Comments on: Fire and Fury: Idiots Guide to Painting American Civil War Figures http://thomo.coldie.net Thomo's most excellent web home - travel, cooking, military & naval history, wargaming, cheeseburgers Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Martin http://thomo.coldie.net/wargames/general-wargames/fire-and-fury-idiots-guide-to-painting-american-civil-war-figures/comment-page-1#comment-22058 Martin Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:46:54 +0000 http://thomo.coldie.net/?page_id=128#comment-22058 Thomo. Just a quick note on your painting guide. My research has it that the Federal canteen for the volunteer state troops had a white canvas strap and a light blue cloth cover, and for the regulars a blackened leather strap and a dark blue cloth covering. don't know if this bears out with your findings, but I hope it helps M Thomo.

Just a quick note on your painting guide.

My research has it that the Federal canteen for the volunteer state troops had a white canvas strap and a light blue cloth cover, and for the regulars a blackened leather strap and a dark blue cloth covering.

don’t know if this bears out with your findings, but I hope it helps

M

]]> By: Bill Bartlett http://thomo.coldie.net/wargames/general-wargames/fire-and-fury-idiots-guide-to-painting-american-civil-war-figures/comment-page-1#comment-20489 Bill Bartlett Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:46:13 +0000 http://thomo.coldie.net/?page_id=128#comment-20489 Federal NCO's and officers were the only ones with a trouser stripe. A sergeant's stripe was a full inch wide and the corporals were (I think) about 3/4 inch wide, but definitely thinner than the sergeants. Officers didn't have a stripe, per se, on their kerseys, but rather a thin piping. The colors were dark blue for infranty, yellow for cavalry and red for artillery. BTW, the canteen strap was usually a white cotton tape that followed the shape of the canteen. The haversack was black (being tarred cotton) and the cartridge box straps were black for the federals with a brass plate that is usually on the center of the chest. (the troops didn't like this piece of equipment because the felt it was an aiming point for the johnnies, and the "lost" them in the field. Don't forget the brass cartridge box plate and the brass tip of the bayonet scabbard. I realize this is a little late, but I just saw the message and didn't see a response. Hope this helps. The Union Forever! -Bill Bartlett Federal NCO’s and officers were the only ones with a trouser stripe. A sergeant’s stripe was a full inch wide and the corporals were (I think) about 3/4 inch wide, but definitely thinner than the sergeants. Officers didn’t have a stripe, per se, on their kerseys, but rather a thin piping. The colors were dark blue for infranty, yellow for cavalry and red for artillery.

BTW, the canteen strap was usually a white cotton tape that followed the shape of the canteen. The haversack was black (being tarred cotton) and the cartridge box straps were black for the federals with a brass plate that is usually on the center of the chest. (the troops didn’t like this piece of equipment because the felt it was an aiming point for the johnnies, and the “lost” them in the field.

Don’t forget the brass cartridge box plate and the brass tip of the bayonet scabbard.

I realize this is a little late, but I just saw the message and didn’t see a response.

Hope this helps.

The Union Forever!
-Bill Bartlett

]]> By: thomo the lost http://thomo.coldie.net/wargames/general-wargames/fire-and-fury-idiots-guide-to-painting-american-civil-war-figures/comment-page-1#comment-20037 thomo the lost Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:46:44 +0000 http://thomo.coldie.net/?page_id=128#comment-20037 On full dress uniforms, yes, there were many regiments that had trouser stripes. On daily use though the trousers are likely to have been without stripes. The guide is a very general quick painting guide but if you want to research regiment by regiment, then have a look at this website: http://howardlanham.tripod.com/newindex.html On full dress uniforms, yes, there were many regiments that had trouser stripes. On daily use though the trousers are likely to have been without stripes.

The guide is a very general quick painting guide but if you want to research regiment by regiment, then have a look at this website:

http://howardlanham.tripod.com/newindex.html

]]> By: Nick Hardy http://thomo.coldie.net/wargames/general-wargames/fire-and-fury-idiots-guide-to-painting-american-civil-war-figures/comment-page-1#comment-20031 Nick Hardy Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:56:09 +0000 http://thomo.coldie.net/?page_id=128#comment-20031 Hi, Quick question, did only Officer’s and NCO’s have a trouser stripe for ACW armies? Many thanks - regards Nick. Hi,

Quick question, did only Officer’s and NCO’s have a trouser stripe for ACW armies?

Many thanks – regards Nick.

]]> By: Glenn Lash http://thomo.coldie.net/wargames/general-wargames/fire-and-fury-idiots-guide-to-painting-american-civil-war-figures/comment-page-1#comment-19981 Glenn Lash Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:23:41 +0000 http://thomo.coldie.net/?page_id=128#comment-19981 I have a complet conf. army @ gettysburg based for fire and fury that Iam looking to sell photo can be sent. Glenn I have a complet conf. army @ gettysburg based for fire and fury that Iam looking to sell photo can be sent. Glenn

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