Good idea. I could use line infantry. I have enough grenadiers but no "hat" infantry for Monongahela. -- lancer
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Good idea. I could use line infantry. I have enough grenadiers but no "hat" infantry for Monongahela. -- lancer
Hello,
First time here and I just want to say that I am glad to find other collector's of John Jenkins figures.
I too would like John to release more 44th. I have the marching poses but not the firing.
I just got the BAL-001 - Civilian Wagoneers (including a young Daniel Boone) that goes along with the limber set. Really nice figures. I wish he had more wagoneer figures, or sold the one from the limber set seperate so that they could go along with the waggon sets too.
Looking forward to being part of the forum.
Matthew
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Yes, it's about 12 inches long. I’m very glad that John did not go with a limber pulled by a team of 6 or more horses. Imagine how long that would have been.
Thanks Lancer.
I have most of his sets, except for Snow shoes and the 1812. I like FIW and I actually use my figures to game with. While I don't have displays set up, I think I have a few pictures from some conventions I have run the games at.
I will try to dig them up when I get home, but work and a 2 year old takes a lot of my free time. At least I can look at the figure if I can't play with them.
I'll will stat a new post with images if I can figure out how to load them here.Matthew
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Thanks Lancer.
I have most of his sets, except for Snow shoes and the 1812. I like FIW and I actually use my figures to game with. While I don't have displays set up, I think I have a few pictures from some conventions I have run the games at.
I will try to dig them up when I get home, but work and a 2 year old takes a lot of my free time. At least I can look at the figure if I can't play with them.
Matthew
What rule set do you use?
Hi Bryan,
I created my own rules called Flintlocks and Tomahawk. It is a pretty straight forward set of rules that uses 8 sided dice. It's set up for skirmish style games which fits into the flavor of the FIW I think. They are always a work in progress but I'd be happy to share them with anyone who would like to have a copy. The good thing is, that it is only one page. I try to keep thing simple and fun. So far they have been pretty popular at conventions.
I'll try to attach them as well.
Matthew
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All the pictures that I have seen, including those on the JJ website, have the horses standing one in front of the other pulling the limber. However, I saw this displayed in a shop yesterday with the two horses standing side-by-side each secured to a limber pole. Any idea which is historically correct?
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And a magnify glass
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From wikipedia:
Before the 19th Century - As artillery pieces developed trunnions were placed on carriages featuring two wheels and a trail, a limber was devised. This was a simple cart with a pintle. When the piece was to be towed, it was raised over the limber and then lowered, with the pintle fitting into a hole in the trail. Horses or other draft animals were harnessed in single file to haul the limber.
Before the 19th Century - As artillery pieces developed trunnions were placed on carriages featuring two wheels and a trail, a limber was devised. This was a simple cart with a pintle. When the piece was to be towed, it was raised over the limber and then lowered, with the pintle fitting into a hole in the trail. Horses or other draft animals were harnessed in single file to haul the limber.
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Nice column!! Do you plan to buy the other two wagon sets?
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Well now we no who bought up all those marching sets. J/K Nice Setup!
J/K Nice Setup!
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Thanks for the kind comments. Yes, I plan on acquiring those as well eventually. Just got to find room for them. Next week when I am at work, I will take my camera to the office and take pictures of the entire display.
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OMG ! - That is a OUTSTANDING Display !
I love the way you did that colum ! I plan to do a similar diorama with just the VA Regt with the Limber being attacked !
OMG ! - That is a OUTSTANDING Display !
I love the way you did that colum ! I plan to do a similar diorama with just the VA Regt with the Limber being attacked !
Combat had an excellent observation about a double versus single file draft horse teams (pre-18th century). Little observations like that make this forum much more enjoyable.
Out of habit, I was thinking double, but single file makes so much more sense, especially with a 12-foot wide road. Plus it allows for hitching more horses to each piece when you desired speed. I understand the Braddock may have had 9 horses on each of the 12-pounders and 7 on each the 6-pounders by the end of the march. The howitzers may even had more. Thinking about how much shelf space we would need for a 9-horse.
Out of habit, I was thinking double, but single file makes so much more sense, especially with a 12-foot wide road. Plus it allows for hitching more horses to each piece when you desired speed. I understand the Braddock may have had 9 horses on each of the 12-pounders and 7 on each the 6-pounders by the end of the march. The howitzers may even had more. Thinking about how much shelf space we would need for a 9-horse.