TYW Cuirassiers

Here are a few snapshots of four recently completed 28mm scale mounted figures, two Empress lobsters and two Warlord plastic demi-cuirassiers. I mixed them up to make a three-figure unit in Pikeman's Lament, with one extra rider. I have six more Warlord plastic riders, three of which will be mounted Mousquetaires and three Finnish/Swedish galloper cavalry.

Light conditions aren't optimal for photography right now, but I tried my best.

Saker and Artillery Crew

This is a scratchbuilt medium-sized cannon, with a long barrel made from the mizzen mast of the Zvezda 1/100 scale Nina sailing ship, wheels of a keychain souvenir cannon and a carriage made of balsa and coffe stirrers. The trunnions and ironings are made of green stuff.

It is crewed by four Empress (ex Bohemian Miniatures) early TYW gunners in tall hats, a group of splendid figures.

Since then I've managed to buy a plastic WSS era gun from Warlord, so my artillery for the period is steadily increasing.

Empress/Bohemian TYW figures

I purchased a smaller group of figures from Empress Miniatures a little while back: two cuirassiers, four artillerymen and seven foot combatants. The first lot is painted - these are earlier TYW types.

They include a caliverman, a veteran musketeer, four pike and an officer with rotella and sword. They are going to supplement my existing continental TYW forces. 

They scale well with Warlord plastics, less so with Bloody Miniatures, which are about half a head taller on average. But, of course, such height differences occur between real people, so sometimes I don't understand the hassle with trying to make every single figure of a uniform height and body size.