Comments on: A Trip To The Museum http://tyler.provick.ca/?p=864 Wargames, Miniatures and Roleplaying Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike http://tyler.provick.ca/?p=864&cpage=1#comment-14821 Mike Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:15:14 +0000 http://tyler.provick.ca/?p=864#comment-14821 I'd actually call all of the attempts in the above pictures "close enough." As has been mentioned again and again, dyed cloth fades with use and bleaches in the sun. I've got a Canadian greatcoat from 1941, and the fabric beneath the collar is significantly darker than the areas exposed to the elements. I’d actually call all of the attempts in the above pictures “close enough.” As has been mentioned again and again, dyed cloth fades with use and bleaches in the sun. I’ve got a Canadian greatcoat from 1941, and the fabric beneath the collar is significantly darker than the areas exposed to the elements.

]]> By: PatG http://tyler.provick.ca/?p=864&cpage=1#comment-14820 PatG Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:16 +0000 http://tyler.provick.ca/?p=864#comment-14820 I know that figure well. It is in a public "touchable" area and is almost certainly a modern reproduction uniform thus the accuracy of the colour must be suspect. I'm not sure if there was any period battle dress in the camoflage exhibit, if there is, it may be more "accurate". Personally I wouldn't worry over much about getting the colour exactly right. Cloth for uniforms is usually made by more than one company and dyed in different batches resulting in many different shades of the same nominal colour. Further, when a new piece of kit is issued, it will almost certainly be of a different shade than the older, sun bleached and worn pieces. Tunic and pants may be of quite different shades. Get it "close enough for army work" then don't sweat it. ;) I know that figure well. It is in a public “touchable” area and is almost certainly a modern reproduction uniform thus the accuracy of the colour must be suspect. I’m not sure if there was any period battle dress in the camoflage exhibit, if there is, it may be more “accurate”.

Personally I wouldn’t worry over much about getting the colour exactly right. Cloth for uniforms is usually made by more than one company and dyed in different batches resulting in many different shades of the same nominal colour. Further, when a new piece of kit is issued, it will almost certainly be of a different shade than the older, sun bleached and worn pieces. Tunic and pants may be of quite different shades.

Get it “close enough for army work” then don’t sweat it. ;)

]]> By: Muskie http://tyler.provick.ca/?p=864&cpage=1#comment-14817 Muskie Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:48:02 +0000 http://tyler.provick.ca/?p=864#comment-14817 When you get it licked let me know. I'm going to do up some WWI Canadians. They basically wore British Uniforms so I'm thinking of buying some Foundry Paints. Alas everything is geared towards WWII. I bought the Osprey Canada Corps WW1 book so if all else fails I'll use that. I can't bugger off to the museum being in Vancouver. ;-) When you get it licked let me know. I’m going to do up some WWI Canadians. They basically wore British Uniforms so I’m thinking of buying some Foundry Paints. Alas everything is geared towards WWII. I bought the Osprey Canada Corps WW1 book so if all else fails I’ll use that. I can’t bugger off to the museum being in Vancouver. ;-)

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