by company type like a line regiment, other than the wings being dark blue, so I imagine they are correct. I'll see what more I can come up with as far as specific documentation.Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-52111596733922701752015-01-05T10:13:38.958-05:002015-01-05T10:13:38.958-05:00Another great addition to your British force, Pete...Another great addition to your British force, Peter! As for uniform, did the guards not follow the same distinctions as the line regiments regarding shoulder wings? That is, only the light and grenadier coys with wings; center coys with worsted tufts. I like the white trousers.<br /><br /><br />Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-20295587514551411862015-01-05T09:32:28.204-05:002015-01-05T09:32:28.204-05:00Nice job on this famous unit!Nice job on this famous unit!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com