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Title: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: Cotton Eyed Joe on March 13, 2017, 04:15:36 PM

Hi Folks,

Trying to draw up a free flag pack for the English Command Pack and my friend designed these as The British Guard Maiden Clockwork Calvary Pennants.

What do you guys think....

(http://www.dragon-bait-minis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/venus-1888-british-pennants.png)

Title: Re: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: vodkafan on March 13, 2017, 05:03:08 PM

I like them

Title: Re: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: The_Beast on March 13, 2017, 05:20:41 PM

Kitties!

(Sorry, old joke about my daughter...)

Is there an problem with the lion-and-the-unicorn?

Doug

Title: Re: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: Tommy20 on March 13, 2017, 05:27:35 PM

Cavalry.

Title: Re: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: Plynkes on March 13, 2017, 05:30:49 PM

Heraldically speaking, the Unicorn is Scottish, not English. But if you say "British Command Pack" instead of "English" it covers both of them and the Welsh too. :)


As to whether it is cool or fruity or not, I really couldn't say.

Title: Re: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: Cotton Eyed Joe on March 13, 2017, 05:43:24 PM

Quote from: The_Beast on March 13, 2017, 05:20:41 PM

Kitties!

(Sorry, old joke about my daughter...)

Is there an problem with the lion-and-the-unicorn?

Doug

No, I love the white Flag with the Unicorn etc, and that is a definite freebie in the command pack. I just noticed there was a a lot of large flags and thought some pennants would be cool. I am neutral about the (this) pennant but before I reinvented the wheel I thought I would see what everyone thought....

Joe

Title: Re: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: The_Beast on March 13, 2017, 06:14:34 PM

Quote from: Cotton Eyed Joe on March 13, 2017, 05:43:24 PM

No, I love the white Flag with the Unicorn etc, and that is a definite freebie in the command pack. I just noticed there was a a lot of large flags and thought some pennants would be cool. I am neutral about the (this) pennant but before I reinvented the wheel I thought I would see what everyone thought....

Joe

Sorry, I meant, as Plynkes mentioned, that the unicorn signified Scotland, and in the British Heraldric form, the lion-and-the-unicorn indicates British royalty. Wasn't sure if that might have blocked its use [in the period]. I'm not familiar with lion images in use, but I'm no expert.

Doug

Edit: [You'd think I could get right the first time, SOME time...]

Title: Re: Cool or Fruity??? Venus 1888 Calvary Pennants..
Post by: chantyam the 2nd on March 14, 2017, 02:24:01 PM

You could always try a design featuring a head of a Hind i.e. Female deer of either Red Deer or Sika used in many instances.
Non political and fairly generic but still with a strong female vibe