Staying at home today as a result of a freak kitchen accident (Junior Rosbif #1 would say all accidents I suffer are freak ones as that's what I am. Ha, ha, ha....ha........ha. Note to self: Next time I alter my will, give her share to the cat!). For those of you taking notes,while in bare feet a heavy glass oven-proof pie dish fell, edge-on, onto my big toe nail, resulting in blood and severe bruising. The bedclothes hurt my toe last night, so there was no way I was going to be able to put shoes on and walk today. Lots of ice and neurofen, and I should be right soon(-ish!)
Anyway, it's given me time to complete this chap especially so he can sport one of the flags created by MSFoy over at Prometheus in Aspic. I hadn't intended painting this chap as he's from a strange set that seems to have figures by two different sculptors. My other guerrilleros are a lot chunkier, so I didn't think these more finely sculpted ones would really go all that well with them. After considering conversion potential, it was a no brainer; this chap has 2 pistols, but is only using 1, with his other arm flung out behind him. He's leaning back slightly, as if bracing against something; maybe a large, heavy flag billowing in the breeze? Bingo! He's your man!
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Showing posts with label Flags. Show all posts
Monday, April 16, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Flag follies
Does anyone know which of these two flags are correct for Westphalian line infantry regiments in the period 1808-1812?
The first is from Warflag and the second from Napflags and both claim to be from the period I'm aiming for, but as you can see there's some difference between them! (The resolution is a bit off since I expanded the original file to make a pretty blog picture. It's a lot nicer, smaller!)
Histofig indicates that the first is correct, while Vexillologique Militaire Europeene suggests the second. What is a poor confused wargamer to do?!
The first is from Warflag and the second from Napflags and both claim to be from the period I'm aiming for, but as you can see there's some difference between them! (The resolution is a bit off since I expanded the original file to make a pretty blog picture. It's a lot nicer, smaller!)
Histofig indicates that the first is correct, while Vexillologique Militaire Europeene suggests the second. What is a poor confused wargamer to do?!
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