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My SYW British Gun Models
After doing the pretty Prussian gun models, I took the effort to add a few ‘more authentic’ dimensioned English guns to my SYW Allied Army. From among the readers of the Kronoskaf SYW-Project I was...
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My SYW Personality Commanding Generals
My latest paint job is 2 command stands that are once more going to represent historical generals and their escort. It is my latest work-in-progress. You'll have a first look at them while I'm busy...
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The Battle of Neustadt-in-Hesse*** 26 June 1760 – once more a ‘near’...
Saturday, 3 January we fought the battle that links to my last years scenario of Schweinsberg. It is settled on the French 1760 summer invasion of Lower Hesse. For the historical background story,...
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My SYW Personality Commanding Generals part II
I have completed three more French general-staff figures. The centre figure will be my new Mr. le comte de Guerchy. He was also colonel of the regiment Du Roi (IR12). Therefore I thought of having a...
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My SYW Personality Commanding Generals No III
My current paint-job is yet another French general command stand. I noticed that I am missing a real "maréchal de France" as commander-in-chief. Some years ago, I purchased some very pretty flats from...
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An Easter Friday's Refight of the Battle of Minden, 1 August 1759
This past Easter Friday 4 April, our group had a most hard fought refight of one of my most favorite SYW scenarios. The day of gaming Minden was scheduled in our calendar as "Le Super Grand Easter...
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My SYW Brunswick & Hesse-Cassel Infantry
After a long pause from March to July, I finally started to add a few more units to My SYW Allied Army. The Brunswick infantry is the first to recive attention. My former units all had wrong flag...
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7YW Artillery – Saxe-Poland – Annex
I thought it worthwile sharing below rare image. The original painting I first saw with my visit of the Dresden museum in October 2013. I have never seen it printed in any publication before.Scene of...
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My SYW Brunswick & Hesse-Cassel Infantry part II
Below find a few images of my latest paint-jobs.I have somewhat remastered the Hesse-Cassel Malsburg, IR 10 (left), and the Brunswick regt. Zastrow, by giving them new flags and a new issue of black...
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My SYW Personality Commanding Generals No IV
Below see some images of a newly remastered SYW command stand of mine. Its the Erbprinz, awestruck nicknamed "Achilles" by his French opponets. I have redone the laces of his coat making a better match...
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Prussian SYW Artillery Scale Drawings – part 4 – A Spectacular New Source
A truly spectacular new source filled with 18th century military material has been digitalized and made available online. It is the extensive encyclopedic collection of the former Wuerttemberg general...
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My SYW Saxon 6-pounder Quick Firer battalion gun
I'd like to share my latest skratch built gun model to be added to my SYW Saxon corps serving alongside my French SYW troops. Eventually, I did a model of this rather eccentric Saxon 1756 fielded 6-pdr...
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The Battle of Saxenhausen*** 24 July 1760 – again a ‘near’ historical...
30 December our group played once more a ‘near-historical’ battle based on the 1760 Summer Campaign in the Western Theatre of the Seven Years' War. It is the third battle scenario I generated out of...
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The Istha Village Chronical: A detailed contemporary eyewitness account on...
With the below, I found it worthwile to share an extract from the German language original: Hessische Chroniken, vol. I: „Die Isthaer Chronik des Pfarrers Johann Georg Fülling. Zur Geschichte...
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Upcoming: the battle of Hastenbeck, 26 July 1757 – refought
Our group is looking forward to this years Easter Friday Wargame at my place. This year it will be a refight of the battle of Hastenbeck, 26 July 1757. Some troops and terrain still needs to be...
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The Battle of Hastenbeck, 26 July 1757 – refought
On 2016 Easter Friday, our group played a refight of the battle of Hastenbeck. Originally we were supposed to be 5 players, but two fell sick the days before, so that we were left with only 3 players....
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The Action of Volkmarsen*** 24 July 1760 – The Day of the Light Troops
Here is my next game – another Scenario, based on my 1760 Summer Campaign in Lower Hessen with its French versus Allies historic unfought ‘Near Battles’ being fought. I must say, so far, my project has...
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My 7YW French 8 inch Howitzer model plus my new French ammunition cart models
Finally, 3 years after presenting my research on the single French design howitzer construction of the SYW period, I managed to do my own scratch built model of the piece.Its a heavy battery gun, not...
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Hanoverian SYW Artillery
With the below, I present my new scratch built Hanoverian 30-pdr or 8 inch howitzer. For long I have been in search of good source that would provide a good general picture on how Hanoverian ordnance...
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The Great SYW Battlefield Tour Oct 2016
Here are a few pictures of a great tour of Frederick the Greats battlefiels of the 7YW, I took part in earlier in October this year. The trip was organized by the great guys of the US based so called...
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Refighting The Battle Of Hochkirch 14 Oct. 1758
Last weekend we had a rather spectacular game, refighting the battle of Hochkirch, refought with approx 1,200 miniatures. Two players on the Austrian side, including myself, and 1 player for the King...
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My most recent & earlier paint jobs since Nov 2016
I wanted to share a couple of pics with my paint jobs done November 2016 through May 2017. I haven't managed to post much during that time, besides our Hochkirch Refight. I continue to pursue my self...
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Refighting the battle of Lauffeld, 2 July 1747 in Flandres
Enjoy some images of our groups recent refight of the battle of Lauffeld. A hard fought French victory in Flandres, summer 1747 during the War of Austrian Succession. A great game it was. Its main...
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British SYW Artillery
This is now the start of my earlier expressed intention to arrage a number of scale drawings illustrating British ordnance fielded during the War of Austrian Succession & Seven Years’ War period. I...
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Austrian SYW Artillery
With this article, I will present the Seven Years’ War periods most celebrated artillery. The new fine ordnance fielded by the troops of her majesty, the Empress-Queen of Austria. It was universally...
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