tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post2631057233859214240..comments2023-12-19T03:34:19.540+10:30Comments on 15mm Madness: Saxon Infantry Brigade von Müffling - Jena, 1806Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-19099482445340419302015-11-01T02:13:58.007+10:302015-11-01T02:13:58.007+10:30The brigade von Müffling was completely Prussian, ...The brigade von Müffling was completely Prussian, not Saxon...<br />http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/Jena/c_jenaoob1.html<br /><br />Figures look great, though!Greuthungihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958008108638063988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-39315739477518111782011-12-18T01:01:41.450+10:302011-12-18T01:01:41.450+10:30Very nice figs! Be careful Napoleon!Very nice figs! Be careful Napoleon!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-4810508291851905132011-12-17T15:52:31.586+10:302011-12-17T15:52:31.586+10:30I suspect the issue of the collars may be the &quo...I suspect the issue of the collars may be the "stocks" worn around the neck on these relatively antiquated (for 1806) styles of uniforms; I'll have to check the plates and text in Knotel, which may shed some light on the subject. <br /><br />One thing about uniforms, as you well know... regulations certainly weren't necessarily reality!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-22186453711683341452011-12-17T11:59:42.293+10:302011-12-17T11:59:42.293+10:30Interesting there Peter ... checked again, and it ...Interesting there Peter ... checked again, and it may be a case of conflicting sources. This French language site for example shows the opposite :<br /><br />http://empire.histofig.com/Infanterie-de-ligne-Infanterie-de.html<br /><br />1806 Saxons - Collars in facing colour, turnbacks in white. (But what would French sources know of this period anyway ? haha)<br /><br />Other sources concur with that. I used a different source for mine obviously, here are some examples :<br /><br />Blue facings, red collars :<br />http://www.tracks-n-troops.eu/shop/images/hat/HAT8187.jpg<br /><br />Yellow facings, red collars, white turnbacks :<br />http://www.napoleon-online.de/Sachsen1805_Hess_Tafel3.jpg<br /><br />Matching collars and facings, with white turnbacks .. same artist<br />http://www.napoleon-online.de/Sachsen1805_Hess_Tafel7.jpg<br /><br />Mixture of black or red collars, with green or pink facings .. same artists (all with white turnbacks) :<br />http://www.napoleon-online.de/Sachsen1805_Hess_Tafel5.jpg<br /><br />I really like those Hess paintings for period feel !<br /><br />Note also the excellent light blue jackets, which appear to be a priviledge of the NCOs / Officers. I used that one for the 'Pelet Scharfschutzen' as a whole elite unit.<br /><br /><br />I know everyone's google results are different for the same search ... but at least with my google searches now, if I do an image search for "saxon facings 1806" .. then the first pages are flooded with my own photos - LOL. (Wrong or Right - they come up as being the definitive reference, at least for me).<br /><br />Got to love the internet as a source for definitive reference information ! Hopefully my lasting legacy wont be to have corrupted an entire future generation of miniature collectors with my sometimes loose interpretations of history :)<br /><br /><br />Which reminds me - I really must finish off that model I am working on, of a Russian SU-35 twin side-by-side cockpit model fighter bomber in RAAF markings. (Looks pretty much like the F-111 we are scrapping soon). I was hoping to finish it off and give it to my friends at DMO (http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/) as something to place in their reception area !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10833908552095803861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354124262889962219.post-41943791264596776022011-12-17T10:13:31.315+10:302011-12-17T10:13:31.315+10:30Good looking troops! I didn't know about the ...Good looking troops! I didn't know about the collars and turnbacks staying red for all regiments in this era; interesting. As I mentioned previously. I really like the designs of the Saxon standards, each regiment having it sown unique pattern and colors for the border.Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.com