F Troop
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I posted my initial review of the APG 75mm 1833 Marine a while back and have been following Viking Bob’s WIP with great interest. This is a really neat figure and Nap suggested a parallel WIP so here goes my version. Viking Bob is painting an 1833 version and I am doing an 1836 Marine. The only real difference is with the rank insignia. Here are my opinions with pics following.
My “Tar Bucket” Shako was flat on top so I gave mine a little more of a dome per original. A larger 5 ½ inch version of the shako eagle began to be used in 1836 so the kit eagle is correct for either the 1833 or 1836 eagle.
Donna Neary and Don Troiani both include a vent pick & pan brush, standard accessories for flint locks, so I added those. Regulations call for drop front trousers also shown by these artists so I added side edges of the drop front as they were missing.
Jack Thompson added a sling to his Marine so I’m following his lead and adding one also.
The original 1833 uniform regs were amended in 1836. Basically a change in enlisted rank insignia. In 1833 rank was indicated with slash sleeve buttons, wing epaulettes and a sergeant trouser stripe. In 1836 the Corp shifted to a chevron sleeve insignia (my 1836 sergeant wears the single chevron). I included my two cheat sheets which hopefully are reasonably accurate based on my references.
I made a trip to Quantico and took a couple of pictures of their 1833 Officer jacket. Being and officer, I figure the material was finer than what was issued to the rank and file. It appeared to have more of a bluish component in color. Bear in mind I was taking the picture in subdued lighting and the uniform is behind glass so it’s not the best example of “Grass Green” for the enlisted types.
Grass Green, to quote the United States Marine Corps Historical Company, was “notoriously poor” and color shifts were almost immediate. That being said I included the 1833 Marine as painted by several respected painters, three artists and a Marine reenactor. My opinion is that the most accurate Grass Green is the one that appeals to your eye. I feel the same can be said for the trousers (Bill Horan's figure wears the summer white trousers and no stripe)
For what it’s worth I used AK11140 Grass Green and SART 32 Artist Scalecolor Spring Green for my figure and Vallejo Panzer Aces 305 Light Rubber for the trousers). I used AK11031 Buff and really like it for my turnbacks and trim.
I will post in Completed Figures when done but I’m a bit slower in getting things done these days
My “Tar Bucket” Shako was flat on top so I gave mine a little more of a dome per original. A larger 5 ½ inch version of the shako eagle began to be used in 1836 so the kit eagle is correct for either the 1833 or 1836 eagle.
Donna Neary and Don Troiani both include a vent pick & pan brush, standard accessories for flint locks, so I added those. Regulations call for drop front trousers also shown by these artists so I added side edges of the drop front as they were missing.
Jack Thompson added a sling to his Marine so I’m following his lead and adding one also.
The original 1833 uniform regs were amended in 1836. Basically a change in enlisted rank insignia. In 1833 rank was indicated with slash sleeve buttons, wing epaulettes and a sergeant trouser stripe. In 1836 the Corp shifted to a chevron sleeve insignia (my 1836 sergeant wears the single chevron). I included my two cheat sheets which hopefully are reasonably accurate based on my references.
I made a trip to Quantico and took a couple of pictures of their 1833 Officer jacket. Being and officer, I figure the material was finer than what was issued to the rank and file. It appeared to have more of a bluish component in color. Bear in mind I was taking the picture in subdued lighting and the uniform is behind glass so it’s not the best example of “Grass Green” for the enlisted types.
Grass Green, to quote the United States Marine Corps Historical Company, was “notoriously poor” and color shifts were almost immediate. That being said I included the 1833 Marine as painted by several respected painters, three artists and a Marine reenactor. My opinion is that the most accurate Grass Green is the one that appeals to your eye. I feel the same can be said for the trousers (Bill Horan's figure wears the summer white trousers and no stripe)
For what it’s worth I used AK11140 Grass Green and SART 32 Artist Scalecolor Spring Green for my figure and Vallejo Panzer Aces 305 Light Rubber for the trousers). I used AK11031 Buff and really like it for my turnbacks and trim.
I will post in Completed Figures when done but I’m a bit slower in getting things done these days
