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The Chew House (Clivedon)
The Chew House at Germantown, PennsylvaniaI was browsing through my copy of Thomas McGuire's book, Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge, this evening and it appears that quite a large portion of...
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Pennsylvania Regiment in Hunting Shirts
Fife & Drum Continentals in Hunting Shirts, MarchingThis evening, I finished a regiment of Fife & Drum Continentals in Hunting Shirts in the Marching poses. A couple of pictures are posted...
View ArticleA Prisoner of My Own Projects
I am currently working feverishly on adding new British and Continental infantry regiments to my American Revolution war game armies so as to have them ready in time for this year's annual Seven Years...
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AWI Riflemen
American rifleman image from Don Troiani's Image BankI have a copy of Don Troiani's "Soldiers of the American Revolution" book and the picture of the American rifleman that he painted has always...
View ArticleCriticism of Mr. Howe
I found the following anecdote in the McGuire book (page 75) about the Philadelphia Campaign:LOST, this Summerin the enclosures about New York, in North AmericaThe BRITISH ARMY,Whoever can give an...
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Evidence of Striped Flags in 1777
Colonial Merchent Naval Ensign"Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new...
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Prussian Field Bakery
Prussian field bakery model by Ed Phillips. The lefthand oven is under construction while the right hadn oven is completed. From the collection of Randy F.18th Century Field Bakery - built by Ed...
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Prussian Artillery Bricoles?
Minden Miniatures Pioneers painted as Prussian artillerist in waistcoats. RSM limber and driver.Here is a picture of an artillery vignette that I created back in 2010, based on the Knotel print below,...
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Jim's Rule of Fours Revisited
An example of "Jim's Rules of Four" -- two Prussian infantry brigades of four battalions. Minden Miniatures. Click picture to enlarge the view.Many years ago I wrote an article in the old "Historical...
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SYW Prussian Pioneers
Prussian pioneers - Minden Miniature figures and inn made by Herb GundtI wanted to post this picture before retiring for the evening - I will post some commentary about the picture tomorrow. I will...
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Prussian Pioneers, Part II
Same picture as before only this time using my Canon camera rather than the iPad camera. click to enlarge, it should work with this version.I shot another picture of the Prussian Pioneers marching past...
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Prussian SYW Cavalry
DR5 - the Bayreuth Dragoons (click to enlarge and behold their awesomeness)I am making a conscious effort to get back to my touchstone of the Seven Years War after spending the past year mostly focused...
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BAR SYW Game With 24-figure Units
Prussian brigade of Minden Miniatures advance towards the French flank.(Note: double click all pix to enlarge)Bill Protz and I have wanted to try a few wargames using his Batailles de l'Ancien Regime...
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Perry 16th L.D & Fife & Drum Comparison
Perry 16th Light Dragoons (unbased) with Fife & Drum British Mounted Officers for comparison. (Double click to enlarge the picture).I spent a good part of the weekend painting some of the Perry...
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1806 French
French divisional artillery battery. Elite Miniatures cannon and crew with Front Rank French limber. Essex caissons can be seen in the background.The introduction of the new range of 28 mm Prussians...
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1806 French Army - Update
Old Glory French Legere battalion, from the old limited edition Dave Alsop sculpts that Old Glory issued in the early 1990s (?). The figures were painted by Dennis Smail. These are wonderful figures...
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French Column at 1:5 Ratio
French battalion at 1:5 ratio (144 figures). Elite Miniatures. Click to enlarge.Just for the fun of it, I pushed two of my 1806 French battalions together to increase the casting to figure ratio from...
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French Square at 1:5 Ratio
French square at a 1:5 ratio (144 figures). Note the officers taking refuge in the center of the square.Same square, but moving a little bit away from it.Moving back a little further. French 12e Regt....
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Murat the Vain Peacock
Murat at Heilsberg - by Patrice Courcelle (click to enlarge)Joachim Murat was perhaps the most famous cavalryman in Napoleon's army during the empire days. He was certainly brave, always willing to...
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Campaign in Iberia Begins
12e Chasseurs a Cheval in Spain. Double click to enlarge.I am very excited to announce that our Iberian Campaigns of 1808-1814 have commenced and we will be playing our first campaign game next...
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