tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post786528080119490581..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: Régiment de Royal Deux-PontsMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-35076839899456662182022-03-10T16:49:38.560+13:002022-03-10T16:49:38.560+13:00Thanks Aly, yes they are lovely flags. I have thre...Thanks Aly, yes they are lovely flags. I have three more battalions - the second battalion of each of three regiments I have done - to do.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-91882930745602112702022-03-10T16:39:45.869+13:002022-03-10T16:39:45.869+13:00Thanks Mark…another Prussian unit is under way.Thanks Mark…another Prussian unit is under way.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-80736664189985293022022-03-10T04:42:05.737+13:002022-03-10T04:42:05.737+13:00More lovely toys Mark…
I particularly like the Fre...More lovely toys Mark…<br />I particularly like the French and their lovely flag…<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-71270981325915642982022-03-09T12:04:23.676+13:002022-03-09T12:04:23.676+13:00Nit sure which I like more. The Prussian or the F...Nit sure which I like more. The Prussian or the French. Both have outstanding looking regiments. Old Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414321650267966787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-60172478451744557282022-03-08T10:14:17.017+13:002022-03-08T10:14:17.017+13:00The French add a nice variety to the AWI. Yes the ...The French add a nice variety to the AWI. Yes the flag is a nice difference.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-90953461957837175152022-03-08T10:10:22.963+13:002022-03-08T10:10:22.963+13:00And I thought we got heavy rains!And I thought we got heavy rains!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-27133176590703991992022-03-08T00:04:34.121+13:002022-03-08T00:04:34.121+13:00The French unit really is giving me pause my own A...The French unit really is giving me pause my own AWI plans. It's something I thought to do the ealy battles for the war. I may have to do very late battles right after I do the early ones! The new Prussians are a fine addition to your FPW forces.<br />By the way I like the flag on the Deaux Ponts stand very much. The French flags of the era are so interesting in the variations on the cross and quarter theme.pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-26868246631417674192022-03-07T18:35:08.862+13:002022-03-07T18:35:08.862+13:00It always makes me think of schoolkids in some of ...It always makes me think of schoolkids in some of those countries such as Turkmenistan or Swaziland where they have to draw complicated national flags, and having to stay behind after class until they get it right. Thankfully we don't live in a flood area but our stormwater drain still backed up as the creeks it normally drains into had swelled from a width of around a metre to over fifty metres wide and ten metres deep. We got around two centimetres of backed up water into the downstairs hallway and a couple of bedrooms, but luckily they were all tiled so it only took a couple of hours of mopping. Nothing compared to what some have lost. Some areas of Brisbane received over 1.6 metres of rain and the dam went from 57% to just under 170% full in 24 hours, apparently holding back the equivalent of six Sydney Harbours. Quite incredible.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-10862151202017054472022-03-07T17:35:36.747+13:002022-03-07T17:35:36.747+13:00Thanks Steve. One of the great things about the Pe...Thanks Steve. One of the great things about the Perry Prussians is that all of the arms sets are interchangeable, so the variety is vast.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-44390043592978072202022-03-06T21:30:30.994+13:002022-03-06T21:30:30.994+13:00Great work there Mark. As others have said, that F...Great work there Mark. As others have said, that French flag is very striking and really makes the unit pop. I contrast the more somber Prussians still look great with their nicely animated poses:).Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-23658298061025383372022-03-06T21:24:00.000+13:002022-03-06T21:24:00.000+13:00Thank you Phil. It is indeed a very lovely flag.Thank you Phil. It is indeed a very lovely flag.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-45673550530333971502022-03-06T21:20:57.049+13:002022-03-06T21:20:57.049+13:00In truth I struggled with this unit. Up until this...In truth I struggled with this unit. Up until this point I have been harbouring thoughts of a Prussian and Austrian force for the Seven Years War, but after the detail on this unit I have shelved the idea! That said, I still have three battalions of these French to complete.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-89573442477700808572022-03-06T20:20:20.176+13:002022-03-06T20:20:20.176+13:00Fantastic units (and flags) and great historical b...Fantastic units (and flags) and great historical background...Cracking job!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-18798541239381706862022-03-06T18:59:32.196+13:002022-03-06T18:59:32.196+13:00The medium blue with yellow facing and white breec...The medium blue with yellow facing and white breeches/gaiters/waistcoat make a striking combination. Add in bearskins and mustaches and this is an impressive regiment. I like the Prussians too!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-68401487376712837322022-03-06T16:50:54.959+13:002022-03-06T16:50:54.959+13:00And you should be wary, with another three battali...And you should be wary, with another three battalions on order!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-85761665967581616762022-03-06T14:22:52.887+13:002022-03-06T14:22:52.887+13:00Both units look great Mark although I am somewhat ...Both units look great Mark although I am somewhat wary of all these French units that may soon be gracing our AWI battles!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-40281772850930589782022-03-06T11:02:30.732+13:002022-03-06T11:02:30.732+13:00Thanks Lawrence. Yes they are particularly nice fl...Thanks Lawrence. Yes they are particularly nice flags. I would normally draw them myself on the computer, but I didn’t fancy attacking these ones! I don’t usually like firing poses (especially with bayonets fixed because they are easily damaged in games, but in each pack of advancing figures you get ten firing line, so they need to be used. Have you been affected by the floods?Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-26368491914678964542022-03-06T09:42:43.461+13:002022-03-06T09:42:43.461+13:00Nice work on both battalions Mark. Those French st...Nice work on both battalions Mark. Those French standards are particularly eye-catching, and I really like the variety of poses among the Prussians. They look quite heavily engaged.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.com