Waking the Bear

Conflict between the Swedes and their various neighbours between 1670s and 1721. Including topics on Danes, Saxons, Saxon-Polish, Russians and anyone else the boys in blue were mixing it with!
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Waking the Bear

Post by Old John » Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:47 pm

just received the above book from Helion, looks extremely useful, one suggestion there got me thinking, Russians versus Chinese, something i'd never thought of!!, Great illustrations of figures for many GNW armies and very good reading lists, only criticism i have is the picture on Contents page partly showing a Swedish Drum carriage, wish it had been shown in full, just wondering if anyone out there has a full colour picture of it so i can convert my spare unpainted/unbuilt Minifigs drum carriage, any help much appreciated, as only picture i can find is in Karoliner by Aberg & Goransson , tiny pic on page 184

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Post by raggedroyalist » Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:13 pm

Hi John, it is my carriage actually, if you know how to post pictures on here, let me know and I can add some photos

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Re: Waking the Bear

Post by Old John » Sun Dec 26, 2021 5:09 pm

Hi Chas
very many thanks for sending reply, as to posting pics i haven't a clue:)) am bit of a technophobe, hopefully someone out there will help you

have you posted a pic anywhere else, like a blog etc
again many thanks
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Re: Waking the Bear

Post by Friedrich August I. » Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:46 pm

To post pictures in here you have to create an account at a Upload Website like Flickr.
There you can upload your pictures and copy/paste the link - BBCode - into your messages. Like so ->

Image20160130_143032 by GÜNTER HEIM, auf Flickr
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„Macht Euch Euren Dregg alleene“

"Sort your filth out by yourself!" The King of Saxony Friedrich August III., at his abdication 1918, referred to the quarrels in the parliament and the squabbling within the provisional government.
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Post by raggedroyalist » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:56 pm

https://flic.kr/p/2mYgyMN

https://flic.kr/p/2mYfnfa
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Re: Waking the Bear

Post by Friedrich August I. » Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:27 pm

On the lower right of your pictures you find a 'SHARE'-Button in which you can copy the BBCode (and the size of the picture)
Which will look like this -> Your first picture

ImageImage 001 by ragged royalist, auf Flickr

The 2nd Picture ->

ImageMF WAG 12 - Drum Wagon by ragged royalist, auf Flickr
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"Sort your filth out by yourself!" The King of Saxony Friedrich August III., at his abdication 1918, referred to the quarrels in the parliament and the squabbling within the provisional government.
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Re: Waking the Bear

Post by Old John » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:50 am

WOW!!!! fantastic picture , just what i was looking for, very many thanks indeed, now onto building & painting, will be a great addition to my GNW Swedish forces
again very many thanks for posting photo, really and truly appreciated
stay safe out there
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Re: Waking the Bear

Post by raggedroyalist » Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:57 pm

Hi John, thanks for the kind words and thank to Frederich August for helping post

The carriage is minifigs and can be brought from Caliver Books, the horses are funeral horses from Colonel Bills.
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Re: Waking the Bear

Post by Old John » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:53 pm

Hi Chas
my pleasure and thanks also to Frederick A
"funeral horses ??" had a look on Colonel Bill's website but can't find any, have got any idea where i could find some, maker?

already have drum carriage, part built

thanks again
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Re: Waking the Bear

Post by Old John » Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:24 pm

contacted Colonel Bill, this morning and ordered some of those "funeral Horses" , many thanks for all info, just have finish building drum carriage and start painting it ready for arrival of horses

again very many thanks for inspirational photo, much appreciated
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