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ironass
29th May 2023 05:39:16

They are all Baccus but 6 Brigades of Infantry by Rapier.


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dourpuritan
30th May 2023 08:53:20

The river fording base is very innovative. That whole army looks superb.


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Berggeit
31st May 2023 05:02:48

Both the armies look impressive! I agree with Dourpuritan, the fording base(s) look great. Could you provide a close up?  Also greatly appricate the wagons and limbers 


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ironass
1st Jun 2023 06:48:11

 Hope this is enough!


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Berggeit
1st Jun 2023 07:17:03

Thank you Ironass, that's brilljant. I'll for sure keep this in mind for future projects! 


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dourpuritan
1st Jun 2023 09:47:41

As will I. An excellent piece of modelling. At some point I will need to model William III crossing the Boyne.


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Berggeit
1st Jun 2023 10:58:15

Without bias, Dourpuritan, I like that idea (didn't knew about that battle until two days ago, thoughts). I myself was thinking about having Batavian horsemen crossing a river.  


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Whirlwind
1st Jun 2023 12:43:11

The League of Augsburg did some lovely vignettes of crossing the Boyne which could be used for inspiration.


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ironass
2nd Jun 2023 05:08:24

 

As Whirlwind says... the inspiration (going full circle) was DIRECTLY from the pic above... saw it many years ago and always thought it would be useful to do units fording a river with spare or broken minis. So it was stored in the back of my mind for years... since I had a number of ACW troopers with broken bases in 6mm (a small... very small percentage of the minis sometimes gets bended or broken during Post travels...) and REMEMBERING this excellent piece of modeling I asked Robert (Greg) to do a couple of bases - one Union and one Confederate - to go raiding with the ACW Cavalry (as you know not much use in a BIG Battle as per European Wars... but ask Buford about Gettysburg... as a damn fine exception!). I have always loved THE HORSE SOLDIERS film, and naturally enough have built units of US Cavalry in almost any scale... you name it I have done it. So it was fun reading the Post above because it completed a full circle in my wargaming parcour and all the merit is for The League of Augsburg who were the fathers of the original. Really good inspiration.

 


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