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. http://imageshack.us/a/img823/4186/iucw.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img706/5418/7sil.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img4/2193/vx34.jpg
I'm looking for information about the grenadiers role and numbers in the battalions/regiments during the 1660-1680 period. Did they carry muskets in combat or just grenades, like in this picture?
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.
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. http://www.info4hobby.com/335-2535-thickbox/the-uniformes-of...
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(?) sketche...
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.
I'll have to do a bit of research to see how much siege warfare changed in a hundred years but these rules could work with some changes: http://perfectcaptain.50megs.com/sfsiege.html
Thanks both. I'm quite new to the period so any information is welcome. Don't know much about the Frisian Water defence line and the German front but I'm glad there are more possible scenarios to game.
From what I'm reading of the Franco-Dutch War most engagements were siege operations or related to them. How do you game sieges? Are there any particular rules for this type of warfare?