ECW dragoons

[ochoin]

Is there a specific dragoon head dress for, say, Royalist dragoons?

I'm wanting dismounted figures & I guess I just pick from the infantry range. These come in soft hats, monteros, wooley hats & helmets.

donald

[FreddBloggs]

Not helmets. I would give them soft hats myself.

[Essex Boy]

Not helmets. I would give them soft hats myself.

You're a few hundred years too late, mate.

[FreddBloggs]

Have you seen what Essex considers sartorial elegance these days?

[Essex Boy]

Have you seen what Essex considers sartorial elegance these days?

No. He died a long time before I was born, but I imagine he had a feather in his hat.

[Peeler]

And a head. He'd definitely have his head in his hat.

[ochoin]

And a head. He'd definitely have his head in his hat.

Unlike Charlie 1.

donald

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Given the problems of mounting and dismounting a horse (possibly in somewhat "stressful" circumstances) I would go with something small and functional - probably a woolly hat/beanie. Some, possibly all, of the Royalist dragoons of the Oxford Army could have worn monteros during the mid-war period when they were issued to the infantry.

[ochoin]

Ta. Tumbling Dice offer a range of separate heads with various headgear. Even before I get more figures, I have a pile of extra heads with all of the suggested headgear so I'll go mostly monteros with a bobble hat or two & a soft hat for the officer.

donald

[FreddBloggs]

Given the problems of mounting and dismounting a horse (possibly in somewhat "stressful" circumstances) I would go with something small and functional - probably a woolly hat/beanie. Some, possibly all, of the Royalist dragoons of the Oxford Army could have worn monteros during the mid-war period when they were issued to the infantry.

my plan in 6mm is floppy/monteiro for royalists and wooly hats for parliament.