"Not one step further into this thorny and bewildered track ! " (Too late...)

Like Uncle Toby I have not heeded Tristram's warning and have 'cast a pair of field pieces (or more) for the new redoubt !'

Muscavian Artillery

Arborian Artillery (Irregular 12pdr)

SHINY THINGS

 




One squadron each of Arborian and Muscavian cavalry. Whew.












 Not so hard to paint large figures in toy soldier style even if gloss enamel is a bit tricky. Results are big and shiny !



They will be even more shiny after a couple of coats of gloss varnish . They should then easily outlast me.

On the Road Again

One year to the day and things are moving again. After being obsessed with ancient galleys the focus if back on muskets pikes and pistols.
I have finshed casting ..just about...with the final production of 18 battalions of 15 foot figures and 18 regiments of  6 horse. Along with 4 field guns and 10 regimental guns. Several pewter tankards and various 'tin' ornaments and old figures have sunk into the melting pot.

Painting begins...........

Having toyed around with rules the basic system has devolved on units mounted on a single tray or base  but casualties and fighting powers till related to individual figures.

 Ground scale is somewhere around 1mm to the pace and about 50 men represented by 1 figure.

SACRIFICIAL VICTIMS

A tour to a flea-market yielded some plunder. A bunch of tin-soldier oddments.
Some giant cowboys and indians - 65mm! Lovely colours...

Also some wierd Kongelige Livgarder. Extremely heavy 70mm tall and obviously meant to hold a rifle.

 Then some armed sailors, could be Germans from second world war or GDR ? Nice paint job...

Buried in the box I then found a nice little Holger Erikson Karl XII ! Not the right scale but I don't think I will throw him in the pot.

The rest may end their days reincarnated as 40mm PA figures. 2.5 kilo tin for 100Kr is not so bad.
I will look around the web to see if the others are anything special but they will have to be special to be saved from a tour in the pot!

FIGURES

Received Irregular Miniatures figs today. Very quick - 5 days!

Hoped the LA gun and crew will fit with PA to provide field guns. The PA gun is neat but only large neough to be a battalion gun really.

I am not disappointed ! The Irregular gun is larger while still fitting well with PA figures.

The Irregular figures are scaled to be '42mm'. They are fully round but height and proportions not too bad to fit with PA. The hats are not tricorns but as gunners were civilians perhaps can be allowed. Also, some head swaps may be the solution.

So, Prince August can be supplemented with Irregular if needed. They have League of Augsberg, Marlburian and Renaissance figures to provide Turks, Poles, Hussars, engineers etc,  SEE HERE.