http://www.arstactica.org Wargames, Military History & more... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.arstactica.org/2010/06/painting-spanish-ships-of-the-napoleonic-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-5 admin Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:36:36 +0000 http://www.arstactica.org/?p=36#comment-5 Ships from La Havana, follow the same rules as the ships from Spanish shipyards. For example, the red bands of the hull of the Santisima Trinidad were a misconception of the English, all the models and paintings of this ship in the Museo Naval in Madrid show it yellow, the red never was used as a general color for the hull, only gun ports and board interiors, and in some cases maroon-red for the top masts. Ships from La Havana, follow the same rules as the ships from Spanish shipyards. For example, the red bands of the hull of the Santisima Trinidad were a misconception of the English, all the models and paintings of this ship in the Museo Naval in Madrid show it yellow, the red never was used as a general color for the hull, only gun ports and board interiors, and in some cases maroon-red for the top masts.

]]> http://www.arstactica.org/2010/06/uniforms-of-the-spanish-navy-1790-1815/comment-page-1/#comment-4 raymond jean leimkuhler Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:45:31 +0000 http://www.arstactica.org/?p=31#comment-4 I enjoy any reading that informs and teaches me, esp about the more obscure topic that is usually NOT correct or detailed and now allows me to picture these people better.Thankyou for the article. I enjoy any reading that informs and teaches me, esp about the more obscure topic that is usually NOT correct or detailed and now allows me to picture these people better.Thankyou for the article.

]]> http://www.arstactica.org/2010/06/painting-spanish-ships-of-the-napoleonic-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-3 raymond jean leimkuhler Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:41:07 +0000 http://www.arstactica.org/?p=36#comment-3 Thankyou for the info. I have found heretofore very poor info in any detail and the implication was made that ships from Havana followed their own rules. Again thanks. Thankyou for the info. I have found heretofore very poor info in any detail and the implication was made that ships from Havana followed their own rules. Again thanks.

]]> http://www.arstactica.org/2010/06/painting-spanish-ships-of-the-napoleonic-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Graeme Atkinson Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:52:44 +0000 http://www.arstactica.org/?p=36#comment-2 Excellent source. I have never seen a good Spanish source for painting ships before. Thanks for posting this. Excellent source. I have never seen a good Spanish source for painting ships before. Thanks for posting this.

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