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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Ignatieff on January 16, 2012, 08:07:27 AM

Title: RCW flags
Post by: Ignatieff on January 16, 2012, 08:07:27 AM

Chaps

Where be the best source of RCW colours and flags on the interweb???

Thanks

S

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: ts on January 16, 2012, 10:37:52 AM

You already know the answer  :D
Ask Cuprum, he has any many as you need!
He is just a little slow putting them into 28mm flags.

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: argsilverson on January 16, 2012, 10:57:50 AM

Dear Steve,

For flags our danish friends of krigsspil.dk have a very good site with lots of flags 75 for the bolsheviks and whites.
here is the direct link:
http://www.krigsspil.dk/download/download_8.html

I think also that our siberian friend has some also in his forum.

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: argsilverson on January 16, 2012, 11:23:19 AM

Indeed. Our Siberian friend cuprum has an interesting topic at his forum:
here is the link:
http://siberia-miniatures.ru/forum/showthread.php?fid=12&tid=94&block=10

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: argsilverson on January 16, 2012, 11:30:48 AM

I managed to post 3 messages instead of 1!

here is another link with some ready downloale flags for wargaming:

http://gauntletinternational.com/flags/RCWFlagOverview.html

plus posters and markings, (and books ,too)!

As for interventionists:
In case you need any greek flag, pls ask I will be happy to send you a correct flag.

As a generic rule: boslheviks used to have plain red flags. Later they added description of the unit etc. Whites used the czarist tricolour. If they belonged to special formationsor provisional governments they used to have their own banners and standards.

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: argsilverson on January 16, 2012, 12:03:34 PM

And the last I hope:
I provide you with some links with uniforms and banners that you may use for inspiration:
http://www.minecreek.org/bullock-collection/consolidation-and-the-second-civil-war-192122.html
http://pygmy-wars.50megs.com/barendspages/barendmain.html

http://britishbattles.homestead.com/RCW.html
http://warandgame.com/2009/06/12/russian-civil-war-the-reds-the-blacks-the-greens/

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: Ignatieff on January 16, 2012, 12:09:46 PM

Quote from: ts on January 16, 2012, 10:37:52 AM

You already know the answer  :D
Ask Cuprum, he has any many as you need!
He is just a little slow putting them into 28mm flags.

I know, I thought I wouldnt put the pressure on him!  Cuprum???????!!

thanks all

S

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: Remington on January 16, 2012, 01:33:44 PM

Ah, he's from Siberia. They can take the pressure. They're tough :)

Is there something specific you're after, Steve?

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: coggon on January 16, 2012, 03:00:44 PM

Ignatieff,

I will echo Argsilverson's "krigspil" link and add this one

http://www.hodgenet.co.uk/RCW/flags.htm

They are what I am planning to use when I get around to doing flags

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: Ignatieff on January 16, 2012, 06:07:49 PM

Quote from: Remington on January 16, 2012, 01:33:44 PM

Ah, he's from Siberia. They can take the pressure. They're tough :)

Is there something specific you're after, Steve?

Just trying to assemble as comprehensive list as possible.  The flag meister at 'Flags of War' has said he is interested in producing a range.  I said I'd ask around.

Thanks all

Now...Cuprum....come in Cuprum.........

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: cuprum on January 17, 2012, 07:34:31 AM

 Hi all!
 Mr. Ignatieff - what is the Red military unit you want to represent?

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: Ignatieff on January 17, 2012, 08:17:11 AM

Quote from: cuprum on January 17, 2012, 07:34:31 AM

Hi all!
 Mr. Ignatieff - what is the Red military unit you want to represent?

Ah, The Master!

All Red and all White and all the factions!  It would be good to have a comprehensive archive of all known colours.

Thank you

S

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: cuprum on January 17, 2012, 09:13:05 AM

 Ha-ha! Master?  ;)

 In the words of the character of Soviet children's film fairy tale, "I am not a magician - I'm just learning."

 It's hard.
 Banners on those links that led above colleagues often have little relation to reality. I have quite a large collection of pictures of real flags of this period. But alas - they are not painted. For as long as miniatures are not suitable.
 I was going to paint them - but have no time!

 Here are the banners, while not created for a particular photo, but it could exist in reality. Makhnovists, Red, Poles, Estonians.

(http://s018.radikal.ru/i501/1201/6b/538ff6c24b60.png)

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: Ignatieff on January 17, 2012, 11:06:59 AM

Not a bad start, Master, but what aout the Whites????

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: cuprum on January 17, 2012, 11:13:38 AM

Alas. These banners, I had already made, as the source for "serious" historical re-enactment.

 White Banners difficult to reduce to type. They are very different, even from its geography.

Title: Re: RCW flags
Post by: giles the zog on December 20, 2012, 09:27:41 PM

FWIW:

http://thelostcityofcarcosa.com/2012/12/20/bobrcw-more-standard-bearers-with-alternate-russian-standards/#respond

Some Terek Cossacks:

http://thelostcityofcarcosa.com/2012/12/18/bobrcw-standard-bearers-2/

Generic Whites:

http://thelostcityofcarcosa.com/2012/12/07/bobrcw-standard-bearers/

I'm working on some more standards for the Kuban and Don Cossack hosts, as well as other generic White armies including those for Siberia.

Cheers.