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[Figure Mad]

Hi Guys

Just painting a lovely Michael Roberts figure of a Carabinier of the 29th Light Infantry, 1796.
This is a lovely early figure sculpted by Mike Stelzel (photo Below). I am having a little trouble with colours on the uniform as there seems to be very little info on the back of the uniform, please can anyboddy help...

The areas I am looking for are the turn backs on the back of the coat and the piping on the back of the coat near the buttons. i know its not alot, but I am stumped...

Please help

Dave

 

[slaj]

Dave , from what I can see the turn backs should be red and piped white.

Stephen Mallia

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hello Dave,
I see something of the pic that seems more a line infantry, than light infantry. However, considering him line infantry, is exactly on the contrary: white turnbacks piped red, with red symbols on the bottom of the turnbacks, as grenades in this case. Red line piped the false pockets around the three buttons. All buttons brass. If he is really light infantry, the cuffs have to be blue, lined white, red cuff flags piped white, and blue turnbacks piped white. As carabinier, he carried red grenades on the bottom of turnbacks. The lining of the pockets is white. Buttons all silver
The red turnbacks, for me, were carried by Guard Infantry, "Grenadiers" or "Chasseurs".
These were the rules for 1793 style uniform. Don't trust always to the producers instructions, or box art photos, look always for referenced books.
Good job
MdM

 

[Figure Mad]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the help, but as I can see the answers given instantly give a different overview, this is where my confusion came in, I believe its the Light Infantry, so I may go with red cuff flaps piped white, and blue turnbacks piped white.

Cheers again

Dave

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hey Dave,
See my revised post, please. If you chose the line infantry, cuffs red piped white, and white turnbacks piped red.
Blue turnbacks piped white are for the light infantry.
Bye
MdM

 

[Figure Mad]

Hi Marcello

Thanks for the clarification, I will go with the blue cuffs, lined white, red cuff flags piped white, and blue turnbacks piped white.

Dave

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hello Dave,
Good idea, the mirliton style cap and fringed epaulettes are right for a light infantry carabinier, so the wrong part of the photo was only the cuffs.
In case of line infantry, red fringed epaulettes gave a grenadier uniform, so the cap was uncorrect, he needed a bicorne with red plume, or colback, both already used at the end of 18th century.
Remember the red grenades on the turnbacks bottom, tipical for the carabinier
Chers
MdM