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Offline Patrice

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Re: Warlord have a Richelieu figure
« Reply #15 on: 11 June 2012, 12:22:42 PM »
Yes the details on the painting may have been invented by the artist.

However, to besiege La Rochelle effectively I think they would have used big poles of wood.

Another example, for another purpose: since centuries the wall of Saint-Malo are protected by big poles (to prevent the waves to hit the walls too hard; when they are broken they are replaced). They are very big and heavy:


Offline Franz_Josef

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Re: Warlord have a Richelieu figure
« Reply #16 on: 13 June 2012, 12:18:59 AM »
The tassets seem wrong to me.  They should cover the front of the hips and thighs, not be off to the sides.  A nit, but it bothers me about the figure.

Offline Faust23

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Re: Warlord have a Richelieu figure
« Reply #17 on: 13 June 2012, 07:50:20 PM »
Perfect timing.
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