10mm WSS

[Sheepman]

Thanks Ray,
As to uniform and flag sources, I have access to all of August Kuhn's plates, unfortunately getting them is like finding rocky horse poo.
Also I obtained (Heft 16) Hessen-Kassel 1701 - 1714 by Claus-Peter Goldberg & Jean Belaubre copyright 1995.
My son speaks fluent German, I'm a Northumbrian so hardly speak English.
I also have all of the other ones covering the German states of this period.
As another poster on this forum says, secondary sources, but frankly who has the time to dig out the originals.
The flags are for the most part as accurate as I can get then for 1704 (they changed later in the war) but even given the above sources some are my estimates!
I have seen Hessen-Kassel troops beautifully painted on here before with flags seemingly based on the later Seven Years War flag of the state, they may or may not be accurate, you pays your money and takes your chance.
Thanks for checking out the blog, keep looking in, I won't just be concentrating on WSS.
All the best,
Dave.

[Sheepman]

Another two battalions added, this time French 1st and 2nd Battalion Languedoc from the reserve behind Blenhiem village.
There is a small guide to how they were painted on my blog http://thenorthumbrianwargamer.blogspot.com/
I'm not at all trying to tell anyone how to suck eggs but someone asked me to put one up and I feel that you can always pick up all sorts of tips here and there.
So here's the pic:

Cheers,
Dave.

[18th Century Guy]

Very nicely done sir. One quick note that others may also point out. The second (and any regiments with more) battalions would not carry a Colonel's color. They would have only the regimental, so 2 regimental flags in the manner you are organizing your units. Only 1 Colonel's per regiment - but after saying that I believe there is one regiment that had 2 Colonel's colors according to Hall.

[goat major]

Exceedingly nice ! Are you doing the whole orbat for Blenheim ?

[Churchill]

Ray.

[Sheepman]

Thank you gentlemen, Simon I would dearly love to do the whole orbat for Blenheim but even at 10mm I may go off my head with sixty figures per Battalion At the moment I'm concentrating on Cutt's attack and the limited cavalry actions of the first period of the battle.
Ray, thanks for the info, I'm pretty sure that I have the info correct for the British I have done so far, check the previously posted pictures, truthfully you can get away with a bit in 10mm unless the Bionic man picks them up and has a realy close look
18th Century Guy, thanks for the information, very interesting, would you advise that I should repaint the second of these multi Battalion Rgt's 'Colonels' flag (they are Old Glory and are cast on) with a regimental flag . I hope I'm picking this up correctly as I want to get it right.
Cheers,
Dave.

[goat major]

thats reassuring Dave - i was just checking that you hadn't totally lost it

[18th Century Guy]

Yes, I would paint the flags of the second battalions to have two regimental colors.

[Sheepman]

The 2nd and third battalions flags have now been repainted, thanks for your help guys.
Dave.

[yar68]

Beautiful painting and great work with the tricorn conversion, I think that would have driven me round the bend!!

Ray

[Sheepman]

Believe me mate after converting sixty 10mm figures I was well twitchy. Please some manufacturer reading this bring out French 10mm dismounted Dragoons and save some other poor sod having to go through the purgatory of having to do this!
I'm not bitter
Dave.