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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Churchill » Sat May 05, 2012 4:19 pm

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by eboracomb » Sat May 05, 2012 6:32 pm

Hi Ray

stunning figures and droolworthy painting a very interesting and informative thread,I hoped you or somebody else could help with the decoration on the mitre of my grenadiers in churchills regiment (buffs) as I cant make out the design on your photo's,hope you don't mind me using your pictures as reference.

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by 18th Century Guy » Sat May 05, 2012 7:29 pm

I have the Ramillies book by Litten and highly recommend it.
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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Churchill » Sat May 05, 2012 8:52 pm

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by eboracomb » Sat May 05, 2012 10:10 pm

cheers Ray thats a great help all that remains now is to paint the mitres and add the colours from Iain at flags of war.

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Rohan Wilmott » Sat May 05, 2012 10:36 pm

Hello again, Theo & others!

I am happy to report that the Pike & Shot Society Sales problems seem to have been resolved & I have just received an order of books & Hall Plates from them. The Hall plates are GBP2 for P&SS members and GBP3 for non-members. They also carry the Robert Hall books at competitive prices esp. for members (so join up :D ) They have a very useful booklist for our period including Iain Stansford's book on Blenheim.

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Ben Waterhouse » Sun May 06, 2012 2:38 pm

Thanks Rohan, good news.
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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Theo Raykoske » Sun May 06, 2012 4:48 pm

Hi Rohan,

Thanks for the update .... I joined already! I'll take some of those plates soon!

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Churchill » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:43 pm

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Justin Penwith » Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:53 pm

Ray,

These look very good. I have been looking at the photos to see if I can steal some of your painter's techniques.

After the cavalry, you've just the artillery left or that and the commanders?
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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Churchill » Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:37 pm

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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Justin Penwith » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:36 pm

Ray,

Do you intend to actually wargame with these figures? I imagine, as they are Front Rank, that, in total, are very weighty.
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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by El Cid » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:41 pm

Why not wargaming with Front Rank minis ?

My Savoyan army is exclusively Front Rank, and I like the weight.

No feeble plastics toppling over at the slightest breeze of air. :lol:
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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Justin Penwith » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:45 pm

I've nothing against gaming with metal (aside from that fact that I cannot afford it at this time). My purpose in asking is that Ray has a very large collection of figures that are superbly painted... I would certainly be disappointed if all they ever did was sit in a display cabinet and occasionally be brought out for photos.

The weight issues brings up transportability. It may be that Ray, should he game with them, only games them at his home. Thus, my question.
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Re: Blenheim OOB

Post by Churchill » Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:07 pm

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