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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Firelocks to Maxims (1680 - 1900) => Topic started by: Not Drowning, Waving on 16 December 2019, 05:48:06 AM

Title: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: Not Drowning, Waving on 16 December 2019, 05:48:06 AM
Are they hidden somewhere or not made yet? 

Reluctant to go to other manufacturers.  The PEN flags have thin paper meaning the flags can be nicely curled.  My fat fingers like that...
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: Leon on 16 December 2019, 11:11:06 PM
That's a bit of a gap in our ranges I'm afraid, so we'll have to see what we can do in the future there.  Not sure on timescales though!
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: jimduncanuk on 16 December 2019, 11:57:16 PM
Quote from: Not Drowning, Waving on 16 December 2019, 05:48:06 AM
Are they hidden somewhere or not made yet? 

Reluctant to go to other manufacturers.  The PEN flags have thin paper meaning the flags can be nicely curled.  My fat fingers like that...

They are relatively easy to make if you have a vector graphics drawing package.

I use CorelDraw.
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: Not Drowning, Waving on 17 December 2019, 04:54:44 AM
Thanks Leon. Timescales are for the weak and impatient...

Jim: Thanks for the tip, but you should probably know that telling me that has its limitations.  I will get one of my clever sons to help!   
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 17 December 2019, 09:14:47 AM
Try searching for Warflag
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: mollinary on 17 December 2019, 07:17:17 PM
You might like to have a look at Pete Berry's Baccus 6 mm site. He has four sheets of Russian SYW infantry flags, each with 24 flags. Most of his flags are larger than strict 6mm scale, and I have certainly used some of his later flags very successfully on 10mm Pendraken figures..
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: Not Drowning, Waving on 18 December 2019, 12:49:59 AM
Thanks for those suggestions!

BTW what size do you use for 10mm infantry SYW flags?
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: mollinary on 18 December 2019, 09:01:47 AM
Depends on the period, and the length of the flagpoles.  Never less than 10mm, and about 15mm for the ECW. For the SYW I would be looking at about 12mm, personally.
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: Not Drowning, Waving on 18 December 2019, 09:08:35 AM
Thanks M. Having measured against a 10mm fig (sadly not SYW) I like 12mm as a size.
Is that the size of the PEN SYW flags?
Title: Re: Russian SYW Flags
Post by: Leon on 18 December 2019, 04:30:41 PM
Quote from: Not Drowning, Waving on 18 December 2019, 09:08:35 AM
Thanks M. Having measured against a 10mm fig (sadly not SYW) I like 12mm as a size.
Is that the size of the PEN SYW flags?

Ours are 11-12mm diameter generally, equating to around a 6ft wide flag in real life.