With that determined the next step is
to decide what colour the cuffs should be. There is little easily
accessible information on the Huguenots uniform habits so much
guidance was taken from the work of others, particularly Bob Talbot’s
troops which had started this whole project off (and I had cunningly
photographed).
I’m keen on symmetry and patterns
(along with the grey, another ‘fun’ facet of my character) and so
looked to the flags produced by Quindia studios for inspiration.
From these the choices became clear du
Cambon’s naturally would have purple facings...
La Calliemotte's was a choice between
red and yellow – I went red as I find those easier to highlight
(there’s less danger of them going green!) and starker against
grey...
La Meloniere's blue to match the
stripes...
As can be seen the regiments’ shade
of grey altered as the project proceeded. Du Cambon’s, the first
unit, has a much darker uniform than the others. This was due to me
seeing other versions of the regiments and attempting to lighten coat
colours as a result. I don’t mind the mixed finish, the chances of
all the coats being exactly the same colour (even in the same
regiment) would have been slim in any case.
For those interested I used Citadel
paints using a base coat Adeptus Battlegrey or Celestra Grey followed
by a highlight Codex Grey or Uluthuan Grey, then an ink wash and a
final highlight. The ink wash was brown for Du Cambon’s and La
Calliemotte's and black for La Meloniere.
Editor - Before the comments start, yes we know facings didn't always match the flag colors, but when the uniforms are unknown it is aesthetically pleasing to paint them that way! We want to thank Colin for taking the time to send us these pics and the articles and I'll take the opportunity to remind everyone that the LoA would love to publish pics of YOUR army so send 'em in!