Thursday, 16 July 2009

Ronald Embleton


One of the great British illustrators Ronald had a passion for the French and Indian war which resulted in some great artwork on the subject of Rogers Rangers and the French and Indian war for mags like Look and Learn and Mickey Mouse magazine where he did a strip based on Rogers Rangers called Don o. He even managed to get an excuse to do some frontier artwork for his adult strip for Penthouse Magazine - this image is from an episode where the female protagonists get sent back in time to 1763. See the whole piece here

Canadian Irregulars

Galloping Major have some great pics of their new Canadian Militia figures on their website. There's also some great photos on the Gallery page with size comparisons with Redoubt. This looks like being a well-researched and executed range that will set the bench-mark for the French and Indian wars. It's about time someone did some decent Miliciens - they're not an easy force to find out about - the only mainstream book on the subject The Equipment of New France Militia, 1740-1760 by Steve Delisle went out of print and now commands high prices.

Fort Ticonderoga article on brown coats

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