The League of Augsburg
Guest post: Gareth Lane's mega NYW project Allied left wing
Gareth's long running project is nearing completion. He has been kind enough to share the photos as it has developed over the months.
I am sure you will recognize many of the units he has chosen as I did. His lovely, warm painting style combines excellently with attractive basing and Quindia Studios wonderful flags to produce truly breathtaking forces for the tabletop.
I understand Gareth and...
Great work
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| The return of Piet van der Valk ...as a brigadier |
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| Dutch brigadier from Gareth... Warfare Miniatures WLOA20 |
Below you can see a fantastic piece of...
The perfection of military discipline by Mark Shearwood
I was delighted to open a package from Helion delivered by our trusty postal service this lunchtime because, I knew what it would be:
The perfection of military discipline: The plug bayonet and the English Army 1660-1705
The book is written by Mark Shearwood, friend of this blog, good friend of mine, wargamer and modeller extraordinaire and most significantly of all, an authority on 17th century...
Guest post: Gareth Lane's Scots-Dutch Brigade
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| George Ramsay's Regiment |
The Scots-Dutch Brigade had a long and active service but is probably best remembered for its great defeat at the hands of Viscount Dundee's Highland army at Killiecrankie in 1689.
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| Hugh Mackay of Scourie's Regiment |
That it was composed of and largely officered by experienced Scots officers is something occasionally yet deliberately overlooked by those intent on some Scots v...
Guest Post: The work of Gareth Lane Dutch troops 1690s
I have the privilege of receiving photos of the work of many talented gamers add collectors interested in our period.
Recently I was sent some wonderful pictures of units from the collection of Gareth Lane. I was very taken with the style of the units and the painting.
Gareth has used wonderful castings from North Star's 1672 range and has depicted some fine units from the forces of the Dutch...
Guest Post: Alexey Kovshikov - GNW Swedish artillery
Some excellent photos of Swedish artillery from the collection of Russian enthusuast Alexey Kovshikov.
Alexey wanted me to point out that this outstanding work was done by painter Mikhail Mirosnik.
It shows both Warfare Miniatures and Ebob Miniatures sculpts together.
These blend very well and Mikhail has done an outstanding job in making each piece work.
Thanks for sharing Alexey.
Link to Alexey's...
From Russia with Liv.. Guard
I am delighted to share the work of Yuriy Hotchkin with Blog followers. Yuriy and his wargaming group are located across both Sankt Peterburg and Moscow and have interest in a variety of periods and scales.
Yuriy sent me some wonderful pictures of his Great Northern War Swedes from Warfare Miniatures.
These are some of the finest painted examples of our miniatures that I have yet seen.
The fact that...
International GNW painting!
One great thing about the internet is is brings people who would never even know the existence of each other, together. Over the last couple of weeks I have received some wonderful examples of painting from enthusiasts and friends of the blog...
Firstly some GNW Russians from Italy. Dino Todaro whose work was so admired the last time we had it on the blog has sent these pictures of Great Northern...
Guest post: Battle of Malatitze 1708 - Dannie Fogleman
Friend of the blog and GNW enthusiast Dannie Fogleman undertook some evangelical work on behalf of Beneath the Lily Banners at South Bend, Indiana recently.
Here is the tale of his adventures with some BLB novices.....
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| The Battle of Malatitze 1708 - Ready to rol in South Bend, IN @SYWA |
We did a BLB3 GNW game at the Seven Years War Association in South Bend, Indiana recently. It was based on the...
Another amazing diorama from TACTICA 2018
These pictures actually look like photographs of real life. The are from one of two dioramas on display at Tactica 2018 by a German team who create sensational work.
The scene is an Italian town in the later war period with a German Panzer unit moving up to the front. I will let the pictures do the talking.
Taking the offensive.. well said Pete Brown
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| The offending piece |
I am not even allowed to use the word snowflake in the house without a censorious eyebrow being raised by my daughter. I know I am not alone in my complete bemusement regarding what people will take offence about next. At work, what my team are now OK to say or not say in terms of illustrating business life lessons is like walking through a minefield (oops, probably not allowed...
William III's Italian Allies during the LoA War Book offer
Another generous offer from the Helion Company for members of the League of Augsburg Blog...
William III's Italian Ally: Piedmont and the War of the League of Augsburg 1683-1697 by CIRO PAOLETTI, illustrations by Bruno Mugnai
https://www.helion.co.uk/war-and-soldiers-in-the-early-reig…
from now till the end of March
£25 post free within the UK, at cost shipping for the rest of the world.
To order the...