tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post7298375535325654746..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Conversions and Paint Jobs - French Heavy Cavalry TrumpetersMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-10779990636431998182018-10-04T00:54:01.646+01:002018-10-04T00:54:01.646+01:00I treat Imperial Livery with much the same enthusi...I treat Imperial Livery with much the same enthusiasm that the troops did - wear the stuff out as quickly as possible, so you can replace it with reversed colors! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-91157800292629866862018-10-03T04:30:18.622+01:002018-10-03T04:30:18.622+01:00Technical update - I understand that the trick was...Technical update - I understand that the trick was to play the trumpet from the side of the mouth. Aha. Still sounds risky to me.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-18255364923893422342018-10-03T04:08:55.978+01:002018-10-03T04:08:55.978+01:00True 20mm collectors would object to my PMD soldie...True 20mm collectors would object to my PMD soldiers being classed as 20's - these are old-fashioned "true 25mm", I guess - what a very silly hobby this is sometimes - I wonder if HO model railway collectors have to use the same make of locomotives to get them to fit on the tracks?MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-77446047762739823752018-10-03T04:02:48.385+01:002018-10-03T04:02:48.385+01:00That's right - "Oh look, someone's sh...That's right - "Oh look, someone's shot the trumpeter again - the enemy must be somewhere around...". Must have been a risky job. Martinien didn't do tables of Trumpeters & Drummers Killed & Wounded of the First Empire" as far as I know - would have been interesting.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-6019252770785484202018-10-03T03:57:01.672+01:002018-10-03T03:57:01.672+01:00All the colour I can get helps. Another advantage ...All the colour I can get helps. Another advantage of the earlier colour system is I cannot, for the life of me, make a convincing job of Imperial Livery - I have to admit to a couple of previous incidents of overpainting with reversed colours when I've given up in despair!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-76042994335045914722018-10-03T03:54:07.804+01:002018-10-03T03:54:07.804+01:00Good point. Tricky. The trumpeter could have trott...Good point. Tricky. The trumpeter could have trotted gently in the rear, which wouldn't work. Or he could have carried a cinema organ, which would sound like the ice hockey - or the slow-motion charge from "Waterloo", I guess.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-59745164806057836772018-10-03T03:51:01.178+01:002018-10-03T03:51:01.178+01:00May all your faux pas be little ones. I'm a bi...May all your faux pas be little ones. I'm a bit envious of 28mm collectors myself - if I were starting now I guess 28mm would be the thing to have (lovely, but too big and expensive for me, I think). It was after my time that Frank Hinchliffe lost his measuring scales. All good stuff. The Meeji-Deeki Effect? MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-26859956373920269162018-10-03T03:29:10.741+01:002018-10-03T03:29:10.741+01:00I have always liked the bold reversed colors unifo...I have always liked the bold reversed colors uniforms of the Cuirassier trumpeters (please, none of that horrid Imperial Livery crap!). These will add some nice color contrasts to your regiments!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-6494131435519025852018-10-03T00:36:12.463+01:002018-10-03T00:36:12.463+01:00Canaries in a coal mine, you might sayCanaries in a coal mine, you might sayJiminhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151445540784836351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-29916226643042485162018-10-02T21:01:32.407+01:002018-10-02T21:01:32.407+01:00It must have been very difficult to pkay a trumpet...It must have been very difficult to pkay a trumpet call whilst on a fast moving horse. Looks like a good chance of a split lip"lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-24925252769991978192018-10-02T20:02:15.164+01:002018-10-02T20:02:15.164+01:00Ooh look...my first blogging faux pas!Ooh look...my first blogging faux pas!The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-65359411470583649932018-10-02T19:52:09.001+01:002018-10-02T19:52:09.001+01:00Oh...if they're that small...no wonder I like ...Oh...if they're that small...no wonder I like them!The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-15100172892176551272018-10-02T18:51:38.647+01:002018-10-02T18:51:38.647+01:00They could play them a tune after they were captur...They could play them a tune after they were captured. Requests? Give Me Night or Give Me Blücher? Ridge Over Troubled Water? Lazy Sunday Afternoon? Suggestions welcome...!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-23529909756796309352018-10-02T17:35:14.788+01:002018-10-02T17:35:14.788+01:00Thank you very much, but please go and wash your m...Thank you very much, but please go and wash your mouth out (hypocras will do) - these are 20mm, and don't you forget it!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-36922772741895030032018-10-02T16:40:25.293+01:002018-10-02T16:40:25.293+01:00Lovely job. I'm getting another attack of 28mm...Lovely job. I'm getting another attack of 28mm envy.The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-53034625228511048312018-10-02T15:53:33.865+01:002018-10-02T15:53:33.865+01:00Thanks Phil - there is a nice range of variations ...Thanks Phil - there is a nice range of variations for cuirassier trumpeters - I did some reading of Bucquoy and similar, plus the eye-witness plates produced in Hamburg. The cuirassiers also seem to have been especially strong-minded about hanging on to outdated or unofficial variants. I was surprised by the blue lace on the jackets, but it seems to have been widely used.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-69601651301548231972018-10-02T15:50:08.677+01:002018-10-02T15:50:08.677+01:00Thanks Lee - I used about 4 coats of Vallejo yello...Thanks Lee - I used about 4 coats of Vallejo yellow - I really don't like yellow paint. My old system was to start off with a coat of white, and put the yellow on that. Of course I didn't do that this time, because I was using Vallejo. Ha!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-54918112382361971872018-10-02T15:33:48.415+01:002018-10-02T15:33:48.415+01:00Colorful and gorgeous!Colorful and gorgeous!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-67232538707825528542018-10-02T14:53:44.640+01:002018-10-02T14:53:44.640+01:00Very nice indeed Tony, really strong vibrant colou...Very nice indeed Tony, really strong vibrant colours.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-26209333667576391032018-10-02T14:24:22.123+01:002018-10-02T14:24:22.123+01:00Very smart Tony, I can just see them throwing them...Very smart Tony, I can just see them throwing themselves against some British squares!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-13624329331770557482018-10-02T13:09:47.016+01:002018-10-02T13:09:47.016+01:00Thanks Ray. The Austrian rifle-armed sharpshooters...Thanks Ray. The Austrian rifle-armed sharpshooters really love them too!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-50611554291649792782018-10-02T12:50:33.850+01:002018-10-02T12:50:33.850+01:00Love the yellow chaps! They really stand out.Love the yellow chaps! They really stand out.Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com