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1914-19<strong>18</strong> in miniature<br />
Colour schemes and references<br />
Artillery used by both the Royal Field Artillery and Royal<br />
Artillery was a shade of khaki green at the beginning of the war.<br />
Both branches of the service were highly efficient regulars and<br />
took great pride in their guns, so upkeep and appearance was<br />
of prime importance. So, early war guns were polished to a high<br />
standard and kept very clean.<br />
As the war progressed performance took precedence over<br />
appearance and the guns became more weathered and<br />
camouflage from enemy counter-barrage was of vital<br />
importance. Guns were ‘dug-in’ and covered with netting and<br />
elaborate camouflage schemes became more common.<br />
For research purposes I am grateful for the outstanding and<br />
probably definitive guide to early 20th Century British artillery<br />
in the book ‘Early British Quick Firing Artillery’ by Len Trawlin<br />
(Publisher: Nexus Special Interests).<br />
For colour schemes I have referred to images of original artillery<br />
pieces (13 <strong>pounder</strong> at the Imperial <strong>War</strong> Museum,London and<br />
<strong>18</strong> <strong>pounder</strong> at the Fire power Royal Artillery Museum, London).<br />
Useful colour references can be found within the Osprey<br />
Publishing book ‘British Artillery 1914-19’by Dale Clarke and<br />
illustrated by Brian Dell published under their Vanguard range,<br />
including a very interesting pattern on an <strong>18</strong> <strong>pounder</strong> of the<br />
Royal Naval Division in France in 19<strong>18</strong>.<br />
Imperial <strong>War</strong> Museum - www.iwn.org.uk<br />
Firepower Museum, Woolwich, London - www.firepower.org.uk<br />
Osprey Publishing - www.ospreypublishing.com<br />
Colour photographs of our completed kits can be found at<br />
www.tommsywar.com<br />
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