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My self-imposed Vapnartak deadline appears to be working. Two more regiments of foot completed. Just two more to go!

First up some lowland Covenanters: Sir William Douglas of Kilhead's regiment http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/01/william-douglas-of-kilheads-regiment-of.html (http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/01/william-douglas-of-kilheads-regiment-of.html)

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Next up Rupert's blewcoats (More pics http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/01/prince-ruperts-own-blewcoats.html (http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/01/prince-ruperts-own-blewcoats.html)

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Also updated picture of lots of other foot regiments (and added potted histories)

Covenanters http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/01/lowland-regiments-of-foot.html (http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/01/lowland-regiments-of-foot.html)

Parliament http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2018/05/parliamentarian-foot.html (http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2018/05/parliamentarian-foot.html)

Royalist http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2018/05/royalist-foot.html (http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2018/05/royalist-foot.html)

Those look great Radar!

Thanks, to be honest I don't think big pictures do them any justice. They are much more acceptable in real life (and in 15mm) where you can't actually see how shonky my painting actually is.

Look very good to me! Nice one.

Are they on 40mm x 20mm 'DBR' style bases...and if so, where did you get the sabot bases they're attached to? (or did you make them yourself?).

Thanks for posting.

Martin S

Hi Martin, thanks.
They aren't based for any rule system, they are based for me (as I provide all sides there isn't a problem).

I wanted my regiments to look like Streeter's Plan of Naseby. Four figures on 40mm X 15mm, halberdiers get a base to themselves, and there is  a blank base to fill in the extra space. Sabots from Warbases.

Thanks Radar

I assume the sabots from  Warbases were a 'special order', or did they have stock of items which fitted the bill without having to go down that route?

Martin S

They are stock 120mm x 60mm with 2mm top layer.

Really good looking units.

Quote from: Radar on January 16, 2019, 07:06:56 PM
They are stock 120mm x 60mm with 2mm top layer.

Thanks

Martin S

Thanks Leman

I like the look of those sabot bases. A 12cm frontage would fit very neatly into a 15cm square. I have had numerous good things from Warbases so may well use those sabot as well.

Terrific looking units, Radar!  8) 

Warbases did some customised bases for me recently and I am really pleased with the results.

Many thanks Westie. To be brutally honest it's just careful colouring in, Martin's sculpting and a wash does the rest.

Really like Warbases, particularly pleased with the custom casualty markers they made for me.

What do your casualty markers look like, and what size are they?

They are Warbases custom casualty dials, with chapbook italic font. 40mm diameter. Different slogan for each faction. here are the Parliamentarian ones....

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You can see all of them here:http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2018/11/casualty-markers-take-3.html (http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2018/11/casualty-markers-take-3.html)

They look very good, you have been busy!

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Latest unit off the painting table - Parliament's, and Derbyshire's very own Sir John Gell's.

More pics and info about Gell and his regiment http://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/01/sir-john-gells-regiment-of-foot.html

Just one more regiment to go before my self imposed deadline of Vapnartak!

Very nice again, Radar.

I particular like the care you always take with the scenic content.

What are you using for your background, behind the buildings and trees - is that a window on real life, or a printed backdrop?

Cheers, that's actually the view out of the back of my house. Fortunately the land behind my back garden is a SSSI (helps living in the Peak District)

My house is quite dark (old house facing west/east) so I've found I get best pics lighting wise this way unless I do fancy stuff with my big camera. Sadly the flash is away getting fixed, so my only option is phone and this set up. I like to put buildings behind, stops pics being dull tbh.

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Pre-Vapnartak challenge completed!
Col. George Dodding's regiment

(Some of the basing glue still wet)

Radar,

Congratulations on completing your challenge - very admirable!

And your latest offering looks at least as good as your previous ones, so the quality is still holding up well.

I'm just getting depressed / feeling inadequate that you're cranking these all out so quickly. Maybe an article for The Mill beckons to share all your secrets?

Thanks. Secret? Simple. Not much work on at the moment. There is only so much day time telly you can watch.  Although I have just started watching 'The Flashing Blade'. Only seem to remember the first episode and the theme tune. Chock full of buckles being swashed.

Congratulations on the completed challenge. I assume they will now be appearing at York. Wish I was able to go and see them in the flesh.

Thanks Leman. No figures are going to Vapnartak, that was just a deadline I had set myself to paint them by, and thereby justifying purchasing more figures.  8)

Any figures bought at Vapnartak have to be painted before Salute in order to qualify for new purchases there etc (As a system it seems to be working)

That is a particularly disciplined but nevertheless effective way of getting armies completed. Unfortunately I was a caterpillar in a former life.

Two units of firelocks/commanded shot. Here's a taster (more pics of both units at https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/?m=1 (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/?m=1))

Maurice's firelocks

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Would you be OK to send me some of your pictures and a brief commentary  in the next couple of weeks for the 15 Mill???

I'm already working on something on dragoons for you Martin... probably ready for next but one issue

...and a 'full' regiment of foot

Colonel John Pickering's

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https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/06/colonel-john-pickerings-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/06/colonel-john-pickerings-regiment-of-foot.html)

Hopefully the sun might come out as I'm off visiting battlefields (the adventures of William Waller's Southern Association). Here's the last unit to come off the painting desk until the autumn (lots of clubmen with oodles of headswaps methinks).

I give you Sir Arthur Aston's regiment of foot
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Regimental history, more pics and why I've chosen to give them red coats...https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/06/sir-arthur-astons-regiment-of-foot.html?m=1 (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/06/sir-arthur-astons-regiment-of-foot.html?m=1)

Very nice as usual, Radar - I think you can claim to have got the knack of these now!

Those pikes look quite vicious - I wouldn't want to be putting my hand on them...

Thanks, I'd hope so - done about a thousand of them

What do you use for pikes Radar? I have taken to those made by Donnington.

Hi Leman, yes those are Donnington EQ10 80mm spears cut down

Good to know, cheers.

Sir William Brereton's Company of Firelocks

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As always unit history, and my rationale for red coats, and a few more pictures, can be found at https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/10/sir-william-breretons-company-of.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/10/sir-william-breretons-company-of.html)

Now back to headswapping clubmen! Only 63 more headswaps until Christmas

Your figures look great

Stewart

I think they're getting even better...

Thank you.
Getting better? Not sure. New glasses a few months back, recently I've noticed really close work is getting harder. Might have to go back to the opticians.

Have you tried a magnifying daylight lamp?

Tried a few different magnifiers, can't get on with them for some reason. My cackhandedness and general lack of hand eye coordination gets in the way. Strange.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

Made the mistake of searching The Cromwell Association Online Directory of Parliamentarian Army Officers, and discovered Captain Thomas Chetham of Colonel Richard Holland's Regiment of Foot. But was he a relative? A little bit of digging finds that he was a cousin of Sir Humphrey Chetham (my great x lots uncle). So I'm not exactly sure what relation Thomas is - somethingth cousin many times removed I guess?

Has to be done doesn't it? Order for more foot just placed

How nice to have that personal connection.

I suspect that one of my ancestors was probably a camp-following nightsoil operative, but fortunately Martin has yet to sculpt a member of such a distinguished company.

There really is a dearth of dunnymen figures in all periods. You may have identified a gap in the market there Colonel

Chances are one of my ancestors, being a Fuller, would have been collecting urine for fulling woollen cloth  :(

I've also finished off some not-clubmen™.

An interesting unit of Welsh firelocks: Colonel Proger's RoF.

https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/11/colonel-james-progers-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/11/colonel-james-progers-regiment-of-foot.html)

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Next up some real RoF with big pointy sticks, one of which had a relative for a captain

A really attractive subdued colour scheme. Very nice.

Very nice close-up shot, Radar - it shows you've not been cheating  :)

I do like the more muted colours on ECW units. My own favourite units in my ECW collection were in the more drab colours.

Thank you everyone. I do rather like that picture. Surprised my painting stands up to such close inspection. I work on the principles of if Martin sculpted it I have a duty to paint it, coupled with if you can't see it on the table don't worry about it!

The Samurai will paint up as nicely as well.

Quote from: Leslie BT on November 01, 2019, 07:49:23 PM
The Samurai will paint up as nicely as well.

What - you mean he's not started yet...?

Radar,

Have you ever discussed your painting methods? I'm contemplating a move back to black undercoat with a base colour and highlight having painted with washes for many years. Do you use a wash or is it all layering?

I would like to know to....
My ACW Union are a bit of both but more on the layers will my WW2 are more on the wash.
Miles

White undercoat, then main colours then a wash and varnish. I can't paint on a black undercoat as I can't pick up the depth of field. Just my peculiar eyesight. I could never play sports that involved a dark ball, like squash, as I could never judge the movement of the ball.

To achieve the level of shonkiness that I produce...

Undercoat, if I remember/it's not raining. For bright colour coats I undercoat white, otherwise black. Then block paint. Flesh gets a Citadel Reikland Flesh wash, blonde hair (Cd'A linen) gets an Agrax Earth shade wash too. Once I've tidied everything up, it's just a very heavy Nuln Oil wash over everything. When that's dry I occasionally puts some highlights on very light colour blocks (white or yellow coats). Then a coat of Army Painter anti-shine.

It's nothing magical, just careful colouring in. Martin's sculpting does the hard work, really set up for washes.

I agree having used both Army Painter dip, brushed on, and various washes, the style of sculpting really rewards the wash.

I swear by magic wash these days.

Washes do make painting, such well sculpted figures as the PP models, so very easy to colour and it makes spotting the detail simple.

Are you using washes, glazes, or stains?

si9nce studying Fat Wally's techniques I have been totally converted to black magic was over my first layers with a highlight on flesh, white metal armour and some of the lighter clothes. With the last lot of Confederates I did I went for a lighter shade of grey drybrush.

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Looks like this has turned into an ACW thread!!!!

It's showing magic wash on ACW figures because I don't have any of the Civil War in this benighted country..

To be honest ECW you would paint and wash slightly different to ACW to preserve the colours ? But other than that the technique to both is not so dissimilar. Especially the wash ? I would make sure it was a slightly clearer wash on ECW to lowlight the shadows not drown the shadows, so not to drown the colours on figures.
Miles

Look great Leman.

Bringing the thread back to the British Isles

Colonel Richard Holland's RoF

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More pictures, history, rationale for coats and flag here: https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/12/colonel-richard-hollands-regiment-of.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/12/colonel-richard-hollands-regiment-of.html)

And in the interest of political balance....

Sir Bernard Astley's RoF

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Background etc https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/12/sir-bernard-astleys-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/12/sir-bernard-astleys-regiment-of-foot.html)

Very nice again, and how much more special to have that family link!

Thanks.

If you find something like that out, well you have to paint the regiment up.

Radar - agreed, one can't argue with that!

Maybe the Forum needs a genealogy service to help drive Peter Pig figure sales? 🙂

Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce the Red Regiment of the London Trained Bands.

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Usual history, painting notes, more pics on the blog
www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk)

Very nice again, Radar.

Are you aiming to do the whole of the ECW at a 1:1 scale before you're done?  :)

Very nice.

I'm obsessed with how people base figures at the minute...I know you be done a painting guide, but how are you basing them? They look lovely.

Ha, quite possibly  ;D

Next up, finish the RoH that's half done, and it's on to the Marquis of Argyll's lifeguards in their cuirassier form.

Lots of other Regiments completed and waiting to be blogged about before you can see them. Plus a couple of outings for the ECWtravelogue (Daventry and the annual pilgrimage to Nantwich) are in the pipeline.

The blog has been fairly busy - a number of older posts have been updated. Located some more cornets still in existence (taking the total to 9), one of which has an interesting story behind it; I knew that 6 more had existed, but we're apparently lost (they weren't!), found another I didn't know existed. Plus added stuff about Yorkshire Royalist 'trooper Jane' who, according to the story, fought at Marston Moor in full armour, then kept guard with a brace of pistols whilst Cromwell slept in her house.

Quote from: Sean Clark on January 13, 2020, 08:47:44 AM
Very nice.

I'm obsessed with how people base figures at the minute...I know you be done a painting guide, but how are you basing them? They look lovely.

Thanks Sean, basing recipe changes from time to time but current recipe as follows:
Foot - base coat of GW texture Stirland battle mud (the thinner consistency version) - much better consistency for getting into tight corners
Horse - Stirland battlemire (thicker version) - only because I forget which version I have gone to buy at the shops and invariably buy the wrong one

Why use expensive GW texture paint? Consistent base colours. Tried making my own, finished colour never the same. Which led to slightly heart in mouth remedial work.

When dry, heavy wash of Miniature Paint chestnut ink. Takes the very dark brown of the Stirland and gives a reddish tint (similar to the real soil colour around Nantwich - spent too many hours searching fields around there looking for mispers during my time in mountain rescue).

When dry lots of Atenociti's Workshop gamer grass (which I have a feeling is repackaged Noch, identical to GF9 gamer grass too), then prettification with Silur Mininatur short Tufts and flowers etc

Ah...so no drybrushing then? Interesting and noted for future reference.

Far too lazy and cackhanded for dry brushing bases.

In a break from lots of Regiments of Horse I give you Colonel James Holborne's RoF

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A few headswaps and an outing for the officer from the Mill gamette.

History etc at https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/02/colonel-james-holbornes-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/02/colonel-james-holbornes-regiment-of-foot.html)

Here's a Regiment of Foot to start your Monday (and take your mind off Covid19 for a nanosecond). Regimental history and more pictures etc https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/03/colonel-richard-bagots-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/03/colonel-richard-bagots-regiment-of-foot.html)

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They do indeed look a pretty virus-resistant bunch. I do like the pointy sticks - they should keep people's sticky fingers off your figures!

Simon

Thank you Colonel.

A long time ago I deliberately oversized my pikes with the points, thinking I could trim the points off if I didn't like the look of them. I wasn't sure if the points would work, had to try them. I think they work quite well, I also quite like the pikes being slightly oversized - think it gives a good feel

So far, only drawn blood the one time.

Also have been admiring your work....love the unit look & all together they must be quite a sight.
Well done sir.

Bob

Thank you for your kind words Bob. the cheque's in the post

Quote from: Colonel Kilgore on March 16, 2020, 08:22:01 AM
They do indeed look a pretty virus-resistant bunch. I do like the pointy sticks - they should keep people's sticky fingers off your figures!

Simon

I used Dress makers pins for some of my medieval lances. Now those are sharpe and impale people (and me) with great easy. These look slightly less worry some than that.

I think because my pikes look sharp and dangerous, that they are given are wide berth/handled carefully. I imagine dress makers pins look fairly innocuous but pack a stealthy sharpness

Spotlight falls on the earl of Essex today, usual stuff at https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/03/earl-of-essexs-regiment-of-foot.html

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Lovely work, again. Very inspiring.

Martin

Thanks Martin

Today's regiment dates from the time of the Commonwealth: Colonel Charles Fairfax's.
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https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/colonel-charles-fairfaxs-regiment-of.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/colonel-charles-fairfaxs-regiment-of.html)

Quote from: Radar on April 08, 2020, 01:15:40 PM
Today's regiment...

It's one a day now?  :D

I can't keep up!

Sadly run out of stuff to paint, revisiting some old units and researching them (and their COs). These had a picture and a brief line or two on the blog a couple of years ago. Keeps my brain ticking over in the current world in which we all exist in.

Posts that go 'live' on the blog on Mondays are newly finished units.

Quote from: Radar on April 08, 2020, 01:22:22 PM
Sadly run out of stuff to paint...

You lost me there. I have so much stuff to paint it feels a little overwhelming at present. Need to get on and clear things up. But really great unit though.

Another nice unit....

Well if you hvae run out if things to paint...just say the word I am sure many if us can send you something to stay occupied with 😀😀

Sorry chaps, been a bit busy painting doors and big stuff. takes forever with a OOOOO sized brush. Shed doors next.

here's some more RoF to entertain you all

Lord Brooke's RoF https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/lord-brookes-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/lord-brookes-regiment-of-foot.html)

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Sir Lewis Dyve's RoF https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/sir-lewis-dyves-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/sir-lewis-dyves-regiment-of-foot.html)

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Lord Saye and Sele's RoF https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/lord-saye-and-seles-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/lord-saye-and-seles-regiment-of-foot.html)

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Usual biographies, regimental histories, poor humour and battle honours on the linky things

Quote from: Radar on May 01, 2020, 02:08:32 PM
Sorry chaps, been a bit busy painting doors and big stuff. takes forever with a OOOOO sized brush. Shed doors next.

Bet you get a lovely finish, though - can't see the brush strokes, and no drips?

They look great

Thanks.

Only problem with the shed doors now is they are literally eating up bottles of Nuln Oil

Lots of stuff going on the blog at the moment -  finished my series about coat colours
Part 1 Parliamentarian coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-1-parliamentarian.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-1-parliamentarian.html)
Part 2 Royalist coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-2-royalist-regiments.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-2-royalist-regiments.html)
Part 3 Scots coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-3-scots.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-3-scots.html)
Part 4 Dragoons, Horse and the New Model Army coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-4-others-nma-dragoons.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-4-others-nma-dragoons.html)
...and looked at the Trained Bands https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/the-trained-bands.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/the-trained-bands.html)

But back to normal service. Lord Robartes's RoF, usual history etc at https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/lord-robartess-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/lord-robartess-regiment-of-foot.html)

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And Lord Hopton's https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/lord-hoptons-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/lord-hoptons-regiment-of-foot.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A7-9T-YnyF8/XrwwPz_UX5I/AAAAAAAADeg/e5TRNLxF7SYyEC3HWR66PeJ7FBIUKZslACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200513_183557.jpg)

That flag looks very flat, think that needs a bit of a tweak

Lots more foot to entertain you...

Kent Trained Bands https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/kent-trained-bands.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/kent-trained-bands.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BfK4BeMdqnA/XvHw008z4TI/AAAAAAAADpI/Kf2lEGY7bBMQW60xLACtKnyO3WNjlaz6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200623_130634.jpg)

Bristol Trained Band https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/city-of-bristol-trained-band.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/city-of-bristol-trained-band.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTEfwIvu29c/XvHxuOswf1I/AAAAAAAADps/5ThuAiEZTX0wxwVoL-ZwdJObUgNNlIqYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200623_131118.jpg)

Tower Hamlets Regiment of the London Trained Bands https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/tower-hamlets-trained-band.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/tower-hamlets-trained-band.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C5WNy929Lx8/XvHvueszAII/AAAAAAAADo4/PC2J0L_7PR4Frx5_NnsLCze1_1-T-NudACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200623_130158.jpg)

John Birch's Regiment https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/colonel-john-birchs-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/07/colonel-john-birchs-regiment-of-foot.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DPfRgAEqSXY/XvHujBSwWgI/AAAAAAAADoI/3YFDHXiqlKsNUCQdLnEPLBPjec0jLpANwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200623_125637.jpg)

Lord Percy's https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/lord-percys-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/lord-percys-regiment-of-foot.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dpeGD1CEQc4/Xrw0u5EBDdI/AAAAAAAADgU/2uHaGUhPDwwwYxQ0BJ92k27Ap9cj7CMiACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200513_185500.jpg)

Pennyman's https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/sir-william-pennymans-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/sir-william-pennymans-regiment-of-foot.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-52HJOkqvg/Xrw1xUfS0FI/AAAAAAAADg0/hTwfHYGN5bsrLNSHLwppgUCN0oFelw_9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200513_185900.jpg)

Charles Gerard's https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/sir-charles-gerards-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/sir-charles-gerards-regiment-of-foot.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AtFNOd6oOgU/XrwywhfmWJI/AAAAAAAADfc/IMCRW9dRms4zawkqogd7vwzw74UZCtX-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200513_184614.jpg)

Bard's https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/sir-henry-bards-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/sir-henry-bards-regiment-of-foot.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O8-OmK70vyo/XrwzqJZYuBI/AAAAAAAADfw/4r8bJHO5QbIIEWeo3Xjw9X-kllKRW39XACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200513_185031.jpg)

Talbot's https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/colonel-john-talbots-regiment-of-foot.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/06/colonel-john-talbots-regiment-of-foot.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M2_QsbrZPOU/XrwxlP1SWlI/AAAAAAAADe4/q7MKzhyyymkKhZiuDpY_bWZuQ-p7ETMgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20200513_183915.jpg)

Hello, new to this size period, however, love your regiments. Just a couple of quick questions on pikes and flags. What length do you cut to with your pikes and where do you purchase your flags.

Thank you.

Cheers,
Helen

I too would love to know what size you cut your pikes too ? Is it true the London based regiments went down from 18foot to 14 foot because of travelling around the streets ?
It is nice to see your pictures back on these pages, I still get your updated blogs.
Miles

Some more lovely post here on RCFM.

Been to look at your site Radar, remarkable, I could not find or get a link back to here or PP web site!!  With so much PP and RCFM stuff shown.

Lots of references to Peter Pig competitors for figures, buildings and rules.

You have no idea how much you have reduced my ECW Anxiety with these colour guides!

Thank you so much!

Quote from: Radar on May 31, 2020, 08:51:58 AM
Lots of stuff going on the blog at the moment -  finished my series about coat colours
Part 1 Parliamentarian coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-1-parliamentarian.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-1-parliamentarian.html)
Part 2 Royalist coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-2-royalist-regiments.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-2-royalist-regiments.html)
Part 3 Scots coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-3-scots.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-3-scots.html)
Part 4 Dragoons, Horse and the New Model Army coat colours https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-4-others-nma-dragoons.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/coat-colours-part-4-others-nma-dragoons.html)
...and looked at the Trained Bands https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/the-trained-bands.html (https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/05/the-trained-bands.html)

When I used to work in North Merseyside a chap used to pass me quite frequently on the Formby by-pass with a sticker of Charles Gerard's colour in his rear window.

Great work as usual.

I'm itching to play some Regiment of Foote now. I've just painted up some club men; my first units for my ECW for 3 or 4 years I'd say.

an army here to play then  Sean, painted and ready to go with all the scenery and a gridded cloth.