OK, so I finally came to my senses and ordered a small 7YW force from Baccus. Now, while I wait for the little Prussians to arrive, I think I could do something about their flags.

Now, my idea is to make a fictional force, of the fictional "Unsere Kleine Liebe Republik - Ost". One in which a guy called Erich Honneker ends up being president, Oh, and incidently, there's a wall.

Anyway for the flags, I'm thinking on a mix and match of Prussian and GDR (East German) designs, and for that I would need to know some appropiate dimensions, so I can design, print and attach them to the final units.

So, if you can help.

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This is the general idea

A great idea. I did something similar many years ago in another scale. I have been thinking of doing it again in 6mm now :)

On the size of flag I think a height of about 10mm will be OK for infantry, or a little smaller - 8mm maybe. Probably 8mm is more accurate but bigger flags look good. When I print flags I print them as a single item so I allow some space for the part that is wrapped around the pole. So this flag is square and if I was making it 10mm high I would make it 22mm long - 10mm for each side and 2mm for the pole. Then I would fold it in half and add it to the pole.

Also remember that cavalry flags usually need to me a smaller height, but can be more rectangular. So make them 8mm high or probably even 6mm . So I might go for cavalry flags 6mm high but maybe 16 or 18mm long - i.e. 6mm high by 8 or 9mm long when added to the pole.

I hope this helps.

That flag would lend itself perfectly for a fictional Prussian style army of the 1870's

Thank you for your help. I have made an attempt on a cavalry flag based on your input :)

I will be playing solo, for I know of no other who would play 6mm in my area, but that has the advantage of being able to go wild and whimsical

Err, I cannot be doing this and pretend to be traditional, but let's say inspired by history. And, besides, it would be practical on the gaming table (yes, those are my cuirassiers...)

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I measured the Baccus flags I use for my SYW armies and they are 8mm x 8mm.

Thank you, doururitan, that's going to be helpful. :)

In my experience what really makes a unit SHOW on the tabletop or the most important detail to carefully considere is the FLAGS... specially in 6 mm. Sometimes I wonder why (maybe his plate is full nowadays) Peter does not increase the numbers and designs availabe in the Shop at Baccus....