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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: OSHIROmodels on October 14, 2011, 11:36:19 AM

Title: Need some highlander help
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 14, 2011, 11:36:19 AM

I've got some of these chaps http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_29&products_id=1487 (http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_29&products_id=1487) enough to make a 24man battalion for Black Powder but I can't seem to find any reference on what colour scheme, particulary the 'tartan'

If any kind Laffer could help it would be greatly appreciated  :)

cheers

James

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: joroas on October 14, 2011, 11:53:46 AM

These look like the Black Watch who wore the government tartan, all other tartans having been banned after the '45.  This was dark green and dark blue.

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: joroas on October 14, 2011, 11:56:17 AM

http://www.blackwatch.50megs.com/uniform.html

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: joroas on October 14, 2011, 11:58:10 AM

http://www.reenactor.ru/ARH/PDF/Bird.pdf

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: Paul on October 14, 2011, 09:03:36 PM

painting Tartan is a real pain..I always use this Quick Kilt  (http://paulsbods.blogspot.com/2011/01/quick-kilt-painting-all-scales.html)

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: joroas on October 14, 2011, 09:07:50 PM

He's working on camouflage now...........  lol

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: Paul on October 15, 2011, 09:25:53 PM

Quote from: joroas on October 14, 2011, 09:07:50 PM

He's working on camouflage now...........  lol

:)
not quite but I need some help finding these  (http://paulsbods.blogspot.com/2010/12/world-war-ii-deserters.html)

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: Jim French on October 15, 2011, 11:31:11 PM

Go with the Government Tartan.  It is based on a Campbell tartan supposedly.  Dark Blue, Green, and black.  Post fotos when you've got them finished. 
The figures look like they might be usable for the FIW too.

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: gamer Mac on October 16, 2011, 12:14:14 AM

I painted these.
Government tartan should be the same as your even though these are from a different time.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s04/r02/13_gamer_Mac_Blackwatch_Company_HQ.JPG)

You should talk to Richard he has some cracking Highlanders painted for FIW.

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: OSHIROmodels on October 16, 2011, 12:27:11 AM

Thanks for the help chaps, muchly appreciated  :)

Never tried tartan before but willing to give it a go. The only thing I'm worried about is getting it a consistent size over all the figures  :?

cheers

James

Title: Re: Need some highlander help
Post by: Paul on October 16, 2011, 11:30:37 AM

Quote from: jimbibbly on October 16, 2011, 12:27:11 AM

Thanks for the help chaps, muchly appreciated  :)

Never tried tartan before but willing to give it a go. The only thing I'm worried about is getting it a consistent size over all the figures  :?

cheers

James

That´s the most difficult thing..keeping a consistant size of the stripes. The bigger the mini the more important this is. I did some kilts for 20mm...took me ages to get into the swing of it.
Basically I used the width of the first painted stripe as a visual measurement for the spacing to the next stripe, I made the gap twice as wide as the painted stripe
Not the best photo but on the kneeling firing fig you can (just about) see the effect.
(http://i52.tinypic.com/9stjjc.jpg)