I see I'm not the only one who thought so (I hope we are thinking of the same article though). Great books, but yes, some of the English is written in a halting style, like its not the writer's first language (in many cases it will not be) and they haven't quite mastered English "flow", or its been ...

Gorgeous army in the making.

My copy arrived this morning. A quick scan through looks good,will take a bit of reading to assess. I certainly need more books that deal with history and not uniforms (though it has quite a lot of uniform info too).

Oops; that was me.

This description never made much sense to me, I always imaged they wore fur caps the fur of which might be piebald. To go back to the original description from the diary of John Eveyln, from 1678; Now were brought into service a new sort of soldier called Grenadiers, who were dexterous in flinging h...

Well I guess I can answer part of that. Russian and Swedish cavalrymen dolls are off being cast up, as are dolls for French and Anglo-Dutch mounted dragoons. More Russian infantry are being worked on (men in kartuz for example), though we will have to have a conversation about grenadier hats here be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3f-AfiPgQE

Looks pretty good for a TV production, battles don't look huge, but that's to be expected. I really like the music.

OK. :D Maybe look at doing a genuinely comprehensive range for SYW or FPW, like Barry has done for the LoA/GNW period? Unfortunately, many ranges seem to leave the cavalry until last, which tends to make customers nervous about investing in the range, which in turn makes the manufacturer nervous ab...

I've been waiting to see if someone knowledgeable would answer this question, but in the absence of that I'll add my thoughts. The first contingent probably arrived in their English/Irish uniforms. Its likely that on arrival in France uniforms of the contingent of 1691 were in a pretty bad state, (i...

Unfortunately, outside of what was noted by John Stevens, very little is known about the uniforms or flags of the Jacobite army, so they obscure in a literal sense. Its a fair bet that some regiments did not have uniforms, and those that did probably wore red or grey coats, possibly a mix, and unifo...

What we know of the regiment's uniform comes from a entry in John Stevens' journal The Lord Grand Prior's Regiment, thirteen companies ... Clothed in red lined white, all but the drums, who are blue with white and [? ] loops. The Grenadier's white and red loops, their caps with a flaming a city, and...

Clib, What is next in line? Dannie Probably next up in the GNW will be more Russian foot; marching and defensive poses, plus troops in karpus. I am anxious to get back to Swedish cavalry, but likely I'll do dolls for both Swedes and Russians in one batch. There will be a bit of a detour before this...

Mark Allen wrote a series of articles which appeared in Wargames Illustrated in the 90s/ early 2000s. Here's a list The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.1 No.27 P16 The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697 Pt.2 No.32 P14 The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.3 No.36 P40 The War of the Grand Alliance Pt.4 No.4...

Well my rationale for poses was to give both sides standing and marching poses, and then give the Swedes charging poses since that was their preferred tactic, and the Russians firing and defensive poses in response. Of course the Swedes did form firing lines, but the charge seems more emblematic of ...

Mark Allen gives the Livree du Roi for both Garde regiments, but notes the Gardes Suisses would have had the blue breeches and stockings of the rest of the regiment.