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Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2010, 11:05:28 PM »
could You please divulge which one?
The one at the start of this thread.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=18726.msg225882#msg225882
Mine is not painted though.

Offline DFlynSqrl

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2010, 11:33:21 PM »
Great looking crew!

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2010, 08:55:08 AM »
BTW - I read 20,000 Leagues while on holiday and discovered that the clothing worn by by Nemo's crew was coloured .....

..... PURPLE!   lol lol lol

hmm, interesting

must have overlooked this

You remember which chapter?

Offline Conquistador

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2010, 10:12:52 AM »
Should there be a "more visible"  ::) Third World   ;)  presence in this force?   8)

Or did Nemo recruit from European Anarchists solely?  :o lol

Those are good!   :)  I'm officially jealous.  :-*

Gracias,

Glenn
Viva Alta California!  Las guerras de España,  Las guerras de las Américas,  Las guerras para la Libertad!

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2010, 03:12:59 PM »
ahhh...

it says in the books that his crew were outcasts from all over the world, not indians
besides, the group is obviously meant as generic navy, with an overall "Nemo" theme, which is a good idea

Offline Conquistador

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2010, 05:41:58 PM »
A gentle jest I assure you.   :)

Although it would seem this particular group was recruited in Europe exclusivly.  ;)

Gracias,

Glenn


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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2010, 09:58:37 PM »
hmm, interesting

must have overlooked this

You remember which chapter?

Fairly early on -I think when 'guests' are supplied new clothing in their cell. The clothing is dues using the same due that the Romans used for their purple.
Sir Henry Bullshott, Keeper of Ancient Knowledge

Offline Tsune

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2010, 06:39:38 AM »
Excellent painting!  :-*

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2010, 10:48:57 AM »
Fairly early on -I think when 'guests' are supplied new clothing in their cell. The clothing is dues using the same due that the Romans used for their purple.

THX
interesting, my copy seems to be edited

the clothing is described as "boots of seal skin, a beret of sea otter, and cloth of a peculiar fibre (apparently from marine plants)"
it is absolutely obvious to use dye from sea snails, which produces colours from dark violet to indigo

Offline Donpimpom

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2010, 10:53:06 PM »
Just curious about this purple detail.
I found the french version on project guttenberg, http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/820kc10h.htm and fastly reading the chapter about the main characters arriving at the Nautilus, i found this describing the nemo's sailors

"Les deux inconnus, coiffés de bérets faits d'une fourrure de loutre marine, et chaussés de bottes de mer en peau de phoque, portaient des vêtements d'un tissu particulier, qui dégageaient la taille et laissaient une grande liberté de mouvements."

And this comment from Nemo to explain the purple color of the Characters clothes
" Mais cette mer, monsieur Aronnax, me dit-il, cette nourrice prodigieuse, inépuisable, elle ne me nourrit pas seulement ; elle me vêtit encore. Ces étoffes qui vous couvrent sont tissées avec le byssus de certains coquillages ; elles sont teintes avec la pourpre des anciens et nuancées de couleurs violettes que j'extrais des aplysis de la Méditerranée."

but when they got their clothes don't specifies they are the same kind of clothes used by the sailors
"Comme il disait ces mots, la porte s'ouvrit. Un stewart entra. Il nous apportait des vêtements, vestes et culottes de mer, faites d'une étoffe dont je ne reconnus pas la nature. Je me hâtai de les revêtir, et mes compagnons m'imitèrent."

So, the fact they are using the same clothes than the sailors could be a film assumption never mentioned in the book?
if that's the case the characters will be dressed in pruple clothes, but the sailors clothes color will remain undefined, simply described as a "particular kind of cloth" with seal  boots and beret.
« Last Edit: August 21, 2010, 10:56:00 PM by Donpimpom »

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2010, 04:59:03 PM »
firstly - I was wrong about the fabric - is is made of Byssus silk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssus

secondly, I would say all are clad in clothes dyed with murex molluscs, which give shades from dark pink over violet to indigo, and blue, depending on the species and the treatment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murex_trunculus

another dye obtainable from sea organisms would be sepia

the first desription focuses on the person, while the second one describes the use of maritime ressources in more detail

as a sidenote, ancient (not JV) texts that describe garment dyed with purple relate to the dye (in order to point out the wealth of the wearer) and not the colour. Only after the secret of snail purple was lost, the word "purple" was used to denote the (replacement) colour and became what we now recognize as purple.

Anyway, in a broad sense, Nemo's crew would be clad in black, grey, brownish, and purple-blue colours
or a warm golden yellow, which is the natural colour of sea-silk
Also, at the funeral described in the book, the corpse is wrapped in white cloth

does anyone have a suggestion how to paint sealskin?

Offline Hitman

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2010, 06:51:05 PM »
WOW...white uniforms...such a difficult colour to paint, yet you did a great job!! What is your secret???

Thanks for sharing!!
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Hitman
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Offline redzed

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2010, 09:50:48 PM »
WOW...white uniforms...such a difficult colour to paint, yet you did a great job!! What is your secret???
I make my own shades :)

sorry I can't be more helpful.
Commission Painting undertaken, PM or email me.

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Re: Capt Nemo's Naval Brigade
« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2010, 09:52:21 PM »
I make my own shades :)

that are excellent!
THX again for the idea

 

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