Scanian War paper soldiers

 This blog looks interesting. I wonder if there are more pictures out there? There are some nice looking WSS figures on this blog too. PAPERSOLDIERS JOURNAL. This project seems to be 1:1 ratio.

PAPERSOLDIERS JOURNAL: THE FYNSKE REGIMENT 1676 - DANEMARK

Battle of Lund December 1676 The Lvregiment of the Danish Army at 1:1 ratio 

Louis XIV's paper soldiers

 I remember reading somewhere possibly a book about the Sun King that Louis had the world's first miniature armies painted for him by the artists of the day. Can anyone verify this? 

Paper soldiers by Karel M. Toman

 A Czech illustrator. Thanks to Hugo Černý for these.

Peter Dennis Paper soldiers

 If you are looking to wargame 1685 on a budget paper armies might be the answer. Peter Dennis on his Facebook page has shown some images of Monmouth Rebellion figures. You will have to join to see them and to follow their progress

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/peterspaperboys/?ref=share

Steve Cady's paper soldiers

 Steve has been designing Paper soldiers and very good they are too. He says "My paper soldier designs, French infantry regiment La Fère. War of the Polish Succession, 1735."

An ideal solution if you find an obscure period you want to do methinks.

War of Spanish Succession Paper Soldiers

Details here. The latest in a series drawn by Peter Dennis and published by Helion. Facebook page here

Who remembers these?

They were on Weetabix boxes - more here

Wargame the English Civil War Peter Dennis Helion books

Not sure when this is out but it looks brilliant.
If you can't wait try these 1745 paper soldiers by Peter Dennis on the Wargames Illustrated site

Ahhh! Paper Armies Did You Say?

Ah yes, paper armies, a tradition that dates well back into the 19th century and one that is still well supported today. Ralphus touched a "warm spot" in my heart with his post. For those not already familiar with it, there is a wonderful site out there called "The Junior General". It is "community supported", meaning that enthusiasts, much like us, spend the time to create these wonderful little pieces of art, or modify another artist's work, and then post them for any and all to download and use for their own amusement. And friends, they cover almost everything!

http://www.juniorgeneral.org/index.html

The site is well-indexed, includes links to a community blog and a forum, there are both traditional front and back views and "top downs" (which I've shown above). You simply locate the ones that are of interest to you, download them to your computer, use an art program like "Paint" or "Printshop" to re-color them if you wish, scale them to desired size, and then print them out. You can even do black and white and hand color them if you wish.

I frequently use the top-downs, appropriately colored, to play test new rules and test modifications to existing rules and such. From their main menu at the left, either select "Paper Soldiers" or select the specific time period of interest. You can find wonderful renditions of sailing ships and galleys, figures from Ancients through the Renaissance, 18th century, 19th century and moderns (even some Sci-Fi), just about anything you could want. And, with a little practice, you can usually modify what you find and change uniform colors, formations, flags, etc. And speaking of flags, this is also a pretty good reference for some wargaming flags, as they have flags from both sides at Luetzen, French of the Grand Alliance era and of the Marlburian era and the SYW, and just about any other combatants you could wish for. Here are some "traditional" straight-up samples of some Williamite Cavalry from the Grand Alliance section:

All-in-all, not a bad way to experiment with a set of rules, explore a new period, entertain a young one, or just build yourself a little collection of them! They really are a part of wargaming history. And, if you print these out in black and white and hand color them with some water color washes, they will stand proudly in any collection. By the way, printing them in black and white and turning the youngsters loose with some water color markers can be fun as well!

Oh, and another By The Way, they do offer Ottomans and even my beloved Polish Winged Hussars. So, simply select a few stands of Austrians, Germans, French (recolor if required), zip off a few Poles and Turks, and there you go - St. Gotthard in 1664 or Vienna in 1683, all for about one good afternoon's work.

Bill