tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post7443974854551411705..comments2024-03-18T09:02:57.818+00:00Comments on Too Much Lead: July's Been and Gone...AKIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00603611698724045609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-85916718140077734522010-08-13T10:05:06.803+01:002010-08-13T10:05:06.803+01:00Good to see someone do a Mirleton hatted unit - th...Good to see someone do a Mirleton hatted unit - they look great. While mainly in the Revolutionary and early Napoleonic Wars, there were a few that persisted - I recall a Swedish hussar unit that were wearing them in 1813. <br /><br />BTW - your painting stats are phenomenal!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /> DocDoc Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454394616689797734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-35706660643684278212010-08-09T22:50:51.387+01:002010-08-09T22:50:51.387+01:00A whole army in a month, and a Hussar unit for goo...A whole army in a month, and a Hussar unit for good measure. Do you secretly have an extra two arms tucked under your tshirt? If not, how the heck do you paint so much in such a short space of time?! (Future subject of a blog post perhaps?)Neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-4506580669174143422010-08-09T13:19:38.344+01:002010-08-09T13:19:38.344+01:00This material i've seen for this unit and the ...This material i've seen for this unit and the Spanish in general suggests issues of equipment and uniform were often from very old or ill organised stocks. The ML Hussars were given Mirlton's on founding around 1808, but may have switched to other headgear within the year. They seem to disappear after about 1810 anyway as a unit. <br /><br />I'm not an absolute stickler for historical accuracy, but that's good enough for me to be happy they'll blend in my 1808-09 army; which obviously I'll use for the Peninsular and southern French campaigns upto 1814!AKIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603611698724045609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25320499.post-91517620817052735792010-08-09T00:22:40.617+01:002010-08-09T00:22:40.617+01:00Nice Hussar unit - they are colored very similarly...Nice Hussar unit - they are colored very similarly to the French 9th Hussars. I do like the look of mirlitons, but it would limit their use to a period earlier than I game in - Peninsular and later. Regards, DeanDeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.com