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by Prince Henry
Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:09 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Source for WSS French Uniforms
Replies: 68
Views: 85037

Re: Source for WSS French Uniforms

Thank you Arthur... I got Funken many years ago (in German - could not find an English version) and never knew how it rated as a resource. Looks like I need to get Hall!
by Prince Henry
Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:35 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Source for WSS French Uniforms
Replies: 68
Views: 85037

Re: Source for WSS French Uniforms

This is great - thank you everyone! Thanks for the details, Rohan! I paint my own flags (I use fine linen) - so as long as Funken is good, I will be using the flags illustrated there where possible - are there accuracy problems with them? Will post some pics soon...

Doug
by Prince Henry
Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:57 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Source for WSS French Uniforms
Replies: 68
Views: 85037

Re: Source for WSS French Uniforms

Thank you Rohan - I was not aware of the cds! As for which reg'ts I am interested in - I am looking at Nice, Montroux and Navarre right now.

Thanks again for the responses!

Doug
by Prince Henry
Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:16 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Source for WSS French Uniforms
Replies: 68
Views: 85037

Source for WSS French Uniforms

Hello, I have a question on sources... I have begun to paint a few French Reg'ts and as I have begun to research the proper facing colors, I noticed a discrepancy on some of the untis between my two main sources - Funken's "Armies of the Lace Wars" and Grant's "The Armies and Uniforms of Marlborough...
by Prince Henry
Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:48 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Blenheim OOB
Replies: 370
Views: 306436

Re: Blenheim OOB

Ray, Sounds about right - I am 50 now and my eyes took a steep dive about 2 years ago - thank goodness for jeweler's goggles! I had been using Foundry, but have increasingly gone to Front Rank - for all of the reasons you state. I have not settled on a set of rules (have used Koenig Krieg (there is ...
by Prince Henry
Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:40 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Blenheim OOB
Replies: 370
Views: 306436

Re: Blenheim OOB

Great topic! I have recently begun to paint 28mm WSS after a 15 year hiatus - I have been doing SYW in 15mm for many years - but hard to keep up with aging eyes and I have always been interested in the WSS. Ray, your figures are inspirational! I began in the same way you did - English reg'ts for Ble...