Thank you everyone for sharing your knowledge and information about this new range of figures - WSS. It looks like that during the time line of the French & Indian Wars of 1688 - 1763, there was the WSS from 1701 - 1714 with the Queen Anne's War overlapping in North America from 1702 - 1713. Now the seed has been planted for me to begin collecting this era and also learning more and more about it. I spent most of Sunday reading and re-reading your information. I really enjoyed it.

I have always enjoyed buying Playsets since I was a kid. They have a kind of built-in theme, especially Frontier Days with Davey Crocket & the Alamo, and many AWI sets, ACW, but none I know of for WSS. So now I think I will begin my putting together my own Playset theme built around the Queen Anne's War, and include Fort Maurepas (completed 1699 by French I believe) and enjoy a little imagination/make-believe battling with a little historical mixed in with British Americans, French, and Indians being fielded for some winter enjoyment. This era will be brand new for me.

I'm not a historical purist, but I do enjoy recreating events likely to have happened. So you gentlemen have given me some very exciting new information to set me off on this new toy soldiering journey. Thank you! - GC

Some uniforms and flags in America, c. 1690 - c. 1720

French
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-72-eng.aspx?page=66
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-133-eng.aspx?page=144
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-96-eng.aspx?page=96
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-118-eng.aspx?page=121
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-94-eng.aspx?page=93
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-147-eng.aspx?page=165
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-170-eng.aspx?page=215
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-171-eng.aspx?page=215
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-174-eng.aspx?page=215
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-98-eng.aspx?page=101
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-101-eng.aspx?page=108
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-93-eng.aspx?page=171
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-74-eng.aspx?page=66
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-165-eng.aspx?page=214
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-82-eng.aspx?page=74




British
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-86-eng.aspx?page=85
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-168-eng.aspx?page=215
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-167-eng.aspx?page=215
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-176-eng.aspx?page=215



Indian
http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/image-79-eng.aspx?page=89


From this site:

http://cmhg-phmc.forces.gc.ca/cmh-pmc/page-1-eng.aspx


A lot of information on all aspects of military life and events in Nouvelle France and New England. Check it out.

Wow, great resource pictures! I did check all of the links, and those even led me to lists and pictures of the Hudson Bay Company's old forts and stockades of the time, mentioning they were built to service the newly discovered fur trade before some becoming military posts.

I hope no one interprets my lack of knowledge or any of my comments as disrespectful. Learning this level of detail for this era prior to the AWI 1776 is mostly new to me and very colorful. That's what I meant by "... a reason to buy these (WSS) new figures."

OK, thank you, again all - GC

GC: no one knows everything. I think a major point of this forum is that you can ask questions & should get back polite & knowledgeable replies.

I know I depend on the expertise of my fellow members.

Well said, and so true!

Cheers!