Russian Flags
The Russian flags represent the regimental standards issued from the 1880s onwards. There are two patterns, those of the Christian regiments, with the face of Christ on the obverse face, and a royal cypher on the reverse, while those of the non-Christian regiments have the Imperial Eagle on the obverse and the cypher on the reverse. Those issued prior to 1900 bear the cypher "A" for Alexander III's, and those post 1900 have the "N" cypher of Nicolas II.
The flags are then sorted by regimental colour. Within each division the regimental colours are:
1st Regiment - Red border and detailing
2nd Regiment -Blue border and detailing
3rd Regiment - White and red detailing
4th Regiment - Green border and detailing
The Japanese flags bore the regimental name in the white canton on the lower section of the flag, nearest the pole. When drawn they were scaled 30mm on the fly.
The flags are then sorted by regimental colour. Within each division the regimental colours are:
1st Regiment - Red border and detailing
2nd Regiment -Blue border and detailing
3rd Regiment - White and red detailing
4th Regiment - Green border and detailing
The Christian Regiments
The non-Christian Regiments
Japanese Flags
Mark these are great, working on a fresh unit now, these are sure to fit the bill.
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Cheers
Stu
No worries Stu. If you have any problems scaling them let me know and I can send a high resolution PDF.
ReplyDeleteWow, beautiful flags Mark, love them!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil. I have a few other sets I have drawn up over the years and will post some time in the future.
DeleteVery impressive. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteJC
You are welcome.
DeleteGreat sets Mark. Will use these for my 20mm Jacklex figures. Any chance you can send a PDF to tex.longley@btinternet.com for thses for us and if you have any cavalry Regt's also.
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Kevin
Pdf version sent by separate cover.
DeleteWhat lovely flags, thank you. Now for my order to Jacklex...
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DeleteHi Mark, what an excellent flag set. Any chance if a pdf scaled to 20mm so I can use with Jacklex?
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Roy Boss
elm.farm@btinternet.com
Hi Roy, I can do this for you but with some delay as I am away from the source files at present and will not have access again for another week. That said, if your printer driver allows you, printing the files at 75% should give you the correct scaling.
DeleteMark, You just made my morning as I am starting some Russians. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYo are welcome Neil.
DeleteMark, I love your flags! Any chance on getting a tutorial? Ok
ReplyDeleteThese are all drawn on the PC using Adobe Illustrator. This is an object based application that allows for very fine detail that can be scaled as required while retaining its detail.
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