garyjd
PlanetFigure Supporter
I've decided to place my comments here as they are centered more on the accuracy of the figure, or in this case lack thereof. The hat looks like a cross between a kepi and forage cap. I really cannot tell which it is. I also do not understand why folks insist on making cap/kepi brims resemble a baseball cap that has been shaped by the wearer. I do not want to say that hat brims were not exempt from taking this shape over time. If so it was probably more of an exception than a rule. Brims could be made of bound leather, tarred material, or even bound pasteboard.
The figure appears to be wearing some sort of sack coat with a small standing collar. Contrary to what most people may think soldiers of the Confederate States armies wore a variety of jackets and coats through the entire war. It would be possible in some cases for civilian clothing being worn in place of military uniforms, especially shirts. While a lot of us grew up with the "myth" of the "ragged rebel", this was true at some times, it by all means was not the case a lot of the time. A number of Southern states had stockpiles of uniforms for their soldiers. The difficulty was getting them to troops in the field. If this coat/jacket is based on a surviving garment I would not mind having information on it.
The shirt looks like your basic civilian shirt with a placket down the fron. The color of the shirt is not so much a problem as there are no buttons attached to the shirt. Milk glass or bone buttons of a four hole variety were propbably the most common used during the period.
Currently there is probably more in the way of reference material both in print and on the net than there was 15-20 years ago. With sites like Ebay, Abebooks, and Amazon it is fairly easy to locate both in print and out of print book titles. I guess that is only if the accuracy of your miniature is important. If not, then I guess my posting could be viewed as little more than rambling. Please do not take my comments to be nasty or mean spirited, I just find it a bit frustrating when folks do very little to no research on a project where there is lots of reference material out there. Sure there are some folks that have a lot of reference material, or at least know where to find it, or the type of materials that are needed are hard to come by based on where in the world you may live. There are a lot of miniaturists that specialize in specific time periods and a lot of them are very generous in sharing what they have, so ask.
~Gary
The figure appears to be wearing some sort of sack coat with a small standing collar. Contrary to what most people may think soldiers of the Confederate States armies wore a variety of jackets and coats through the entire war. It would be possible in some cases for civilian clothing being worn in place of military uniforms, especially shirts. While a lot of us grew up with the "myth" of the "ragged rebel", this was true at some times, it by all means was not the case a lot of the time. A number of Southern states had stockpiles of uniforms for their soldiers. The difficulty was getting them to troops in the field. If this coat/jacket is based on a surviving garment I would not mind having information on it.
The shirt looks like your basic civilian shirt with a placket down the fron. The color of the shirt is not so much a problem as there are no buttons attached to the shirt. Milk glass or bone buttons of a four hole variety were propbably the most common used during the period.
Currently there is probably more in the way of reference material both in print and on the net than there was 15-20 years ago. With sites like Ebay, Abebooks, and Amazon it is fairly easy to locate both in print and out of print book titles. I guess that is only if the accuracy of your miniature is important. If not, then I guess my posting could be viewed as little more than rambling. Please do not take my comments to be nasty or mean spirited, I just find it a bit frustrating when folks do very little to no research on a project where there is lots of reference material out there. Sure there are some folks that have a lot of reference material, or at least know where to find it, or the type of materials that are needed are hard to come by based on where in the world you may live. There are a lot of miniaturists that specialize in specific time periods and a lot of them are very generous in sharing what they have, so ask.
~Gary
