Blood and Iron - General discussion.

[Wismar]

The helmet came out better than expected, the last time i tried to make a big round helmet like that was the pith helmet in AZW.

Indeed, the helmet looks stunning!
Did you really do this skin in one day?!
Really impressed!

Did the helmet last night and the rest today. Helmet took about 5 hours.

I recently came up with an idea for the cuirassiers.
I've seen somewhere that some regiments (maybe only officers) had an eagle instead of a spike on the helmet like this.
http://www.cowanauctions.com/auctions/item.aspx?ItemId=58868

I know it may be hard to do but you could probably use one of the eagles from the banners that the colour bearers carry. I know the french got one atleast.

Well, it was just a tip. You can maybe think about it further down the line of the development.

[König]

It would indeed (if historically accurate) be a nice touch for officers.

[Willhelm]

Yeah, i could do that, but that would mean they would have to be the Guard Cuirassiers, they're the ones who had eagles rather than spikes, so I'd have to make the French Cuirassiers into Guard ones as well otherwise it wouldn't be balanced, and I don't want the work right now. But i think I'll include that at a later date because it does look cool. Maybe for Bismarck.

[Wismar]

Yeah, i could do that, but that would mean they would have to be the Guard Cuirassiers, they're the ones who had eagles rather than spikes, so I'd have to make the French Cuirassiers into Guard ones as well otherwise it wouldn't be balanced, and I don't want the work right now. But i think I'll include that at a later date because it does look cool. Maybe for Bismarck.

Looking forward to it.
So you will add Bismarck as the commander?

[Willhelm]

Yeah, i could do that, but that would mean they would have to be the Guard Cuirassiers, they're the ones who had eagles rather than spikes, so I'd have to make the French Cuirassiers into Guard ones as well otherwise it wouldn't be balanced, and I don't want the work right now. But i think I'll include that at a later date because it does look cool. Maybe for Bismarck.

Looking forward to it.
So you will add Bismarck as the commander?

Yep, Bismarck and Willhelm 1.

[kpetschulat]

Awesome work of those cuirasses, Willhelm. Can't wait to see the other units, and to play the mod.

[Willhelm]

Thanks. I think I've shown all rankers now. I haven't done any officers sergeants or musicians but they're mostly edited forms of the ranker uniforms so i won't be making totally new uniforms so they should be pretty quick to do.

[Fabbels]

Er mah gawd really nice work Wilhelm I think I will form a cuirassier Regiment :O!
One question : What made you to make this mod? I know you're british so why makin' a franco-prussian mod?

[Wismar]

I think that a wonderfull idea for a mod would be the Franco-Prussian war.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War

Mod idea collection thread maybe?

[Fabbels]

Yeah many wanted it but my question was why he even makes it.

[Wismar]

http://preussens-gloria.tumblr.com/image/46266536432
Awwww...

[Fabbels]

http://preussens-gloria.tumblr.com/image/46266536432
Awwww...

pedo

[Blame Canada]

There are too few child soldiers in this mod

[Willhelm]

Er mah gawd really nice work Wilhelm I think I will form a cuirassier Regiment :O!
One question : What made you to make this mod? I know you're british so why makin' a franco-prussian mod?

Why not? It was an interesting war, half modern but not completely.

[Willhelm]

- Prussian Infantry units