| paperbattles | 13 Jun 2016 8:28 a.m. PST |
Hi all,
I started my blog with my figures in paper. WIth the time I will add more and more posts. For the moment, I would like to share with you this, hoping to read your comments and idea.
Thanks
ciao link |
| paperbattles | 13 Jun 2016 8:33 a.m. PST |
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| paperbattles | 13 Jun 2016 8:34 a.m. PST |
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| paperbattles | 13 Jun 2016 8:35 a.m. PST |
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GildasFacit  | 13 Jun 2016 8:47 a.m. PST |
Very nicely presented. You have got the 1914 organisation wrong though – the MG company is at regimental and not Bn level. The organisation you give is for 1917 onwards. |
| paperbattles | 13 Jun 2016 10:04 a.m. PST |
thanks Gildas. but for the rest is it ok? |
| monk2002uk | 13 Jun 2016 11:03 a.m. PST |
The only other comment is that attacks in WW1 were not delivered in close order formations, even from the beginning of the war. German MG sections were detached from the regimental company on many occasions in 1914, linking with battalions as required. Robert |
| GildasFacit | 13 Jun 2016 12:03 p.m. PST |
Most sources don't show the breakdown into 'squads' as a battlefield organisation before late '16, they are messing and admin elements initially with the smallest battlefield element being the Platoon or half platoon. I don't doubt that resourceful German Bn commanders would have used their more reliable sergeants when it was necessary to break into smaller elements before it was 'officially' sanctioned though. Monk : The MG company may be split and a MG platoon attached to each Bn but not usually the whole MG Comp. There were still only 6MG per Regt. I'd agree that you'd be far more likely to see an advance in a series of open order lines but British & French observers did report Germans advancing in open columns while under artillery fire. |
| Jeigheff | 14 Jun 2016 4:11 p.m. PST |
I have sometimes wondered if I'd get more projects finished if I used paper soldiers instead of metal ones. |
| paperbattles | 15 Jun 2016 1:52 a.m. PST |
Jeighef… the answer is absoloutly YES!
you print them and you trim'em. It's done all in colour! |
| Clays Russians | 17 Jun 2016 2:57 p.m. PST |
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| paperbattles | 23 Jun 2016 5:45 p.m. PST |
I draw and trim them by myself.. actually I don't sell them |
| Marc at work | 24 Jun 2016 4:18 a.m. PST |
You should consider selling them… |
| paperbattles | 24 Jun 2016 3:14 p.m. PST |
thanks but I don't think they would have a big market and the price I had to apply would be too elevated (about 25/27 euro for 200 papersoldiers already cut) |
| daler240D | 26 Jun 2016 5:15 a.m. PST |
Maybe just sell the pdf file and let people print and cut them themselves??? They are beautiful. |
| paperbattles | 26 Jun 2016 5:19 p.m. PST |
if someone wants… please just tell me … |
| paperbattles | 29 Jun 2016 9:51 a.m. PST |
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| Luke8163 | 02 Aug 2016 11:14 p.m. PST |
Hey paperbattles if you were still wanting to sell the .pdf I am very interested. would you also be able to do custom work? |
| paperbattles | 03 Aug 2016 2:55 p.m. PST |
thanks Luke. sure I can send you. What you mean with "doing custom"? |
| Luke8163 | 03 Aug 2016 11:30 p.m. PST |
Well i'm really big into seven years war, and you said you draw these, so i was wondering if you could make some Swedish one's. I have all the research. |
| paperbattles | 04 Aug 2016 12:00 a.m. PST |
yes sure. Give me the details; I will try to draw them officers, NCO Drummers, colours)
Thanks |
