Only an officer would wear an epaulette of silver bullion, and it would be on the left shoulder.įig. The epaulette in figure 4 should either be green (for a corporal) or red (for a sergeant). 4 An epaulette on the right shoulder means this is a sergeant or corporal - the silver lace is my mistake. This would have helped drummers to stand out from the rest of the soldiers, either as an aid to signalling, or merely as a decorative conceit.įig. The drummer in figure 3 wears "reversed colors": a coat of the regiment's red facing color, with facings (collar, cuffs, and lapels) of the regiment's "base" color (dark blue).
3 The drummer wears "reversed colors", red with blue facings. These shorter gaiters are lighter, have fewer buttons to fasten, and probably do just as good a job of keeping stones out of one's shoes.įig. "Small clothes" - waist coat and breeches - are now often white (really a linen off-white), and the long over-the-knee gaiters of the Seven Years War era have shrunk to "half gaiters" that leave the top halves of the stockings exposed. The coats of the 1770s have become closer-fitting than the larger coats of the 1750s, with smaller cuffs. 2 Very smart-looking late 18th century uniforms. Test fit the pin in each hole, then dab superglue in each hole, place the pin using needlenose pliers, and assemble.įig.1 A trio of Perry AWI figures: two officers and a drummer.įig. 7 Snipping off about 3/16-inch or so of brass rod for the pin. 6 Test-fitting the 1/32-inch brass rod in the shield's drill hole.įig. 5 Drilling into the poor guy's knuckle with the pin vise.įig. The small piece will want to fly across the room.įig. Then, I estimate the length of pin needed - in this case, about 3/16th of an inch (about 5mm) - and snip off the brass rod with a pair of snips. I drill matching holes in both the back of the shield boss and in the knuckle of the figure's left hand. The bit will be a smaller size, 1/32-inch, about 0.8mm. 4 The spear that the Etruscan is holding is made of 3/64-inch brass rod - a bit over 1mm. To drill, just twirl the pin vice by hand, and curlicues of tin "swarf" will begin to emerge.įig.
I use a "pin vice" to hold the #61 numbered drill bit. I use brass rod for pinning, usually the same 3/64th-inch size that I use for spears and flagpoles (about 1mm), but in this case I am using the next smaller size, 1/32th-inch in diameter. 032-inch hole 1/32-inches or about 0.8mm. Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them.Fig.
Remainder Mark - A remainder mark is usually a small black line or dot written with a felt tip pen or Sharpie on the top, bottom, side page edges and sometimes on the UPC symbol on the back of the book.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "tray worn." Flat trays for SPI games are not graded, and have the usual problems.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "card worn." The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded.In most cases, boxed games and box sets do not come with dice.Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price. Boardgame counters are punched, unless noted.Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition. A "plus" sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. Boxed items are listed as "code/code" where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents.
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