North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

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North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:40 pm

What figures would you like added to the North Star catalogue? I would like to see armoured Dutch and Spanish pikemen included and Cuirassiers with Zischagg helmet not to mention mounted commanders.
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by delbruck » Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:28 pm

More poses is the first obvious answer, including figures in various stages of loading the musket to complement the current figures firing and at the ready.

Marching or standing musketeers would also be nice.

When did grenadiers and fusiliers start to wear unique caps?
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by Arthur » Sat Oct 12, 2013 2:46 pm

The 1672 range has been on the back burner for a while because Steve Saleh's been busy sculpting figures for the North Star Samurai and Victorian fantasy ranges. Dunno when he will be available again to do more Louis XIV stuff and Nick Eyre's been rather evasive when asked.

That said, my personal fantasy list would include :

* French and confederate dragoon command - already requested : Nick's been saying he'll get them done in the fullness of time but doesn't know when.

* More mounted generals and staff for both sides.

* Loading musketeers for both the French and the Confederates, along with new advancing/attacking poses for the infantry.

* Perhaps more aggressive cavalry poses as the existing ones, while very nice, are nevertheless a bit sedate.
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:00 am

Swedes with karpus?
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:50 pm

Hi,

I'm working on some dollies sketches for 1660-1680 infantry like armoured pikemen and musketeers in various poses to see if I can sculpt compatible figures with NS 1672 range. More advancing/attacking with bayonets, officers/command, grenadiers, Swedes with karpus and sappers & miners(?) sketches latter this week.

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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by delbruck » Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:39 pm

I love your ideas. I am a big fan of figures standing casually. They seem to be the easiest to paint. This is a very under rated period, say 1665-1685.

The Scanian War book mentions karpus worn by Swedes, but is not specific. The Scanian War should be a good period for wargaming because of the small size of the battles
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:29 pm

Most examples of karpus I've seen are of 1690-1700's representations but they were also used earlier. The uniforms are so generic that the only thing really distinctive to make a unit look Swedish is to include some figures with that item.

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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by danschorr » Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:52 pm

Nuno,

A couple of musketeer figures with boar spear (schweinfeder) would also be nice. The Brandenburg Army used them, and others as well.

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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:26 pm

Like this one?

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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by delbruck » Tue Oct 22, 2013 4:12 pm

OR?:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--UQa_ULpRWM/T ... 80s+-1.jpg

In his list of Swedish regiments Hoglund mentions some wearing karpus, although uniform changes were frequent so these may have been an option.

The eastern Eurpoean discussion could become something of a distraction. Most Swedes, Prussians, and Saxons could use normal western European figures.
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:29 pm

Hi,

Thanks for that info. My copy of Lars-Eric Höglund's "Scanian War 1675 - 79, Colours and Uniforms" arrived. Nice book with a few colour pages with drawings of flags and uniforms. I'll digest it tonight to see if there are more peculiar Swedish items.
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:35 am

Hi,

Looks like the karpus was a common item worn by infantry and cavalry rank and file. Here's a good example of one in the Army Museum in Stockholm:
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by delbruck » Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:44 pm

Just a note that Warlord Games sells a pack of swinefeathers:

http://www.warlordgames.com/us-store/pi ... rests.html

And that Foundry in their TYW range sells two packs of musketeers in "Swedish coat" with rest that can probably be turned into swinefeathers fairly easily.

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/files/ca ... _f3769.png
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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by kingscarbine » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:12 pm

The Warlord schweinfeders look great. Thanks. Dan Schorr sent me some pics of musketeers that have been very useful. Here are some updated sketches I've been working on.

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Re: North Star 1672 & Phoenix Miniatures

Post by delbruck » Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:39 pm

These images from the NYPL show Dutch musketeers in helmet & cassock, with musket rest. They are dated 1670. If this is correct the equipment seems old fashioned.

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=91633&t=w

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=91611&t=w

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigi ... _id=120463
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