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Post by igneous on Nov 23, 2020 16:11:36 GMT
a few years back i happened on a box of Esci French Napoleonic infantry in a light grey plastic, perfect for Austrians. Waterloo have released some sets in a nearly identical color (French dragoons on foot, French infantry, sets APO 41 and 56) and Esci also produced some Cuirassiers in the lightest of grey plastic. most manufacturers have issued Prussian sets in a darker grey tone, so the two nations can be easily identified without reaching for a can of spray paint. the new British Peninsular cavalry sets suffer from a "garish" shade of red, whereas Hat's old Peninsular British infantry (8186) were offered in a more palatable mid-red, matte finish. so Hat proved they could do red in an earlier set and failed to use that color in later sets. i don't get it. i passed on some Russian infantry sets by another manufacturer because they were not in some shade of green. don't get me started on Italeri. you either got cream or silver, no matter the nation. i would urge makers to take a little more time with their figures, respect the subject matter, and release a product for the ages!
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Post by rbhjr on Nov 23, 2020 20:35:15 GMT
If we go down the use "plastic in their traditional colours" route I fear for more "friendly-fire" incidents at the painting stage and during wargames. We need to be super careful with for example, the white plastic, half cuirass'ed Saxon Kuirassiers do not get mixed up with the Austrian Kuirassiers... Otherwise, who can tell them apart? Hell, both horsemen are speaking some butchery of German that proper-born Prussians might think is English.... Jordan. Because historically the Saxons (and others) never suffered horrible incidents of friendly fire? Lol Cheers
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Post by rbhjr on Jan 9, 2021 6:30:42 GMT
Napoleonic Austrians best color would be theater of the “dirty white” of the Replicant 1/32 figure as seen here; my132wagram.blogspot.com/2021/01/132-austrian-color-comparison-pic.html1. looks better than the cream color typically used 2. is more representative of the color of these uniforms in service (as “cleaned”/ whitened with pipe clay and chalk) 3. better shows detail than a bright white (as seen in the Accurate 1776 Brit in the linked pic). Thoughts? Cheers
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