C19th Flags from East Riding Miniatures

Ordered some of  the von Fahnestock flags from ERM and they arrived the following day - awesome! I picked a selection suitable for the later half of the C19th. Can't find them anywhere else other than Crimean stuff from Navwar.

These are all hand-painted and reduced so they fit with the hand-painted figures! I found someone selling  flag cravats and tassles too - Maverick Models but the contents are not described so well so I'm going put in an order when I'm a little more flush.

Tried out the Fahnestock flags with this French one. Only just realised it's upside down - silly me! Used a paper clip to make the flagpole. Just need a finial and  tricolore cravat. Next time I'll try using some brass rod, hammered and filed to a point. I tried making tassles for my Austrians a few days ago with gold  thread. Hard work and they look a bit aenemic.

Here are three of my French command bases, just waiting for the men to join them.

Circassians join the cavalry circus

To generally harass the enemies and  allies of Russia, the Circassians have arrived to loot and pillage and if they're lucky keep the enemy tied up on the flanks. I have no doubt that the real Circassians were excellent horsemen but in Principles of War these irregular skirmish horse are unlikely to do much damage. Still better to paint them and field them rather than ebay or sacrifice them to the lead god's melting pot. Minifigs 15mm.

 

Cossacks are coming!

Here's my first unit for  my Crimean  and other Russo-turkish conflicts.

They'll be joined soon by Russian artillery and infantry.