| Gonsalvo | 26 Jan 2019 5:10 p.m. PST |
I finished the last of my Tyrolese forces, ending with three command stands
Josef Speckbacher
Father Joachim Haspinger
Andreas Hofer These Eureka figures were all excellent sculpts, like the rest of their "Tyrolean Mil;itia" range. More on my blog, including a romanticized account of the 2nd battle of Berg Isel: link Peter |
| wrgmr1 | 26 Jan 2019 5:33 p.m. PST |
Nice work Peter! The Tyrol insurrection is kind of forgotten in the gaming world, but a fun one. |
| 14Bore | 26 Jan 2019 6:31 p.m. PST |
Great job on forgotten heros |
| Maha Bandula | 27 Jan 2019 3:55 a.m. PST |
Huge fan of the color schemes. Speckbacher's companion in particular looks astounding. |
| Samurai Elb | 27 Jan 2019 4:05 a.m. PST |
I am always short before buying the whole Tyrolean Eureka range for Years. My personal problem with a possible Tyrolean campaign is how to make the terrain specially representing all the Alpes mountains with the differences of heights in an easy way which is useable for wargaming but good looking too? |
| cry baby joe | 27 Jan 2019 5:16 a.m. PST |
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| Gonsalvo | 27 Jan 2019 6:23 a.m. PST |
Thanks, guys. I tried to suggest the embroidered apron of a traditional "dirndl" style German dress. I plan to run two Tyrolean games at Historicon this year; the 2nd Battle of Berg Isel, and a second game, likely of the "wagon Train" style, with a French/Bavarian/CoR force trying to make its way up an alpine valley… infested with rebels! No mater what, the terrain will have to suggest ther alps, or at least the lower ranges of same, and yet be playable. As most of the fighting would take place in the valleys, this should be practicable. |
| Valmy92 | 27 Jan 2019 7:57 a.m. PST |
What was your source for the flags? I've been looking off and on for info before painting my 15mm Old Glory.
Thanks,
Phil |
| Gonsalvo | 27 Jan 2019 4:53 p.m. PST |
The red flag is the current flag of Tyrol, the yellow one is simply an Austrian ordinar fahne. The green one, bearing the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is taken from a Tyrolean Schutzen company flag of the mid 19th century. The Berg Isel cyclorama has a number of vaguely depicted flags on it. My blog has several other flags on it, one for each of the Landsturm units. Some are based on the arms of Tyrol or the Austrian empire, others ion flags of the Schutzen companies, and at least one on a flag from the 18th century:
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| FoxtrotPapaRomeo | 28 Jan 2019 12:58 a.m. PST |
Tyrolese in both Austrian and Italian Tyrol are still pushing for reunification, if a little less militantly.
In the wider context of the European Union the three members of the Euroregion of Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino, which corresponds almost exactly to the historical region of Tyrol.
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| Gonsalvo | 28 Jan 2019 5:39 a.m. PST |
Yes, that too is for a future blog post; Sud Tirol and Trentino were given to Italy in the aftermath of WW1. |
takes a look at flexible roads made from long-lasting flexible resin.
