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    Cuirassiers with Blackened Armour
    Simon MacDowall
    • Jun 6
    • 1 min

    Cuirassiers with Blackened Armour

    I am quite pleased with the way these 17th Century Alsatian cuirassiers have turned out — their blackened armour set off with a limited...
    36 views4 comments
    Flags for Rocroi
    Simon MacDowall
    • Jun 2
    • 2 min

    Flags for Rocroi

    The wonderful little museum at Rocroi has some interesting illustrations of flags carried by the combatants at the 1643 battle. As I am...
    154 views4 comments
    Investigating Rocroi
    Simon MacDowall
    • May 18
    • 1 min

    Investigating Rocroi

    Preparations for staging the Battle of Rocroi continue despite the fact that I am away from the painting table for a few days in northern...
    41 views2 comments
    Reinforcements for Rocroi
    Simon MacDowall
    • Apr 23
    • 1 min

    Reinforcements for Rocroi

    Italians, Burgundians and Germans fresh off the painting table, ready to join the Spanish Army at Rocroi (1643). The Italians (left) and...
    77 views4 comments
    On the painting table
    Simon MacDowall
    • Apr 5
    • 1 min

    On the painting table

    My Italians in the Spanish army of the 1640s are progressing well. The figures are a mix of 1898 Miniatures, Perry, Avanpost and Warlord...
    31 views1 comment
    Forward to the 17th Century
    Simon MacDowall
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    Forward to the 17th Century

    I have slowly been building up my French and Spanish armies with the intent of re-fighting Rocroi (1643) — the time of the Three...
    55 views3 comments
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