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Post by Phil69 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:26 pm

Gents

Can anyone recommend a good source for English and French armies please.

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Post by footslogger » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:56 pm

For the French you want the Robert Hall books. They are available on CD. One volume each for the infantry, cavalry, and dragoons.

I don't know what to recommend for the Brits.
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Post by Redmist1122 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:18 pm

Yes, highly recommend the Robert Hall CD's!!!

For other countries, I bought a few other resources from OMM; THE ARMIES AND UNIFORMS OF MARLBOROUGH'S WARS Vol 1 & 2, WARGAMERS INTRODUCTION TO THE AGE OF MARLBOROUGH booklet, MARLBURIAN ARMIES, 1701-1721, ARMY OF JAMES II, THE LAST SCOTS ARMY 1661-1714, ARMIES AND UNIFORMS OF THE MONMOUTH REBELLION and of course you can also look at the OSPREY series; The British Army 1660–1704 and Marlborough's Army (may be out of print).

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Post by barr7430 » Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:10 am

One of the things that is holding up BLB2 is our 'uniform guide' This will take the form of actual models painted for each regiment with a little data attached. It will be spread throughout the book. The plan is to have seperate pages for: Dutch, English, Scots, Danes, Brandenburg,Jacobite Irish and of course French! The models will be painted by: Myself, David Imrie, Clarence, Brian Phillips,Darrell Hindley.
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Post by CoffinDodger » Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:25 am

barr7430 wrote: ...'uniform guide' This will take the form of actual models painted for each regiment with a little data attached. It will be spread throughout the book.
Barry,

That is a great idea and I'm glad that it is included.

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Post by Churchill » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:44 pm

Ray.
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Post by Phil69 » Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:29 pm

Gents

As ever thanks very much for your help and sounds like a good idea for BLB2, which am looking forward to seeing.

Thanks again

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Post by Projekt_Direktor » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:34 pm

Barry,

Thanks for the mention on the painting front.
Nice to know i'm not missed!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by barr7430 » Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:59 pm

Sorry Spencer.. not intentional :oops:
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Post by Churchill » Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:27 pm

Ray.
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Post by CoffinDodger » Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:32 pm

How will you explain they are about a hundred years late? :lol:

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Post by Churchill » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:12 pm

Ray.
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Post by CoffinDodger » Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:08 am

Ray,

My camera is already negotiating overtime rates. I really look forward to seeing these "in the flesh" so to speak.

See you next Friday,

Jim

PS: That kneeling front rank looks as if it's doing the Can-Can! :twisted:
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Post by 18th Century Guy » Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:47 pm

Please, lots of pictures! Can't wait to see pics of the game(s).
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