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by BaronVonWreckedoften
Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:02 pm
Forum: SKANE WARS/GREAT NORTHERN WAR
Topic: GNW Second unit of Swedish Lifeguard
Replies: 4
Views: 8554

Re: GNW Second unit of Swedish Lifeguard

Nicely done, Roger. How many units in your Swedish army, now (and how many more to go, do you think)?
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:44 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Dixon minis
Replies: 10
Views: 14718

Re: Dixon minis

Friedrich August I. wrote:
Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:56 am
The best thing being a Wargamer is that no blood is dripping from your fingertips....just some drops of paint :wink: :D
You've not seen me using a paintbrush, have you? :roll: :oops:
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:06 pm
Forum: What are you working on?
Topic: Spanish Cuirassiers 1660-1685
Replies: 4
Views: 8127

Re: Spanish Cuirassiers 1660-1685

Did Spanish horse of this period use the "full on" charge with the sword, or did they use pistols (whether en caracole or a similar format), or a mix of both?
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:59 am
Forum: 18th Century 1721-1789
Topic: My Ottoman Army
Replies: 8
Views: 14903

Re: My Ottoman Army

I think we are truly kindred spirits in that regard...... :oops:
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:57 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: The English Expedition to Portugal, 1662-1668
Replies: 14
Views: 16058

Re: The English Expedition to Portugal, 1662-1668

One thing to note though is that Milne magnifies the central emblems and devices on the flags (irrespective of period) which is what I think has led to the fashion for wargames units to have flags where (scale wise) the central device would be three or four feet across, rather than the physical one...
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:26 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: The English Expedition to Portugal, 1662-1668
Replies: 14
Views: 16058

Re: The English Expedition to Portugal, 1662-1668

I'd say that the 1660s probably saw a transition from the ECW style of flag (St George's cross in the upper canton next to the staff, colour of the field unrelated to the coat/facing colour) to the late 17th/early 18th Century style (St George's cross covering the entire flag, colour of the "field" ...
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:18 pm
Forum: 18th Century 1721-1789
Topic: My Ottoman Army
Replies: 8
Views: 14903

Re: My Ottoman Army

Good first(?) effort. FWIW, I'd say the riders look better than some of the horses! Keep the photos coming.
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:56 pm
Forum: SKANE WARS/GREAT NORTHERN WAR
Topic: Latest unit of GNW Swedish foot
Replies: 5
Views: 8739

Re: Latest unit of GNW Swedish foot

Lovely work, Roger.
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Many Happy Returns Gunter
Replies: 17
Views: 26287

Re: Many Happy Returns Gunter

Sorry for the late delivery, but.....

Alles Gute zum Geburstag - ich hoffe du hattest einen schönen Tag!
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Fri Aug 31, 2018 7:39 am
Forum: Napoleonic General Board
Topic: Perry vs Victrix plastic French infantry
Replies: 2
Views: 8388

Re: Perry vs Victrix plastic French infantry

I would suggest going the opposite way. The Perry box is about 50% wearing overcoats; with a good paint job, you can represent these as the "duster"-type linen coats that the French often wore over their waistcoats during the summer heat in the Peninsula. You will need to either buy two boxes to hav...
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:19 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: French uniforms
Replies: 8
Views: 9398

Re: French uniforms

Uniforms were pretty much in their infancy in the 1670s, and almost every army's officers dressed differently from their men (I believe that crimson coats were quite common amongst English officers), and sergeants were still wearing reversed colours in some armies well into the the early 1700s.
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:43 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: French uniforms
Replies: 8
Views: 9398

Re: French uniforms

I think the confusion comes from the use of the term "gris-blanc" which most of us with schoolboy French not unreasonably translate as
"grey-white". But it actually means off-white - I would look to mix a little light tan into your white to give it more of a cream tone, but that's just me.
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:20 am
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: German states: Dates of flintlock adoption?
Replies: 8
Views: 13015

Re: German states: Dates of flintlock adoption?

Fairly sure that the Bavarian army had switched over completely to flintlocks by 1696, as they had already started getting rid of their pikes, which were gone completely by that year, and were using Spanish Riders to defend against cavalry.
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:39 am
Forum: Ancients gaming
Topic: A Roman Legion 1:1
Replies: 2
Views: 6486

Re: A Roman Legion 1:1

Outstanding - good find. Reminds me of the Dutch guy who had a 1:1 Young Guard regiment, using OG 15mm figures. Sadly, this is all I can find of it now:- https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Young+Guard+15mm+1:1+battalion&rlz=1C1AVNC_enGB582GB582&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNv4q9qrfcAhW...
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:12 pm
Forum: Wargaming the period 1660-1721
Topic: Monmouth Rebellion help
Replies: 16
Views: 16800

Re: Monmouth Rebellion help

The battle of Sedgemoor itself is quite difficult to turn into a good game, as it was fairly one-sided, and it is difficult to get away from that fact without making one side ahistorically strong, or the other ahistorically weak. That said, if you play one side and have the other controlled by an um...