Napoleonic Question

[John Bowery]

I am going to do Maurizio Light Cavalryman of the 12th Regiment. I have a question on the boots . They have a molded line down both sides from the top to the bottom. I wondered what this is and what color do I paint it ? The painted figure does not give you a view but you can see it clearly in Maurizio’s sculpting.

Thanks
John

 

[Luis R.]

Hi John,
those lines are seams, so they are in the same color as the rest of the boot

 

[John Bowery]

Luis,
Thank you very much.That is a great help.
Cheers
John

 

[MAB]

thanks Luis for the speed in the answer.

For John - aspect to see some image... good job

 

[John Bowery]

Maurizio,
I just wanted to be sure I knew what I was doing.
It is a Beautiful Sculpt and I hope I can do justice to it.
Cheers
John

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi John,
You can also paint a thin gold line along the seam, the "chef d'escadron" sculpted by MAB is dressed very elegant. Remember the red of the breeches must be crimson, the facing colour of the 12th was crimson red, not scarlet as seems on the box. And the green of the jacket is deeper too.
Best wishes
M

 

[John Bowery]

Thank you all for the replies and Marcellin thank you very much for the Photo's of the boots and tips.
Cheers
John