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Victor,

thanks for showing us your wonderful books, I have many of the BALNDFORD and ALLMARK books, but I now see you have many that I don't.

Did you know that I have scanned a couple of the books by Arthur Bowling were reproduced as booklets by Military Modelling in 1992 and I scanned them and have them on my website (with permission from MM) ?

Have a look here: http://members.upnaway.com/~obees/soldiers/brit_uniforms/ for

British Infantry Regiments 1660 - 1914

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Scottish Regiments and Uniforms 1660-1914

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John
 
Hello Major Bugsen,

Careful. Your age is showing...:):):)


Hello John,

I have the British Infantry booklet. BTW, the links on your website to those booklets are not there anymore.

Now that I am on a muzak trip, these books are pretty useful.

Barty King's book is an anecdotal read on military music. I like the front cover of the kettedrummer. It would be interesting to model if there were more detailed references on the uniform and accoutrements...hint, hint. But the illustration of the 1st Chelsea Militia bass drummer is a must do for me.

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This book on the American bands contains only b/w photos, some very small. Mainly atmospheric but the text is pretty good as an overall summary of these widely dispersed military bands out in the West.

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Jack Cassin-Scott's book is truly an oldie. It was probably the first popular book that compiled info on military music with some nice colourful illustrations. I include the page which was the inspiration for a couple of my early pieces, which await refurbishment/completion and will be the subject of future threads.

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blaster said:
Hello Major Bugsen,

Careful. Your age is showing...:):):)


Hello John,

I have the British Infantry booklet. BTW, the links on your website to those booklets are not there anymore.

Now that I am on a muzak trip, these books are pretty useful.

Barty King's book is an anecdotal read on military music. I like the front cover of the kettedrummer. It would be interesting to model if there were more detailed references on the uniform and accoutrements...hint, hint. But the illustration of the 1st Chelsea Militia bass drummer is a must do for me.

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If that hint is in my direction, yes, I do have more references. :) You should make the two Troopers also as Second Life Guards drum horse always had an escort.

Martin

p.s, I believe the drummer is William Batley :)
 
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Hello Martin,

Of course it was in your direction...:)

I would welcome copious info on the kettledrummer (James Batley, wasn't it?) uniform and horse harness. BTW, I note that the kettledrums in the painting appear to be rather small, similar to the Napoleonic kettledrums (Historex).

Rgds Victor
 
blaster said:
Hello Martin,

Of course it was in your direction...:)

I would welcome copious info on the kettledrummer (James Batley, wasn't it?) uniform and horse harness. BTW, I note that the kettledrums in the painting appear to be rather small, similar to the Napoleonic kettledrums (Historex).

Rgds Victor
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It's about this time that the current silver drums were presented by William IV. So these are presumably the earlier pattern. The painting is of Second Life Guards marching out of Windsor (towards London).
I'll sort out what reference I have for you.

Martin
 
Recommend you try and get a book "Music In State Clothing" by George Lawn - if you are interested in these bands. I got a good used copy for under £5 last year - and it's an interesting book. It has that picture of the Kettledrummer you showed in it - and discussion on the various drums used etc.

jb
 
johnnybach said:
Recommend you try and get a book "Music In State Clothing" by George Lawn - if you are interested in these bands. I got a good used copy for under £5 last year - and it's an interesting book. It has that picture of the Kettledrummer you showed in it - and discussion on the various drums used etc.

jb
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Hello JB,

Noted on that book.

Rgds Vic
 
johnnybach said:
Recommend you try and get a book "Music In State Clothing" by George Lawn - if you are interested in these bands. I got a good used copy for under £5 last year - and it's an interesting book. It has that picture of the Kettledrummer you showed in it - and discussion on the various drums used etc.

jb
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Yes a good book, even though George used to call me a mounted foot guard! :)
(Household Cavalry only trained at the Guards Depot from 1970)

Martin
 
Martin Tabony said:
It's about this time that the current silver drums were presented by William IV. So these are presumably the earlier pattern. The painting is of Second Life Guards marching out of Windsor (towards London).
I'll sort out what reference I have for you.

Martin
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Just by chance - looking for something else - I came across this pic (it isn't in that book) - which may (or not) be of some use??? jb


 
As a pedestrian, I'm just going thru an equestrian period, so I whipped out my pristine set of Randy Steffan's The Horse Soldier and two other books on saddlery. Tons of illustrations in these books. Reading these for my horse marine piece.


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Hi All,

Really doing up the spring cleaning. Here's the start of another treasure trove.

Pre-war Imperial Germany troops! This book has lots of colour info inside.

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