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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Bullshott on November 20, 2009, 09:13:26 AM

Title: US Sailors
Post by: Bullshott on November 20, 2009, 09:13:26 AM

Two questions:

First Question : how do the Redoubt ACW sailors scale in with other ranges (I'm thinking in particular of Redoubt's Boxer Rebellion renge and Tiger Minatures figures)?

Second Question : when did the US Navy stop using the soft caps depicted on the Redoubt figures and go over to the style we would recognise today, as depicted on Pulp's US sailors?

Redoubt ACW ironclad Crew:
(http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/shop_image/product/e517a8998817d52f8ade99f86dae60b2.jpg)

Pulp US Sailors:
(http://www.pulpfigures.com/catalog/pys2.jpg)

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: Malamute on November 20, 2009, 09:29:09 AM

The Redoubt figures will blend in with the Boxer stuff, but will be a bit taller.

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: argsilverson on November 20, 2009, 10:25:47 AM

For the 2nd: Old glory has some US sailors in the new hat in their spanish american war range:

http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/proddetail.asp?prod=SAW%2D10&cat=254

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: pierrebi on November 20, 2009, 10:43:00 AM

I bought a set of Redoubt sailors but they do not send me heads with sailors hat, i e mailed tem and they send back a new set of ACW heads, no one of them with Seamen hats! I member of this forum is shipping me a set of seamen heads!

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: Skrapwelder on November 20, 2009, 02:10:14 PM

The soft cap was adopted in the 1880's to replace the Sennet hat as summer or tropical headgear. The black, flat cap continued to be used for winter wear.

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: Mors on November 23, 2009, 08:28:19 AM

First Question- I have some Redoubt Boxer Japanese , Tiger Greeks and Redoubt Sailors if you would like a comparison picture.
Second Question- No idea!

Mors

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: Bullshott on November 23, 2009, 06:56:13 PM

@ Skrapwelder - thanks for the info - the good news is I can therefore use either cap syle, the bad news is I can't decide which way to go!

@ Mors - a picture would be great if you get the chance

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: Mors on November 23, 2009, 10:54:10 PM

Soz, not a great image but enough to see that they not too bad with each other.Now , if only this works.......

3 attempts, given up. heres a link  :D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/captmors/4129476410/in/set-72157614719124886/

Title: Re: US Sailors
Post by: Bullshott on November 23, 2009, 10:59:54 PM

Thanks Mors.

The sailor isn't as large as I had feared, so I guess I'll be going for Redoubt for my naval crews.