WIP Sapeur Neuchatel Battalion 1809
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Viking Bob
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it's called cabin fever and by the way you owe me tuppence for the stamp........
Geoff Charman
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it's called cabin fever and by the way you owe me tuppence for the stamp........
See you at Yeovil then.
Geoff Charman
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Many thanks Gary, it did take a bit of time but pleased I think I got it something like the real thing.
Cheers
Geoff
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Looking really nice Geoff. Another great thread on Napoleonic uniforms and some ornithology to boot. What more could you ask for
Neal
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NeilW
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Just realised there's another ref inGanascia's (Pg32) inventory.
Captions says it's a: Portrait de l’officier Perroud du bataillon de Neuchâtel
Note his rather dated look |(ie almost Ancient Regime yet the Batallion wasn't formed until 1808*) and reversed colours, but the facing is still clearly a chamois type yellow:
Neuchatel OR 1st Regt? 
ADDENDUM: or did he first join the 1st Regt who did wear red with a 'yellow' facing (formed 1805): if so that may account for the older look and reversed colours (but compare with the more vivid yellow of the 1st habit in Chateux de Morges alongside.
As someone said: uniform colours are a nightmare (and minefield)
*Assuming Ganascia's caption is correct, according to Alain Piggeard, Perroud was a Lieutenant and was killed in the campaigns of 1813.
Captions says it's a: Portrait de l’officier Perroud du bataillon de Neuchâtel
Note his rather dated look |(ie almost Ancient Regime yet the Batallion wasn't formed until 1808*) and reversed colours, but the facing is still clearly a chamois type yellow:
Neuchatel OR 1st Regt? 
ADDENDUM: or did he first join the 1st Regt who did wear red with a 'yellow' facing (formed 1805): if so that may account for the older look and reversed colours (but compare with the more vivid yellow of the 1st habit in Chateux de Morges alongside.
As someone said: uniform colours are a nightmare (and minefield)
*Assuming Ganascia's caption is correct, according to Alain Piggeard, Perroud was a Lieutenant and was killed in the campaigns of 1813.
Geoff Charman
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Thank you Neal, yes this one has certainly produced some great reference items and of course Bob's birds.
Cheers
Geoff
Geoff Charman
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Just realised there's another ref inGanascia's (Pg32) inventory.
Captions says it's a: Portrait de l’officier Perroud du bataillon de Neuchâtel
Note his rather dated look |(ie almost Ancient Regime yet the Batallion wasn't formed until 1808*) and reversed colours, but the facing is still clearly a chamois type yellow:
View attachment 371949 Neuchatel OR 1st Regt? View attachment 371963
ADDENDUM: or did he first join the 1st Regt who did wear red with a 'yellow' facing (formed 1805): if so that may account for the older look and reversed colours (but compare with the vivid yellow of the 1st habit in Chateux de Morges alongside.
As someone said: uniform colours are a nightmare (and minefield)
*Assuming Ganascia's caption is correct, according to Alain Piggeard, Perroud was a Lieutenant and was killed in the campaigns of 1813.
View attachment 371960
Yet another interesting post, Thanks Neil, I think I might stick to modern stuff next time where there is colour films, etc. ...........no only kidding, but what a minefield, still it creates interest.
Thanks Guys
Geoff
NeilW
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You mean like 1960's Kodachrome:
...or perhaps Polaroid:
...or movies style technicolor:
...or modern film/processing:
... and if digital, how about how your monitor is set up:
Another minefield!
Geoff Charman
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NeilW
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I used to shoot Ilford B&W (HP5) and Agfa Transparency film... nothing wrong with them, but I can't vouch for Boots own brand (or the free films provided by those mail order 'pea soup' processing houses... rubbish in/rubbish out).
Geoff Charman
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HP5 was super, I used that when I was doing motor racing, but their slide film I didn't like, but I did find the Agfa slide film a bit red but in the 60's my camera was quite basic, Halina 35X so none of the tech stuff they have now. The Kodak range I found suited me best in all my various cameras.
NeilW
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Yes, I started with a Boots 'Beretta' viewfinder jobbie (plus extra lenses to fit on the front so I could photo my many a/c models). Then graduated to a Praktica SLR (fantastic VfM,... with a Carl Zeiss lens!), then a Yashika (complete with needle balancing light monitoring), finally a fully auto Rolleiflex (Singapore sub-brand of Rollei... but nowhere near the quality). In those days did my own B&W Dev&Print plus Agfa/Fuji trannies (oh, errr).Still have the Beretta now (plus a 1913 patent 127 Kodak 'Autograph' bellows fold up... I've taken photos with it and, you never know, it may have seen WW1 service).
Your Halina is here: http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Halina_35X-Super.html
And my Beretta here: http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Beirette_JNR.html (clearly Boots had it re-branded)
The Kodak is this but covered in leather(ette?): http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Kodak_VPK-1920.html
I now shoot a Lumix digital 'bridge' camera... so I can take 1000s of photos without thinking* about any of them
*well, not totally true, but it is too easy to just look and shoot... you don't have the limitation of 36 frames and Dev&Print costs
Double take here ...thought I was on "Photography monthly " ....LOL
How's the bust coming along Geoff ??
Happy painting one and all
Nap
How's the bust coming along Geoff ??
Happy painting one and all
Nap
NeilW
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Yep, afraid we're drifting a bit, but Geoff seems to like it
Perhaps next we'll move on to matchboxes of the 1940s
Grod
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Very colourful piece Geoff.
Gordon
Gordon
Geoff Charman
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He certainly is Gordon, as you can see the tunic colour has been interesting.
Cheers
Geoff
Geoff Charman
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After the photography interlude it's back to business.
Some progress since the last pics,
Still some more to do, backpack and musket butt to finish and fix into place.
Cheers for now.
Geoff
Pictures taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7
Some progress since the last pics,
Still some more to do, backpack and musket butt to finish and fix into place.
Cheers for now.
Geoff
Pictures taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7
Viking Bob
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That's good going Geoff, good colours
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