The command figures are nice but they are much smaller in size as in noticeably smaller but they match perfect for the Grand Alliance range, Foundry are a larger 28mm scale? I've never bought them before I'll give them a go
Bought a few dixon minis see how they look and in a sub section there is a small range of The Army of Louis XIV the figures are very nice especially like the firing figures and have proper chunky cuffs! Only part letting them down is no Command eg standard barer and officers drummer and the grand al...
Just found a pack from Front Rank of French shoulder ribbons from years ago, and they fit perfectly to the apostle equipped troops at the ready pose! Don't know why that's excited me but it has hahahaha
The English flags were usually just a plain ALL one colour field for the colonels and the battalion or company would be the St George Cross with different coloured corners depending on the regiment. Alot of the coloured flags would match the regiment uniform cuff colour eg green flag would be kirks ...
Yes the white flags are the Senior flags as in The King's or 1st battalion and then 2 coloured flags the 2nd battalion had just 3 coloured flags or in battle maybe just 1? But guards says each "Company" had a flag just wondered if they were ALL identical or different abit like the English company fl...
I've seen some red coats with various cuff colours and also grey coats with various cuff colours, also they all seem to have brown breeches so red coats brown breeches and grey coats brown breeches... maybe there like bavarian breeches which were leather rather than cloth? Also stocking colours diff...
How did the companies flags differ from each other? Eg the white flag is senior but what about the other companies was it the amount of fleur-de-lis or was the companies flags all Identical?
Any recommendations for a good army of louis xiv book like regiments, uniforms, formations, flags, Commanders equipment history etc etc etc... I have one on James II army Ed borret is there any like that book for Louis XIV Army
Unless king Louis xiv wanted his troops uniforms at the height of fashion and style maybe he was making a statement saying my troops don't use just plain boring grey wool look closely and you see a pale blue mixed thread aswell go on look, look closer 😄 otherwise surely just adding another thread of...
Also I've seen read that some officers were allowed to wear the blue coats of the King is that the livree du roi coats same style as the drummers? I know later they were ordered to wear coats as the regiment but with gold or silver edging but I'm doing mine early period 1672
OK I'll stick with my Vallejo Silver Grey for coats and breeches its a very light grey but not like the vallejo Off white which I use for shirt sleeves cravats and stockings otherwise I think they will just be ALL off white the entire figure, as for ink shade it seems brown rather than black is used?