Britain: Age of Gunpowder, part I


Historical non-civ colored version.


British Musketeer, 1700

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1700BritMusket.jpghttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1700Musk.gif


British Grenadier, 1700

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1700Grenadier.jpghttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1700Gren.gif



British Royal Redcoat, 1750 (North America Campaign)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1750Redcoat.jpghttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1750Redcoat.gif


British Royal Redcoat, 1790

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1790Redcoat.jpghttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1790Redcoat.gif



British Grenadier, 1800-1815 (Napoleonic Times)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/BritGren1812.jpg
The animation data was lost (similar to other British units` animations)


British Foot Guard, 1800-1815 (Napoleonic Times)

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/BritFoot1812.jpghttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1812Foot.gif



British Colonial Rifleman, 1890

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/Colonial.jpghttp://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/colonial.gif



DOWNLOAD 7 British units (http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=8351)

... to be continued with the Part II ...(suggestions and requests are welcome)

Very nice! Liz will be very happy! :D

Wowww fantastic!
Thank you Sandris

Brilliant work inded.

These are great units.

:cool: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Perfect.:cool:

You have done so much in such a short time, much appreciated.

Pretty models :)

And I'll say it again Sandris you are the Wyrmshadow of the flesh...

Once again great work man!

But in the first two units, in attack A when they rise the gun... their blue sleeves turn red! :crazyeye:

Very, very nice the more units from this time period you crank out the more gaps get filled in. Thank you so much for making these.

Alright some suggestions as you wished in the first post for pack 2:

Zulu War Rifleman: Unit from the British campaign against the Zulu(or would the colonial rifleman forefill this role?)

Very Late 19th century Rifleman: Post redcoat era, with tan uniform.

Thats all I can think of, hope that helps.

In the first two units, in attack A when they rise the gun... their blue sleeves turn red! :crazyeye:

Fixed. Check the post #1. :)

Beautiful units, Sandris! These will come in very useful!

Sandris, your units are simply magnificent! I'm curious though as to why you eschew Civ-colored units? Surely nothing is lost (in this case, Britain's Civ color could certainly be red) and I, for one, am champing at the bit to use your units as much as possible!

Best,

Oz

More excellent units there. Did British grenadiers really wear such silly hats?

Not sure about the pouf on the top, but yes, they liked their mitre caps.

:banana:
I usually prefer playing the Ancient/Medieval focused mods, but your previews make me want to see them in play! Amazing detail on the packs, etc.!

A simple suggestion: do a version of the "Colonial Rifleman" in khaki with the belts/straps/boots in dark brown.

Also, I add my voice to the clamor for civ-colored versions.

Holy wow! These are great...I'm extremely impressed with the speed in which you put out these packs of fantastic units!

Superb! I love your packs. Will there be WW1 packs as well? We could need more infantry of that era, to go with Wyrm's nice early tanks and biplanes.

Very nicely done!
Are you perhaps familiar with the works of the author Bernard Cornwell?
He has written a series of historical novels set in the Napoleonic Era.
The protagonist is Richard Sharpe, a lieutenant in a British Rifle regiment using the Baker Rifle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_rifle).
Cornwell has written 24 books in the series so far, spanning the early days in India, 1799, to the imprisonment of Napoleon on Saint Helena, 1820.

I was thinking it would be a terrific addition to this set to include a rifle unit from the European theatre. Here is a link to Wikipedia's page on Cornwell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cornwell).

Here are some images:
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Very good! I'll have to upgrade my mod again soon :goodjob:

A few remarks.

Your Napoleonic wars Grenadier is in fact a foot guard, and the guard is line infantry. A version with the specific English shako would have been nice to.

The colonial infantry is nice, but I think using white shoulder straps and helmet would be better than the yellow. I've also notice some "holes" in the baionet from the preview.
@SWOG : they would make nice units for Zululand.

Possible expansion:

A mid 18th grenadier (your grenadier looks a bit to much like the Russian one IMO).
http://stephane.f.david.free.fr/CivMod/UnitIcones/Britain/GrenadierEnglishLarge.gif

A late 19th riflemen (same as the colonial one but with tan colours).

An early Royal marines.

And you need some highland infantry!

And don't forget that should you need reference pictures for an upcoming pack, send me an email, I've good chance to have something available

Did British grenadiers really wear such silly hats?

... (your grenadier looks a bit to much like the Russian one IMO).

http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1700.jpg

My grenadier is actually referred to 1700 as it is seen on the pic above, but not to the later period of the 18th century. Almost all European powers at 1700 had grenadiers with that "silly hats", not only Russia and Britain. :lol:

P.S. I`ll be happy with every new image of the British Infantry since 1700, and not only British. :)
asandris@yandex.ru

Yes, but if you compare the shape of the aht in your reference picture, your British grenadier and the picture I linked, you'll see that your hat is to "thick" at the bottom. It's not very easy to explain... but the bottom of the hat is just a "turn back" of the cloth

Here it looks like that
http://stephane.f.david.free.fr/CivMod/UnitIcones/Britain/GrenadierEnglishLarge.gif

In yours it almost looks like if the hat was in two parts, a big cylinder and a small cone.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/59402/1700Grenadier.jpg

Also, yours is to "staright conical", I think you should try to make curved edges (a bit less pointy) it would look more lke a grenadier hat and less like Santa's assistant hat :santa2:

As always great stuff.
and also a small request to change a head of the unit and so adding the very missed ROYAL MARINE of the Hornblower era....

Sorry I don´t know how to get my already uploaded file to this thread.

However it can be found in the Russian pack thread.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=6417244#post6417244

DO HAVE A LOOK it can´t be too hard to change the head ....

Lovely pack I must say even though I don't really like age of gunpowder ;)

Brilliant units! Thanks Sandris! :goodjob:

My favorite one is the Colonial Era Rifleman!!!

Lovely pack I must say even though I don't really like age of gunpowder ;)

I don't really like age of gunpowder too. Ancient and medieval ages are my favourite. :ar15:

I love this Gunpowder age! 1600s-1800s are da bomb lol...

I think you should try to make curved edges (a bit less pointy) it would look more lke a grenadier hat and less like Santa's assistant hat :santa2:

I agree with Steph for the "silly hat" thing, but apart from that, these unit are another A M A Z I N G work"! :king:

Great units but all these British look a little English to me. How about doing some real fighting guys in kilts?

Billy Connolly ready for action: http://www.scotsfamily.com/soldierW.jpg

Great units!!

Your units are very good, but I noticed that the Rifleman Pedia PCX was a little bit too pink for my taste.

I made a whiter version, hope you don't mind!

Great units but all these British look a little English to me. How about doing some real fighting guys in kilts?

I like a lot all that is about Scotland and I plan to make lots of Scottish units too (from Ancient til Modern times). And you`re quite right, they are good fighters. ;)

I made a British_Rifleman whiter version, hope you don't mind!

Of course not. I like it. :p

Sandris, you are killing me here. Something like 5 Brits, plus a Serbian, Japanese and Huron shooters. Good golly man, I'm going to have an aneurism! :wow: :eek: :faint:

I can see most of these units fitting into mods and scenarios immediately.

Finally my first post on CFC, if I did'nt make another mistake. I joined friday specificly to reply on this thread but had'nt sleeped in 46 houres and worked roughly 40 of them. I think I posted in the Quick Reply section but I'm not sure. I hope I get it right this time, I've been up for 52 houres this time and worked roughly 45 of them so i"m ready to crash and burn again. Oh forgive me, I tend to ramble when I'm this tired so on to the point.:crazyeye:

Fantastic units Sandris, I congratulate you.:beer: This time period has'nt seen any serious additions since Steph's American Conquest conversions. Since you are looking for ideas on a part two of this thread i felt the need to share mine. You could do a Zulu War colonial rifleman (with white helmet and gear), a Boer War colonial rifleman (dressed in all khaki), Scottish Musketmen and riflemen, and some guard units like the Coldstream Guards. I can also realy use a hole line of royal marines so I do'nt have to use some army units as a substitute, but those may be better left to their own thread. Anyhow these are my ideas and I eagerly look forward to when you post part two.:D

By the way, I am hoping that you have plans for some french, spanish, and german units. I do'nt mean to sound needy, I'll take whatever is in your intrest to make and not complain, but I thought I would suggest them. Ttanks for the wonderful units so far and I can't wait to see what you come up with.:drool:

Sandris, great units! As usual I say! Maybe I'm annoying you, but dont'forget harquebuse units! Also for my mod I need some units: I need two african musketeer, one for the ethiopian civ and one for malian civ; a chinese musketeer and a south asian one. For african units I have thinked (for ispiration) to Plotinus' units. For south asian musketeer I have see the Dom Pedro II's Hindu Spearman. Can you help me? Thanks

Bravo, These are amongst the finest units I have seen.

AWESOME!!! Love them, (Any chance of American & French Units?)

I'll add to the clamor for a recolored Colonial rifleman.

Uniform: The British regiments made an uncertain change into khaki uniforms in the years preceding the Boer War, with the topee helmet as tropical headgear. Highland regiments in Natal devised aprons to conceal coloured kilts and sporrans. By the end of the war the uniform of choice was a slouch hat, drab tunic and trousers; the danger of shiny buttons and too ostentatious emblems of rank emphasised in several engagements with disproportionately high officer casualties.



http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg125/Andru_pics/museum04.jpg

I was just thinking recently of requesting this. Thanx man.

[edit] I also think the grenadiers hat is the one other thing that could be improved upon. The tassle could be smaller and as Steph mentioned the cone could use some more curve to it perhaps a little more morph between that and the "cylinder". Otherwise, awesome stuff.

Your units are very good, but I noticed that the Rifleman Pedia PCX was a little bit too pink for my taste.

I made a whiter version (http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/51326/British_Rifleman.zip), hope you don't mind!

This is from Sandri's British gunpowder units thread. It dissappeared in the hacking so I was wondering if you would reupload it. Just edit your post if you do. Thanks. :)

atf

edit: shoot, that was supposed to be a PM.

While I'm at it though I'll resay that I could really use a recolered (or rather uncolored) rifleman Sandris. I want it to add to LouLong's Boer War which has had to use redcoats. :(

Download link is fixed, the pack is reuploaded.

I can't see any of the OP's pictures :cry:

Sandris could you re-upload the preview pics ? That would be nice :)

This is from Sandri's British gunpowder units thread. It dissappeared in the hacking so I was wondering if you would reupload it. Just edit your post if you do. Thanks. :)


Your wish is my command.

Thank you, sir. :hatsoff: