by CoffinDodger » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:40 am
Arthur wrote:j1mwallace wrote:Does anyone but the wargames fashion police really believe that at midnight on 31st December (all calenders synchronised)1699 everyone was just waiting to turn their hats from floppy to those nice new tricornes
All serious students of military history know that the changeover took place at 11:58 pm rather than midnight. Whether this was or not GMT is still the subject of much scholarly debate.
My Dearest Aurthur,
Whilst I respect your scholarly research on the matter, you in fact commit a schoolboy error in not specifying whether the clock used was
old style or
new style but, in the true traditions of frendship, erudition and one-up-manship displayed on these august boards, the only comment I can make is,
"So there!"
I remain you most humble and obediant servant etc.,
CoffinDodger
************
Bob,
In answer to your original question, I paint both my Louis XIV and Napoleonic French in the earliest uniforms I can get away with in that the older clothes can be used at any later date whereas the newer ones can't be used before they were invented.
Regards,
Jim
[quote="Arthur"][quote="j1mwallace"]Does anyone but the wargames fashion police really believe that at midnight on 31st December (all calenders synchronised)1699 everyone was just waiting to turn their hats from floppy to those nice new tricornes[/quote]
All serious students of military history know that the changeover took place at 11:58 pm rather than midnight. Whether this was or not GMT is still the subject of much scholarly debate.[/quote]
[color=#0000FF][i][b]My Dearest Aurthur,[/b][/i][/color]
Whilst I respect your scholarly research on the matter, you in fact commit a schoolboy error in not specifying whether the clock used was [color=#0000FF][i][b]old style[/b][/i][/color] or [color=#0000FF][i][b]new style[/b][/i][/color] but, in the true traditions of frendship, erudition and one-up-manship displayed on these august boards, the only comment I can make is,
[color=#0000FF][i][b]"So there!"[/b][/i][/color]
I remain you most humble and obediant servant etc.,
[color=#0000FF][i][b]CoffinDodger[/b][/i][/color]
[b]************[/b]
[color=#0000FF][i][b]Bob,[/b][/i][/color]
In answer to your original question, I paint both my Louis XIV and Napoleonic French in the earliest uniforms I can get away with in that the older clothes can be used at any later date whereas the newer ones can't be used before they were invented.
Regards,
[color=#0000FF][i][b]Jim[/b][/i][/color]