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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Dags on 28 July 2020, 06:54:51 PM

Title: ECW Rabble....
Post by: Dags on 28 July 2020, 06:54:51 PM: Just finished a commission to do a non-uniformed Civil War regiment (basing to be done by the client); 24 pike, 24 shot, 3 sergeants plus 2 different command groups. Figures from Empress (hound from me).....

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50162938383_72ba98ca8b_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jqJaVZ)
Title: Re: ECW Rabble....
Post by: Sparrow on 28 July 2020, 07:16:04 PM: Brilliant.....
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Post by: Atheling on 28 July 2020, 09:07:32 PM: Corkers :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Swordisdrawn on 28 July 2020, 11:05:16 PM: Spot on! :o
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Post by: Blackwolf on 28 July 2020, 11:58:29 PM: Very nice :) The Otterhound is obviously in command :)
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 29 July 2020, 12:11:44 AM: Top work! Love the pup. :-*
Lon
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Post by: Codsticker on 29 July 2020, 02:15:09 AM: Wonderful work Dags- very nice!
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Post by: Paul Richardson on 29 July 2020, 10:04:57 AM: Very nice. It would be interesting to know what percentage of regiments weren't uniformed during the ECW.
Title: Re: ECW Rabble....
Post by: Sparrow on 29 July 2020, 10:40:20 AM: There’s been a lot of debate about this over the last few years. The situation is also made more confusing by the fact that most regiments were issued different coloured coats with each issue (eg, one year you might be green coats, the next year grey coats etc). Many locally raised regiments (where we often have only a fleeting reference) only lasted for one campaign before being disbanded (plus where a coat is issued it is meant to be worn over your normal clothes). You then have to remember there are a lot of very tentative “theories” associated with the ECW (eg all Newcastle’s Army had white coats and scots bonnets, all Cornish troops wore blue with stripes etc etc. There is very little evidence supporting these “accepted facts”). Remember as well, when you read of a red or blue regiment etc that most often relates to the flag colour and not the coat.

If you are fielding one of the main field armies at the start of a campaign quite a few would have issued coats, by the end, very few.

Best guess is that possibly 2/3 of regiments could be “non-uniformed“ but that literally is a guess. Field signs were worn for a reason!

Dags has done a brilliant job really catching the feel of an ECW Battalia here...
Title: Re: ECW Rabble....
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 29 July 2020, 10:59:40 AM: Very nice work by Dags. :-* :-*
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Post by: Arthur on 01 August 2020, 12:48:31 AM: They look brilliant - well, brilliantly dull lol

Do you still sell the reclining dog ?
Title: Re: ECW Rabble....
Post by: Dags on 01 August 2020, 08:27:02 AM: Quote from: Arthur on 01 August 2020, 12:48:31 AM
Do you still sell the reclining dog ?

Drop me a PM and I can sort you out 8)