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31 Aug 2018

The Wild Goose and the Eagle: A Life of Marshal von Browne 1705-1757

The Wild Goose and the Eagle: A Life of Marshal von Browne 1705-1757

Although little known in this country, Maximilian von Browne is counted among the finest soldiers of the old Imperial Austrian Army.

As the present biography sets out to show, he was outstanding in his time for his vigorous conduct of war, and his extremely advanced idea of leadership and responsibility. Few commanders have taken so literally the phrase ‘to share the hardships of his men’.

A son of that generation of Irishmen who fled from a penal regime to take service in Catholic Europe, Browne rose in the Army of the Empress Maria Theresa. In 1746, he could take the greater part of the credit for driving the French and Spanish forces from Italy, and in the next year he carried the war onto French soil by a celebrated invasion of Provence.

Following an interval of peacetime, though far from uneventful, administration in the Imperial provinces, Browne checked and outwitted Frederick of Prussia in the first campaign of the Seven Years War. Already in the grip of a mortal illness, Browne was taken unawares when the Prussians resumed the attack in 1757, and of May 6 of that year he received a last wound, among his grenadiers on the field of Prague.

The Wild Goose and the Eagle is founded on a thorough investigation of the Viennese archives and of the terrain of the Marshal’s battles. It explores not just the life of a single commander, but the warfare of an age which holds many lessons for the present century.

Some Photograph of Sculpture in Progress, The Unseen from Laran Miniatures

First Stretch Goal Unveiled, The Unseen from Laran Miniatures

Some Photograph of Sculpture in Progress

Some Photograph of Sculpture in Progress

30 Aug 2018

Mischief of Rats Available, The Unseen from Laran Miniatures

Mischief of Rats Available, The Unseen from Laran Miniatures

Stretch goal unlocked : The mischief of rats is now available to purchase as a regular unit !

I'll unveil the next Objective after the Light Cavalry of the Evil men soon.

Thanks to everybody.

Barbarians Warriors & Reptilians Warriors from Spellcrow

Small range of 10mm fantasy figures from Spellcrow.

Barbarians Warriors

Barbarians Warriors
This pack contains 10mm scale Barbarians - finely detailed metal miniatures that are supplied with four 25 square bases.

In set you will find 16 miniatures and four bases.
These miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Needs to be cleaned and painted.

design and sculpting: Marek Rurarz

Reptilians Warriors

Reptilians Warriors

This pack contains 10mm scale Reptilians Warriors - finely detailed metal miniatures that are supplied with four 25 square bases.

In set you will find 12 miniatures and four bases.
These miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Needs to be cleaned and painted.

design and sculpting: Marek Rurarz

Spellcrow

Napoleonic Dutch-Belgians from Pendraken Miniatures

On the Naps front, we've had our other sculptor working away on the Dutch-Belgians to add to our 1812-15 ranges.  We've done quite a comprehensive set of sculpts for these guys, the only gaps are some of the cavalry where there were different Dutch and Belgian types.  We've tried to choose the style that is most different to cavalry we've got in the other ranges, the only one we might add in the future is the Belgian Carabinier in the tall helmet.

With these done this completes our plans for the Waterloo end of the period so we'll be moving back to do some additions for 1809 hopefully.  And once those are done, we might even have a look at this 'Peninsular' thing that people keep asking about...?!

Dutch mounted officer / Line command x 3 / March attack x 2 / Firing line x 2:

Dutch mounted officer / Line command x 3 / March attack x 2 / Firing line x 2:

Belgian mounted officer / Line command x 3 / March attack x 2 / Firing line x 2:

Belgian mounted officer / Line command x 3 / March attack x 2 / Firing line x 2:

Dutch Jagers x 3 / Belgian Jagers x 3:

Dutch Jagers x 3 / Belgian Jagers x 3:
Dutch Militia x 5:

Dutch Militia x 5:

Hussars (Dutch style) x 5:

Hussars (Dutch style) x 5:

Dragoons (Belgian style) x 5:

Dragoons (Belgian style) x 5:

Carabiniers (Dutch style) x 5:

Carabiniers (Dutch style) x 5:

Line artillery crew x 4 / Horse artillery crew x 4:

Line artillery crew x 4 / Horse artillery crew x 4:

Prince of Orange and officer:

Prince of Orange and officer:

We hope you like them!

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1870 French Photos from Pendraken Miniatures

kev1964 has continued working through our late 19th C. European ranges and this time it's the French who get his expert treatment!













































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