Gents, is there any prospect of a 2018 Autumn weekender?

And they look superb! By weird coincidence I cast up the first few of my home moulded Ottoman cavalry this week (not nearly as good )

Great looking game Dave. One of the enjoyable aspects of Donnybrook is that it is so easy to tailor, giving units or characters a unique feel. Who are the plywood buildings by?

I have a coat for roughly that period and apparently the material was "boiled wool". Good and heavy so it hangs correctly.

Great looking figure! Backed the Kickstarter.

I read some history way back about the possibility that Louis XIV might have been persuaded to invade Egypt instead of fighting fellow Europeans. Obviously it didn't happen but it might have been a strategic masterstroke for the French if it had. (English power held in check by the Dutch and France ...

Just as I get the word that I won’t be travelling for work that weekend....

Grand Theft Horso?

Here is a large regiment of dismounted dragoons: http://wargamewarrior.webs.com/photos/League-of-Augsburg/foot%20dragoons01.JPG For WSS the main difference will be the move to all musket foot regiments and universal bayonet use. The third edition of the rules has allowance for foot with all differen...

Nice job. I have that figure somewhere waiting for an appropriate home!

If you are looking for uniforms I recommend Ospreys books, Pinterest app/website and the Vinhuizen collection website. Are there any uniforms in particular you are looking for information about? I find Pinterest to be a bit of a nightmare because so many pictures are badly labelled or their origin ...

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Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:45 pm

Shouldn't the Top Dog be a Marshal?

Field Marshal in real armies...

Fab Cossacks! And nice basing. What’s your sNow “recipe”?

After the first game we went back to the history books to look again at the tactics of the period. I want a distinctive feel for the games in this period in the same way that Donnybrook does for the late 17th Century. Anyway, my chuntering on about the ideas for changing the rules for the way office...

Have a great holiday season Gents and I hope Santa brings you all the toys you asked for...