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RAISING MINIATURE ARMIES FOR THE LATE 18TH CENTURY

I am very keen to keep my wargame rules as simple as possible, yet capture the character of the 1790s. Morale dominates the games as the opposing sides are very different. Most of the French troops are 'levee' battalions, which I have chosen to base in column as their ability to change formation on a battlefield must have been limited, nor do I believe their volley fire had any great value. Of better quality, able to change formation, will be white-coated regular and blue-coated volunteer battalions, aided by a fair number of skirmishers. The British, Austrian, Dutch and German armies are often outnumbered, but they maintain the discipline and order of typical 18th century armed forces. Interestingly, French revolutionary cavalry have little in common with their later Napoleonic counterparts, the former are few in number, often poorly mounted, and no match for those in the service of the Allies. All figures are 28mm in scale, using a 1=25 ratio.

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Friday 9 September 2016

18th Century Coach and Horses (Westfalia Forge)

Have just completed my Westfalia Forge casting, available from Crann Tara Miniatures in the UK. I also had a few AWI figures going spare and converted them into some livery-dressed coachmen. This vehicle will now serve as a roving HQ for my British FRW army.  MGB


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    1. Thanks Allan, place a bet the K.of Wittenberg has several in his royal mews lol.

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    1. Thanks James, purchased the model some time back, finally got round to glueing it together and painting it up. Michael

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  3. Yet another lovely touch to enhance an already fine looking table. The Grand old Duke of York himself would be an admirer of this collection!
    My compliments Michael.

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    1. Thanks CB, a fun project, and it helps bring the miniature town to life.
      Michael

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  4. Did you ever get a copy of the photo album from CT re the coach and all its parts?

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    1. Jim, I'm not aware of any album from CT, its been quite a few years since I put this model together.
      Michael

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