British cavalry during the Victorian Era - long project

[fesak_j]

fresh from the working table.... 2nd dragoons drummer

[fesak_j]

thank you john 

[John Alberts]

Great information and even better paint job.  Very impressive.

[fesak_j]

willie & jerry: thank you lads....a lot of studying infront of me with other figures 


finally done the first in the row 

[willie]

Some more books  British Cavalry uniforms since 1660 by Michael Barthorp  The History of The Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery by R.J.MacDonald and the old Tradition Magazine  So have fun painting 🎨😜 Willie

[willie]

The Uniforms of the British Yeomanry Force 1794-1914  by L Barlow
and RJ Smith there are 15 in this series Next is Fifty of Yeomanry Uniforms by R.G Harris  wrote the series Fredrick Muller had it printed The Almark Series has some books so now you have a range of books 😂 Willie

[JerryMort]

Books - British Yeomanry Uniforms: An Album of Coloured Prints by Richard Simkin, by Lawrence V. Archer
Uniforms of the Yeomanry Regiments 1783-1911 by P.H. Smitherman

[fesak_j]

..... in the end it was not that hard to add the sabretache

[fesak_j]

That is interesting.....I have a few magazines & books and following great website uniformology however sometimes it just let my imagination working.


e.g.:  By 1850 the trousers may have become green in line with the officers. It is very likely that the other troops of Suffolk Yeomanry had also worn green coats but with scarlet facings, however there is no direct information on this. 


I painted trousers blue - as it looks like blue from the paint.


I will come more with other figures  this is just a warm up.

[JerryMort]

There is quite a lot of info in the series of Tradition magazines published by Tradition of London many years ago, but it would take a bit of time searching through them to find the sort of information you want. These were very good quality magazines, I have the full set. Will have a bit of a search if I get the time.

[fesak_j]

Jerry: thank you for the reply, that is what I was looking for. As the figure I m painting is the officer, I will try to edit it somehow by adding the sabretache without any damage to the paint    ........anyway I googled booklets - 15 pcs for 5pounds, that worhts I just wrote to the seller (one more thanks for a good tip). 


Christian: thank you 

[Christian]

Nice project!


BG Christian

[JerryMort]

There was a series of small booklets on the yeomanry cavalry by L.Barlow and R.J.Smith with illustrations by Bob Marrion. I have No 2 the North Somerset Yeomanry. The illustrations show them with the sabretache worn by officers throughout the Victorian period. Not by other ranks, though. The booklets were: Sussex Yeomanry, North Somerset Yeomanry, Yorkshire Hussars, Westmoreland and Cumberland Yeomanry, 3rd count of London Sharpshooters, Duk of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, Yorkshire Dragoons, Lovat Scouts and Scottish Horse, Warwickshire and Worcestershire yeomanry.

[merlino]

thanks!

[fesak_j]

Merlino: Schmidt figures I had from Mr. Gruenewald as per link http://www.zinnfiguren-gruenewald.de/pages/rug___katalog_schmidtpag.html