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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Shipka on April 11, 2015, 11:45:15 AM

Title: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Shipka on April 11, 2015, 11:45:15 AM: When I first started to embark on my research on Albanian costumes worn by Irregulars, I ran into the usual wargamers dilema of contradictory inormation, I have attempted to track down as many contemporary descriptions and plates as was humanely possible, this was actualy a revelation as typicaly I have seen Albanians painted like Bashi Bazouks in garish colours, however a more restrained and limited palette seems to be the case.

Fez - Scarlet with either blue, yellow or black tassels THE fez can also be white with black tassel

Shirts -predominantly white although I have a print showing a dark green shirt, also a couple showing a pale mint green or very pale blue.

Kilt -Albanians endeavoured to waterproof their kilts by rubbing animal fat/Grease in this meant that more often than pristine white, they took on hues of very pale grey to beige

jacket -Tended to be shades of red or green(moss-parrot) decorated with Gold, silver or Yellow embroidery.There is a description by Byron of brown jackets embroidered in red.

Leggings -Often beige with black decoration, plain black or very dark red

Waistcoats - Crimson, purple-gold or silver embroidery or beige with black decoration

Turbans and Sashes -This is where the gamer can go to town
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Stecal on April 13, 2015, 04:56:47 PM: Thanks. That is a great collection of pictures of Albanians.
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Shipka on April 14, 2015, 08:38:27 AM: A few more pics
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: gringo on April 14, 2015, 11:32:23 AM: some great pictures there............... :D
most informative!

cheers
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Firescale Whack on April 15, 2015, 01:07:28 AM: Thankyou for these, I just painted 10 of these guys and this was very helpful indeed!
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Shipka on April 15, 2015, 05:16:56 PM: Any chance of seeing a photo of your painted figs
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Firescale Whack on April 16, 2015, 04:00:24 AM: Yeah, just finishing up there basing and I only have a shitty mobile camera but I will post some in the next day or so. :D
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Shipka on April 16, 2015, 06:35:08 PM: Look forward to seeing them!
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Firescale Whack on April 23, 2015, 11:11:06 AM: Sorry for the delay and sorry for the quality of the pics but I hope you get the idea.

(http://s20.postimg.org/she1rz099/IMG_3989.jpg)

(http://s20.postimg.org/buwhiw7bh/IMG_3991.jpg)
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Shipka on April 23, 2015, 11:29:21 AM: Great figures, what era do you game?
Title: Re: Painting Albanians 19thC 1805 - 1840s
Post by: Firescale Whack on April 24, 2015, 04:04:38 AM: I'm using these for Napoleonic era to go with my Ottomans. Me and a mate play Muskets and Tomahawks with them and he has Austrians.