Need your opinion on uniforn colors...

[Stepman3]

I'm doing some US cavalry to aid my "Secret Service" Coy.  Should I go with khaki pants and dark blue tunic or stick with the light blue pants with the dark blue tunic. My Sgt is going to have a few pieces of left over equipment from the Civil War...he was a Confederate, so he'll have his old grey kepi, maybe even his old grey frock coat...My Captain will be dressed in buckskins...

[Thargor]

I'd probably go with light blue.  This will make your Capt stand out even more.

[Stepman3]

The Secret Service will be mounted in some sort of steam carriage, and I have a few steam horses to mount a few of the cavalry...

[oabee]

This was a transitional period for US Army uniforms. I would stay with dark blue tunic, light blue pants. Slouch hats by this time were khaki/drab. The army really didn't start issuing khaki uniforms until 1898, as far as I can tell.

[Craig]

...and I have a few steam horses to mount a few of the cavalry...

Pictures please 

A lot of people here have been talking about how to represent the Cody Steam Horse so we'd be interested to see how you have done it.

[shadowking1957]

if i remeber there was a mage knight steam mechanical horse??

[Conquistador]

if i remeber there was a mage knight steam mechanical horse??

And Goats!

I have about 12+ of both for Spain on Venus that may be discarded if I shift to 15 mm.

Very nice stuff, have not seen any on Ebay (not currently actively searching though) lately.

Gracias,

Glenn

[lou passejaire]

My Sgt is going to have a few pieces of left over equipment from the Civil War...he was a Confederate, so he'll have his old grey kepi, maybe even his old grey frock coat...

at least 50 years old , still sgt, and still wearing CSA uniform ...  quite  conservative chap 

[Luddite]

Dark blue tunic, light blue trousers.

I find that with VSF, the closer to history you go, the better it gets.

Kind of a 'willing suspension of disbelief' thing.

 

[Stepman3]

Yup, still refuses to believe the South lost. He'll be a Sgt. for life. Bit of a drinking problem he has and a temper, he's often busted down to private at the whim of his Major, but by episodes end he always gets his stripes back...

[Stepman3]

I'll be going with the Mage Knight steam horse...I have 5 of them, possibly may go for the Warmachine Steam Horse for Khador...My force will only contain 2 of the Codys...for my scouts...