Northstar 1672?

[Parrot]

I usually look for minis and rules for periods I am interest in, but I recently found some Northstar 1672 infantry figures, but now I don't know what to do with them.  Unless I am wrong, they are to late for thirty years or english civil wars, and my knowledge of other conflicts of that time is limited in the extreme.  They are good looking figures, if i could just figure out what to uses them for and how to paint them. 

[westwaller]

Goggle 'The Monmouth Rebellion' and you should find your answer! 

[carlos marighela]

Tangier:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Tangier

Franco-Dutch War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Dutch_War

War of Devolution:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Devolution

Cropredy Bridge and the 1679 Covenanter Uprising:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanter#Restoration_and_.22The_Killing_Time.22

Monmouth Rebellion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Rebellion

Plus the Scanian War, Buccaneers, Spanish in the New World,  The Dutch landing during the Second Anglo -Dutch War etc, etc, etc.

[fastolfrus]

Although the range is titled 1672, the styles didn't change that rapidly that you couldn't use figures for 1680s or 1690s forces.

So you might consider James II vs William III, and if you pick up a set of rules called "Donnybrook"  you might be tempted to try the Darien Venture (Scots invading Panama, 1690s).
For a bit of Monmouth inspiration watch Errol Flynn in Captain Blood (although most of it is just piracy) or Lorna Doone.

[Truscott Trotter]

If you fancy some skirmish action you could do some of the engagements in New France / New England in the era of Frontenac?

[Leigh Metford]

They're intended to cover the era of the French-style long coat, so 1660 or thereabouts up to the change in military costume that saw the introduction of waist-belts. Depending on how concerned you are with costume accuracy the 1690s is therefore too late.

I bought mine for generic colonial campaigns in the Caribbean involving buccaneer forces, with no intention to pin things down any more precisely than the late 17th century. I could equally have opted for any of the Sedgemoor or 9YW ranges on the market, but just happened to prefer the look of the 1672 range.     

[Truscott Trotter]

Thats OK then as his first term as Governor was 1672–1682 

[yar68]

Take a look at our recent game set in Tangiers in 1664, ok they're not North Star figures but they're from the same period.

http://onelover-ray.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/broadside-2016-donnybrook-teviots-last.html

[MamlukRaider]

@parrot You could use the northstar 1672 range for the three musketeer era battles in the Franco-Dutch war North Star recently released a D'artangen figure from En Guarde (check that out) if you're feeling brave you could use them in the Great Turkish Wars

[fastolfrus]

They're intended to cover the era of the French-style long coat, so 1660 or thereabouts up to the change in military costume that saw the introduction of waist-belts. Depending on how concerned you are with costume accuracy the 1690s is therefore too late.

I hadn't looked that closely at the figures before, but the coats stayed long even after waist belts came in, so I would judge that you should be able to get away with it using the 36 inch rule ("do the figures look right when on the table, roughly 36 inches away from your eyes, rather than picked up and examined closely as individuals?")

[Parrot]

So I was looking up information a out the scanian war, and considering that, but I have not been able to find much information about uniforms.  I found 1 picture online of a few uniforms but that was all.  Are there any good resources out there? 

[Phil Robinson]

Lots of good stuff here if you have not come across it before

http://rampjaar.blogspot.co.uk

[Parrot]

Thank you, I had not seen that site before.  Were matchlock muskets still the main type of musket used or had they been replaced with more modern types on this time?  matchlocks were being replaced as early as the thirty years war right?  if not, when were they replaced?  pikes were still in use though correct?

[Phil Robinson]

Pikes were not generally replaced until the War of the Spanish Succession, there is debate as to whether they were still in use then, the English army had them on the inventory. Again matchlocks were in use up till then too, although the flintlock was used if available in preference, I did read somewhere that Louis wanted to revert back to the matchlock.

Also check out the League Of Augsberg forum and blog, lots of info there from folk more learned of the period than me.

[Parrot]

Thank you very much for the help, links and advice!  Here is the first of my painted figures for the Scanian War era, based on a picture I found on the web.  the Swedish East Gotland Infantry Regiment.  Also marks the first time I have tried to replicate and actual established uniform, usually I stick to medieval and dark age where there were no uniforms.