GMB Flags Arrived!

 I’ve been a fan of GMB flags for almost 20 years now, but foolishly imagined that ‘simpler’ flags might be a better fit for my Shiny Napoleonic project. So I ordered all Waterloo flags from another flag producer.

When they arrived, I was shocked at the low quality of the graphics and print. Very disappointing…and costly.

Well, nothing I could do except sell them on ebay for a huge discount and order from GMB.

The GMB flags arrived yesterday, and boy they never disappoint!

I quickly assembled the flags for the bearers that I’ve finished so far: 3 Silesian Landwehr units, a Prussian Grenadier unit, and the French Dragoons.

Here they are (still on my painting table):

Quality always shows, and you just can’t beat GMB!

New Flags for my Frenchies

I recently noticed that some of my excellent flags from GMB have started to fade.  I contacted GMB and sent some pictures. Grahame was so great about it.  He explained that he had shifted to a new printer due to this issue (so the newer flags do not have this issue), and offered to replace the dozen or so flags that were fading.

In the meantime I was in the process of spiffing up my Napoleonic French units with some cool basing material from Army Painter, so I thought I might as well try a few of the Victrix flag decals.

Six of my French Infantry units have flag bearers. Five of them are now Victrix, and one is GMB.
Here is the GMB Flag for comparison (though sadly, I didn't take a great picture of the flag):

This unit was painted by Artmaster Studio (Really beautiful work).  The other units were done by Fernando.  All figures above are Perry.

I really like the GMB Flags. Their colors are vibrant, and the selection of flags is incredible.
I also really like the Victrix Flags. By gluing the flag decal to a painted piece of aluminum foil, the flag can be shaped into some very realistic configurations that look exactly like a flag blowing in the wind.

Here are some other pics of my French Infantry just for fun.

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