1864 Danish Greatcoat update

I have an update on the Danish greatcoat.

I have just received two publications by Picklehaube Press from Helion & Company. One of which has uniform details for the Danish army, and states that the greatcoat is a dark greyish-black. The light blue being issued to reservists.

I've only had the chance to quickly flick through both books, jumping to the uniform sections! Initial impressions is that there is a wealth of information in both of these publications for the wargamer, and if the Second Schleswig War is of interest you'll find these full of invaluable reference material.

The two books are -

The Second Schleswig War 1864, and Iron and Blood both by Nigel J Smith and available from Helion & Company.

Thanks in particular go to legatus hedlius who opened the question of the greatcoat colour on the TMP Forum, please see comments section on the Help please post for the link.

The great Danish coat question.

I have located some source material on the Danish uniforms of 1864 and have placed an order. Now all that is left is to wait for the Postie...
Never was good at waiting.

Once I have the books I will reveal my findings. In the meantime I have some Early Achaemenid Persians updates, all while I'm working on yet another yet to be revealed project.
Well, why should I be the only one waiting...

Help please - Coat colour 1864 Dane

It appears that I have made an error in the colour used for the overcoat on the previous post. The images I used looked dark blue, however I forgot to take my mild colour blindness into consideration as I felt confident I had got it right.
I would very much appreciate it if a kind reader could verify the colour of the over coat used by Danish infantry in 1864. I will then repainted the figure and update the palette used and add new pictures to the blog.

North Star 1864 Dane

This post has been delayed following slight technical issues (couldn't find the battery charger for the camera! Panic over and photos taken).

After taking advantage of the kind offer of a free sample figure for the new 1864 range by North Star Miniatures, I thought it only polite to paint it up as quickly as possible.
I've had an interest in the Schleswig-Holstein Wars now for a number of years following the publication of The First Schleswig-Holstein War 1848-50 by Nick Svendsen in 2008, having acquired my copy in 2009 with the paperback reprint. The figures offered by North Star are of course for the Second war in 1864, but my interest was not dampened by this fact.

First impressions were that the figure sent is an absolutely lovely sculpt, and fits well with the Prussians from the existing North Star 1866 range (below are some size comparison shots with a Prussian, Dane and Austrian infantryman from North Star).

The colours I've used to paint the figure in are all Foundry paints as follows -

French Blue  76A and 76B - Coat and Hat.
Bay Brown 42A - straps, flap on bag, boots.
Canvas 8B and 8C - Body of bag.
Slate Grey 32B - scarf.
Conker Brown 54A and B - back pack.
Spearshaft 13A and 13C - hair and shoes on back pack.
Tan 14A - bottle.
Bronze Barrel 103C - buttons, bands on gun.
Expert Flesh 127A, B, C and D - face and hands.
Musket Stock Brown 72B - gun.
Night Sky 62A and 62B - trousers.
Scarlet 38B - dot on hat badge.
Gun Metal 104B - Gun barrel and bottle top.


I also used Army Painter Quick shade strong tone ink. The ink was used following the application of the first colour on face, hands, hair and back pack. All other colours are flat with no highlight (with the exception of Canvas 8C on the bottom the bag. The hands and face were highlighted following inking with Expert Flesh shades 127A, B, C and D. A quick highlight was also added to the hair, back pack and the shoes on the back pack (not strictly necessary but couldn't resist it!). All the black is left unshaded.

This style of painting is following the gaming standard I've set for my 1860s project, the rules are to keep the painting as basic as possible while still achieving what I consider to be acceptable results. This is easy to do with dark colours, the challenge will come with the Austrians. So far I'm pleased with the results and look forward to getting the finished units on the table.

As for North Star 1864 Danes being worth getting, the verdict from this gamer is a resounding YES, I will certainly be placing an order and look forward to further additions to the range.

Click on any picture to enlarge

 

 

1864 Dane

 



 

 

 

 

1866 Austrian and 1864 Dane



 

 

1864 Dane and 1866 Prussian

North Star 1864 Danes

Exciting news if you are interested in the Second Schleiswig-Holstein War; North Star have announced the release of 1864 Danes, infantry and artillery figures. I hope they will consider cavalry at some point in the near future.
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of a sample figure, which I will immediately paint up and post pictures on the blog, together with a North Star 1866 Prussian for comparison.