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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Firelocks to Maxims (1680 - 1900) => Topic started by: WeeWars on 17 October 2012, 12:12:22 PM

Title: French Cockade
Post by: WeeWars on 17 October 2012, 12:12:22 PM
How much of a 10mm French cockade do you paint?

I usually only get as far as white and red. I've painted some blue centres but at this scale it can make the cockade look a bit messy. I did think instead of using a single dot of a purple/violet colour (a red-blue mix) to 'fool' the eye. Napoleonic heresy?
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 October 2012, 12:15:44 PM
Depends how big and where it is. I am assuming this is Napoleonics. 18mm 1806 - Yes definitely, 10mm, I'd just go outer and middle. On the 1870 Prussians I paint the cockade on the Prussian helmet straps as it is a very obvious feature.
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: cameronian on 17 October 2012, 06:54:49 PM
OMG, its 10mm and they're painting cockades.
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 October 2012, 07:17:20 PM
Why, what did you do with yours?  :P
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: mollinary on 17 October 2012, 07:32:02 PM
On pickelhauben, ignored them. On feldmutzen, got Fernando to paint them!  :D :D :D

Mollinary
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 October 2012, 07:52:03 PM
=O CHEAT!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: mollinary on 17 October 2012, 08:11:45 PM
That's "VON cheat" to you!   :d



Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 October 2012, 08:21:27 PM
 ;D With his cockade!  :P

(I apologise for the slight thread hijack, but I would still say it would depend on the figure and how big the cockade is).
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: barbarian on 17 October 2012, 11:20:19 PM
This is called "une cocarde". Thanks.
Title: Re: French Cockade
Post by: Hertsblue on 18 October 2012, 08:38:54 AM
Quote from: mollinary on 17 October 2012, 08:11:45 PM
That's "VON cheat" to you!   :d


Sounds more like two....  :D