tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post3522118229236148974..comments2024-03-21T06:24:32.595-07:00Comments on Black Powder Games: Lilian & Fred Funcken's uniform platesBlack Powderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04811405795071310375noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-34602762372000436252014-03-31T05:07:25.328-07:002014-03-31T05:07:25.328-07:00Funny you mention this - I just bought the 3 volum...Funny you mention this - I just bought the 3 volumes of Medieval books yesterday on Ebay. The few plates shown on the presentation were amazing! Thanks for dropping by the blog!Black Powderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811405795071310375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-16033750738953351412014-03-31T05:04:12.082-07:002014-03-31T05:04:12.082-07:00They published a lot of uniformes book : From medi...They published a lot of uniformes book : From medieval to WWII. <br />I really like the Médievals one (With great plate of different kind of Helmet) and the 'Guerre en dentelle' one. <br />Poulppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838727475260886796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-50437544686692045572014-03-30T07:31:44.193-07:002014-03-30T07:31:44.193-07:00Thanks Phil! This range was a real welcome discove...Thanks Phil! This range was a real welcome discovery for me. On pre-Osprey uniform book ranges I was only aware of Hamlyn and Blanford. Flipping through page after page of amazing color plates (148 pages with 74 color plates!) reminds me of the old cliche: "they just don't make them like they use to" :0)Black Powderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811405795071310375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-47137713281535304572014-03-30T07:08:37.789-07:002014-03-30T07:08:37.789-07:00lovely and great memories using the Napoleonic Lil...lovely and great memories using the Napoleonic Lilian & Fred funcken books during the late 70's for my 25mm miniatures. <br /><br />thanks for sharing<br />cheers,Phil Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369365598439913360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-3511812651086709182014-03-30T05:45:39.727-07:002014-03-30T05:45:39.727-07:00Indeed, I'm already hunting on Amazon for more...Indeed, I'm already hunting on Amazon for more copies from their collection :0)Black Powderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811405795071310375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-11417335351568947322014-03-30T05:44:41.094-07:002014-03-30T05:44:41.094-07:00Thanks for your comment Chris, I really found this...Thanks for your comment Chris, I really found this discovery quite amazing. Hadn't heard of Funcken before, but what a legendary collection they left behind.Black Powderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811405795071310375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-46719547735229614542014-03-30T05:43:12.548-07:002014-03-30T05:43:12.548-07:00Incredible amount of quality work, they made hundr...Incredible amount of quality work, they made hundreds if not thousands of these, I'll bring some of the Medieval and Renaissance plates for you! Black Powderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811405795071310375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-26489938305827856642014-03-30T00:33:07.857-07:002014-03-30T00:33:07.857-07:00Cool find :-)Cool find :-)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480914097085753969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-6382232321214190722014-03-29T13:49:55.443-07:002014-03-29T13:49:55.443-07:00A very talented pair soren , its thanks to the lon...A very talented pair soren , its thanks to the long hours of work of artists like these that we have such great reference books to accurately paint from. Very interesting topic<br /><br />Cheers<br />chrisChrisfigurineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698395704599978358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083471581529421888.post-76402344858272476632014-03-29T09:26:33.810-07:002014-03-29T09:26:33.810-07:00Stunning pictures !
Very intersting blog post Sör...Stunning pictures !<br /><br />Very intersting blog post Sören .<br /><br />Best regards MichaelDalaupprorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292614404943521842noreply@blogger.com