Battle Flags of the Texas War of Independence.

The latest release of 28mm and 25mm wargame and model flags from Battle Flag sees the flags of the volunteers of the Texas War of Independence. Covering the main period of the war 1835-1836 as well as James Long’s earlier expeditions in 1821 the plates include the flags carried at the main battles of the Texas Revolution and of course that flown at the Alamo.

Battle Flag’s flags of the Texan War of Independence have been properly researched. The Latin stanzas are correct and I have avoided fictitious flags like the supposed flag of Lorenzo de Zavala.

The Blue Flag with the Lone Star with the name of Texas surrounding it, accredited as the de Zavala flag, was in fact first published in a book entitled "The Romantic Flags of Texas" by Mamie Wynne Cox in 1931. Cox conveniently ignored the journal entries that discuss the addition of a rainbow and stars to de Zavala's unknown design.

Battle Flag's flag plates are properly researched and printed on quality paper using archival quality inks to ensure lasting value. For more flags and details of our other ranges click www.battle-flag.com

The Flags of Montrose's Irish Brigade (Part Two)

Having now gotten my hands on the excellent little booklet, Scots Armies of the 17th Century. The Royalist Armies 1639-46 by Stuart Reid I have spent the last few days working on the flags of Montrose's Irish.

The second sheet of wargame flags in the series is now ready and carries the image of Montrose and the quotation from,My Dear and Only Love, which will be a feature of these particular sheets of model flags to help identify them in listings etc.

This particular sheet includes the blue flag with the Virgin and child crushing the head of a serpent and the white flag bearing a blood red crucifix in the Irish style.

My reasoning for the Celtic Cross rather than a simple Crucifix is that having grown up near an  old Chapel in County Tyrone I remembered the  graveyard was full of Celtic crosses rather than the standard crucifix. So would it not make sense to have this style of Cross emblazoned on the Standard of Irish soldiers of the 17th Century. It certainly gives the flag a lot more flair.

You can see the previous sheet in the series HERE

The Flags of Montrose's Irish Brigade Now Available From Battle Flag

The latest sheet of 25mm wargame flags in Battle Flags English Civil War series of flags represents two of the banners carried by the Irish of Montrose’s Irish Brigade.


The first shows Christ carrying the Cross on a green field and the second the medieval pictogram IHS is emblazoned on a red field.


This is the first of six sheets of wargame flags covering the colourful flags and banners of Montrose’s Regiments of Irish.

1st Corps to Raise the Standard for Battle Flag at Phalanax Wargame Show

Battle Flag gets it official UK launch at the Phalanx Wargame Show in St Helens on Saturday 19^th 2010 at the 1^st Corps trade stand.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, well it is for me… first show and all,  you will be able to purchase for the first time ever Battle Flags all new 15 mm English Civil War sheet of 17 Parliamentarian flags.

The full range of wargame and collectors flags from Battle Flag in 15mm and 25mm will be available to view and purchase at Phlanax from the lads of 1^st Corps.

1st Corps will be selling the full range of flags from Battle Flag at this and other prestigious wargaming shows and events throughout the UK for the rest of 2010.

40mm American Civil War Flags Now Available From Battle Flag

Due to numerous requests here at Battle Flag  we will be releasing our model flags in 40mm for gamers and collectors that like to collect these larger scale model soldiers. Starting with our extremely popular Confederate flag plates we will continue to rescale all our flag sets to this popular scale over the coming weeks.

The 40 mm sets of flags offer the same superlative artwork and quality already enjoyed by wargamers and collectors of model soldiers in the other popular scales.

The first release in the 40mm American Civil War range of model flags is, Hood's Texas Brigade and offers great value at 12.50 for 10 flags including the 1st, 4th and 5th Texas as well as the 3rd Arkansas and the 18th Georgia Infantry.

Click Here to go to our online shop for this and our many other sets of model and wargaming flags.

Trans Mississippi Department and Kentucky Orphan Brigade Wargame Flags From Battle Flag

This week’s releases include two brand new sheets of wargame flags covering the flags and standards of the Trans Mississippi Department and Kentucky’s Orphan Brigade.

Both sheets of flags are available in 25mm, 20mm, and 15mm with 54mm available in two sheet sets.

It is amazing what you see when you create an analytical study of a flag. The script and Battle Honors on the 6^th Kentucky for instance demonstrate not only different styles but different writing techniques. The Battle Honors were not all written in the same hand and one can only imagine the story that in itself tells.

You can buy these and any other sets from Battle Flag Here

The Standard of the 1st Texas Infantry From Battle Flag.

The first Confederate promo figure is now finished. As is now becoming the norm with Battle Flag ACW promo pics the figure is from the excellent Perry Miniatures 28mm range.

Representing a standard bearer of the 1st Texas Infantry charging with the colours. Known as the Wigfall it was made by Lula Wigfall, daughter of the regiment's first colonel, Louis T. Wigfall, and was presented to the 1st Texas in the summer of 1861.

As the battle honors attest, the 1st Texas fought under this flag throughout the Peninsula Campaign. The Texans carried it through the battle of Second Manassas in August 1862 and on into Maryland during Lee's first invasion of the North.

At the Battle of Antietam, in Miller's cornfield  the 1st Texas suffered 82.3 percent casualties, being the highest number of killed and wounded suffered by any single unit North or South in a single action during the entire war. During the battle no less than nine men fell carrying this flag. When the ninth standard bearer was killed, the flag was lost. It was picked up from among the Texas dead by a Union soldier. 

The "Wigfall" standard from Battle Flag is from the Hoods Texas Brigade set. The set comes as a plate sheet  and contains no less than 11 standards. The battle flags and standards for 1st Texas, 4th Texas, 5th Texas , 18th Georgia, 3rd Arhansas, Hamptons Legion are all beautifully represented and are a superb addition to anyone who wargames or collects Hood's Texas Brigade. The set is available as a plate in 15mm, 25/28mm and as a two plate set in 54mm from Battle-Flag.com.

Battle Flag Now Available in 54 mm

At Battle Flag we are extremely pleased to be able to announce that the first officially released 54 mm model flag sets are now available. Toy Soldier collectors and finescale modelers can now benefit from the superlative quality of Battle Flag’s miniature flags and standards. Click Here to view this exciting new range.

New 25mm Wargame Flag releases for English Civil War

We have been somewhat busy creating loads more wargame flags for the ECW range and will be keeping you up to speed with the latest releases over the next few days as they come on line.

The first of the English Civil War wargame flag sets are the Parliamentarian’s Sir John Gell’s and Lord Brooke’s Regiment’s of Foote.

We have included sample images in this post as always, just to whet your appetites, and will be uploading even more tomorrow which in turn should keep all you Royalist chaps happy.

 

To purchase these or any other sets of model wargame flags from Battle Flag click here

Free Wargame Flag Download

We thought our customers and the readers of this blog might appreciate a free flag download or two.

Created to the same exacting standards as Battle Flags commercially available wargame flag sheets and plates this is our way of saying thankyou for your continued support and custom.

The flag represents the Second Captain of the Duke of York's Regiment of Foot. It  should look splendid within the Royalist Ranks of  your wargame miniatures and figures regardless of scale 10mm, 15mm, 25mm or even 54mm and above as with all our flags it was created in very high resolution.  

Simply left click the image and when the full scale pic comes up right click and save image. Once downloaded simply rescale to your requirements and remember to use a good quality paper and print at the highest setting.

To see the full range of available flags click HERE

Battle Flag Release Wargame Flags of ACW Confederate General John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade

Today’s release covers the flags of the tenacious Confederate General John Bell Hood’s Texas Brigade. Represented are the flags of 1st, 4th and 5th Texas Infantry Regiments and the standards of the 18th Georgia Infantry, Hampton’s Legion and the 3rd Arkansas Infantry.

As with all our Battle Flag wargame sheets a lot of consideration is given to the layout of the miniature flags to maximize the aesthetic quality of the finished product. With a picture of General Hood surrounded with the flags and standards of his Texas Brigade Regiments this is we believe the most attractive yet. In fact one is now framed and hanging on the Studio wall.


Battle Flag will have more exciting releases in the ACW Brigade range over the coming weeks allowing wargamer to create historically accurate named Brigades and more faithfully reflect the correct order of battle in their wargames and collections of military miniatures.

You can view more sets of Confederate wargame flags at www.battle-flag.com 

Win Battle Flag’s First ACW Promo Figure.

Any client who places an order between 19-04-2010 and 22-07-2010 with Battle Flag will be entered into the free draw for this beautiful miniature of a 69th New York Color Sergeant (figure from Perry Miniatures 25mm ACW range).

The 25mm Color Sergeant is painted and based to museum standard and carrying the Color of the 69th from the "Faugh a Ballagh" series of model and wargame flags from Battle Flag.

He will be appearing in various promotional literature and material for Battle Flag over the coming months, so should be well known within the wargame community, by the time one Battle Flag's lucky customers gets to take possession of him.

The draw will be held the last week of July and the winner announced 1st August 2010.

This competition is open to all Battle Flag clients worldwide

New 25mm English Civil War Wargame Flags: Sergeant Major General Skippon's Regiment of Foote

I have added three new sheets of war flags today covering the English Civil War Parliamentarian Sergeant Major General Skippon’s Regiment of Foote. The three sets allow the wargamer to represent Skippon’s Regiment of Foote from the Lieutenant-Colonel through to the Forth Captain's company

These are the latest addition to Battle Flag’s range of 25mm wargame flags and colours.

You can order these high quality wargame miniature flags and many other sets from the English Civil War and other wargame periods from the Battle Flag website.

Pirates and Corsairs. Stunning New Flags in 25mm from Battle Flag

These latest releases in the Battle Flag and herald a brand new range of superb 25mm flags, Pirates and Corsairs: The Scourge of the Seas.

Battle Flag Releases Thirty Years War Flags in 15mm!

Due to numerous requests I have decided to release the Battle Flag range in 15mm. The First in the series are from the Thirty Years War period and represent the Imperialist Regiments of Pappenheim.

Using the same high quality materials and highly detailed images Battle Flag now offers the same superlative detail in 15mm as in its larger 25mm ranges.

I decided to place no less than 12 flags on each sheet and at only £5.25 per sheet. This offers the 15 mm war gamer and model soldier collector excellent value for money (less than 44 pence per flag).

You can currently purchase these directly and payments can be made via PayPal at no extra cost and this will ensure that your order will ship within 24 hrs.

Please feel free to contact me on lowlesr@hotmail.co.uk should you have any questions.
Cheers. Richard.

War Game Battle Flag Tutorial

I want to ensure that my customers get the most from their purchase and are able to create beautiful and realistic flags for their miniatures. To that end I have created this tutorial that should allow anyone with basic skills and a few simple tools to create a show piece flag or flags for their model army.

Only a good pair of scissors, a couple of pieces of clean paper, model flag staff, glue stick and of course your chosen Battle Flag are required. The glue stick is very important as this form of adhesive has proven itself to be by far the most effective for assembling flags from the Battle Flag range.

Having cleared a suitable working area the first task is to simply cut your chosen Battle Flag from the carrier sheet. This can be done quite roughly and you should ensure that there is a fair amount of spare border around the flag. Do not try and cut the flag accurately from the sheet.

Once the flag has been removed now is the time to cut it accurately. Take your time and ensure that your cuts are straight. Some might want to use a ruler and craft knife for this, if you do please be careful, personally I prefer scissors.

Once the flag has been cut out, fold the flag in half at the midpoint. All Battle Flag’s have a central portion that is included specifically to wrap around the shaft.

The fold must be accurate and I find that it is best to first fold it lightly and then to place between the two pieces of paper and crease it heavily with my finger tip. The paper will ensure that the flag remains clean of grease etc.

Once properly folded and creased open your Battle Flag again and place it face down on clean paper. Then holding the flag firmly apply a good amount of glue stick to the rear of the flag. The whole of the back should be covered not just half or part and again this is important to ensure a good finish.

Place the flag pole into the crease and fold the flag over pressing the flag gently into place into place.

Then having checked the alignment for a final time place the flag on the table between the clean paper and press firmly.

Once flattened satisfactorily you can now add a few flowing curves. This can be done freehand or with the aid of a paintbrush handle or similar. Take your time as you do not want to add creases just gentle curves.

When the glue is set you will have quite a rigid structure and you can now attach the finished standard to the figure.

Standard Bearer of Prince Rupert' s Blew Regiment

25mm Wargame Irish Brigade Flags Ready Now!

These superb renditions of the Flags of the Irish Brigade can be odered directly or purchased on ebay item no. 190380770089.

To all my customers both old and new!
Beannachtam na Femle Padraig 2010
(Happy St. Patricks Day 2010)

Battle Flag: The Finest 25mm Wargame Flags and Standards Available Now!

Painting a war game army is a time consuming process that requires much dedication and patience. It takes many hours and even days of precise and delicate work to create each regiment.

The singular most important figure or figures in the regiment from an aesthetic perspective are of course the standard bearers. As in real life these are the rallying point for each regiment and the most obvious figure amongst the ranks of similarly painted figures.

Frustrated with the quality of the flags generally been offered to wargamers and collectors of military miniatures I decided to create my own.

The flags would have to be historically accurate, look as if they were in the fly rippled by a breeze when attached to the flag pole of the miniature, and printed with archival quality inks on high quality papers to ensure lasting quality.

The feedback from the local gaming community has been excellent and having had a number of requests from other gamers I decided to launch the range to the gaming community as a whole.

Each A5 sheet contains two high quality 25mm flags/standards printed in full color. Included on the sheet are historically accurate uniform details to assist collector in the painting of their miniatures.

By placing two flags on each sheet the military miniature collector or war gamer does not have to purchase a sheet of 10 or 20 a number of which may be of no use to him.

The whole idea behind Battle Flag is to offer the war gamer/collector of military miniatures superlative miniature flags, with greater choice and value for money than has been previously available.

Click Here for a step by step tutorial

Designed and printed at 5760x1440 dpi Battle Flag will be literally, “Raising the Standard” for all collectors of fine military miniatures.

These and other Flags are available now on eBay click HERE