Friday, May 20, 2011

Jingling Johnny

aka Turkish Crescent finished. The bearer of the device is a Mameluke. Again, these are Front Rank figures which are nicely sculpted with good details.
Below is a depiction of the 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers) capturing the Jingling Johnny belonging to the French 101st Line at Salamanca in 1812.
Apparently many European armies used these in their bands, but only a few still use them in the present-day. Interestingly enough, German Emperor William I presented one to King Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1881, when the later toured the world. It was used in the Royal Hawaiian Band - pictured far left in photo below.
Next weekend is the big Pacific Northwest historical gaming convention - Enfilade! I will host/co-host a couple of games; one on Friday and one on Sunday. I should also be pre-registered for two Ancient Naval games on Saturday; one Roman Seas and the other Man Your Oars! I like Roman Seas (and have the rules), but want to see how the other set compares. Hope to post some photos and AARs after the convention.
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12 comments:

  1. The Angry LurkerMay 20, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Great picture, great figures.

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  2. RazorOne223May 20, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Beautiful work!!! I love 'em!

    Cheers.

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  3. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)May 20, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Lovely bit of painting!

    Christopher

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  4. DeanMMay 20, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Thanks again, Gents!

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  5. Ted HenkleMay 20, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Nice work! Have fun at Enfilade!

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  6. Greg SaparaMay 21, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    What a great job you did on those miniatures!!

    All the best,
    GregS

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  7. Paul´s BodsMay 21, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    very nice details and very nicely painted.
    Cheers
    paul

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  8. MarcbMay 21, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Fantastic flesh tones- well done!

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  9. Ray RousellMay 21, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Beautiful work!

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  10. CyrusMay 23, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Beautiful painting Dean!

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  11. AnonymousMay 23, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    At the military tatto at the Windsor horse show about 10 days ago the French Foreign Legion band had a most impressive jingling johnney.

    Guy

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  12. Captain Richard's miniature Civil WarMay 26, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Great painting once again Dean

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