The start of my BEF

[Plynkes]

...normally brown but occasionally black, such as Rifle Regiments (KRRC etc), with other metal varieties

Hey Janner, sorry to bother you, but would Light Infantry regiments have the black or brown do you think? I'm painting the same figure right now, and the boys I have in mind, while they were not officially named as such during the Great War, in previous incarnations had been styled both as "Rifles" and "Light Infantry." They also retained a powderhorn badge and other light infantry trappings such as an obsession with the colour green for facings and patches and such.

What do you think?

[dodge]

Funny I missed this first time round.

Keith you have a knack of making the hars look quite straight forward.

I can only salute you 

Dodge

[Super_Gibbon]

Beautiful highlights! Subtle and realistic.

[janner]

...normally brown but occasionally black, such as Rifle Regiments (KRRC etc), with other metal varieties

Hey Janner, sorry to bother you, but would Light Infantry regiments have the black or brown do you think? I'm painting the same figure right now, and the boys I have in mind, while they were not officially named as such during the Great War, in previous incarnations had been styled both as "Rifles" and "Light Infantry." They also retained a powderhorn badge and other light infantry trappings such as an obsession with the colour green for facings and patches and such.

What do you think?

Goodness, I missed that one - sorry matey.

As always in the British and Empire Regiments it will depend on the regiment!

Black would be the safe bet but with silver rather than black buttons