Nice unit, well done Ray!

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Chema

for info on battles in Franco Dutch War see Helion Books WARS AND SOLDIERS IN THE EARLY REIGN OF LOUIS XIV. VOLUME 1 - THE ARMY OF THE UNITED PROVINCES OF THE NETHERLANDS, 1660-1687 https://www.helion.co.uk/browse-title-series-more/century-of-the-soldier-c-1618-1721/books-in-series/war-and-soldiers...

Two Questions have occurred to me: The first one: While starting to paint a unit of Saxon I go to try Burnt Umbra as Primer which I noticed to work quite well with red - maybe with yellow too? Second: The length of your Pikes... are those the 10cm long ones provided by Northstar or did you cut them...

Very nice unit Gunfreak! Avanpost miniatures I see, great sculpts, maybe the horses are smaller than other manufacturers, but anyway, I hope they make more sculpts for cavalry soon.

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Chema

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Thanks guys, glad you like them!

Very nice. May I make a minor suggestion? I notice from the blog you linked to that many of the hats from before the 1700s are white/grey. So maybe make the hats that colour? I think it wasnt until around 1695 that some regiments had black hats in the Iberian regiments. Also you represented the cut...

Many thanks guys!! It is pleasure being here

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Chema

Hello there! just updated my blog: https://spanishleadpainting.blogspot.com/2019/03/28mm-tercio-de-burgos-amarillos-viejos.html This month I have finished (finally) the last of the five provincial tercios based in the Iberian peninsula, for my late XVII c. Spanish army. Tercio de Burgos, known as th...

Thank you all guys! I still need to paint more "proper" late 1660' miniatures, but for now, these do the job

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Chema

New blog entry: https://spanishleadpainting.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-defense-of-dendermonde-1667.html The battle I have chosen, is the siege of Dendermonde, and the cavalry skirmishes that followed the siege... Why? This is the first of the wars for "Gloire" of the Sun King, and, until this action, ...

Thanks jambo1, It is a pitty there is almost no info in English about most battles in Franco Dutch war.

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Hi guys! I have just update my blog with this battle https://spanishleadpainting.blogspot.com/ Rousillon, Campaign of 1674... https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWyNPLrrWBA/XHQPP9A2rcI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/fEdjVbU7-c8q03HitsjSDpsiUJz4bLVkACLcBGAs/s1600/Principaute_de_Catalogne.jpg https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JxU6naUX...

Thanks for the links! very useful information

Hi guys, As many of you already know, Helion is producing some very good books dealing with our period 1660-1700, I have just seen all the plates of this book, and started to read it: https://www.helion.co.uk/william-iii-s-italian-ally-piedmont-and-the-war-of-the-league-of-augsburg-1683-1697.html It...