Saturday 23 January 2021

War of three Kingdoms 8 cuirassiers

 Here we have 8 cuirassiers to give me a  unit in Pike and Shot/ To the strongest for the War of three Kingdoms, which is a less Anglo centric name for the English civil war and it  also dates from the 17th century. 

Like the Pike and Shot rules these figures are from Warlord games, most of them are from the cuirassiers box set ,which are metal figures and plastic horses,  as you get 12 figures and my units are 8, I've added a plastic figure, cut off his left arm and repurposed one of the spare metal right arms and given him a spare right arm to finish him off and make up the numbers.  

I've gone for a  mix of metal and blackened armour and a variety of buff,I'm kind of looking forward to doing a unit in a uniform soon , that might be easier!

The flag is from the box set and is meant to be Essex's unit of cuirassiers at Edgehill,there's a lot of chat about cuirassiers in this war and there only being one unit Heselrig but I'm not convinced you can absolutely prove it so I'm going to do another unit for the Royalists!









I've given them more of a  primary red sash,mid way between orange and scarlet so I  can use them for either side, or change the flag and use them in the thirty years war! Still nothing Napoleonic but it's only January and I'm wading through 24 more gendarmes, focus, they're a great band aren't they?

All the best Iain 


53 comments:

  1. Very handsome regiment of cuirassiers, Iain!

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  2. They look great, and I really like the way you have done the blackened armour Iain.

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    1. Thanks Lawrence, just a wash of citadel badab black,works surprisingly well!
      Best Iain

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  3. Blackened armour is nicely done (I might try that for some of my WotR) with the splashes of colour, particularly red, being a great contrast to the black and bringing a lot of life to the unit

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    1. Thanks Norm! Yes a little colour goes a long way!
      Best Iain

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  4. Lovely stuff Iain. I’m with you on the unit on both sides (weren’t the Gentleman Pensioners cuirassiers?) and on fudging the sash colours.

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    1. Thanks, I'm not convinced there is enough hard evidence, so that's good enough for me!
      Best Iain

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  5. They are quite interesting minis, and I think you did a fantastic work, quite a clever use of colour on the sash. Nice!

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    1. Thanks Suber! Yes,I quite like them!
      Best Iain

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  6. Top notch cuirassiers, wonderful work...and period!

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    1. Thanks Phil! I know you like this period!
      Best Iain

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  7. Lovely looking cuirassiers, Iain. Heavy cavalry are the most beautiful units in any army. It would be a shame not to enjoy it :)

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    1. Thanks Dmitry! Yes, you can't beat heavy cavalry!
      Best Iain

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  8. Very nice and I’m with you why not have some more !

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  9. Very nice Iain.
    The more cuirassiers the better...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Thanks Aly! There will be more, sometime!
      Best Iain

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  10. Bostin ’ as we used to say in the old country.

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  11. They came out f=great Iain. Yes, you need a Cuirassier unit for the King as well. I made mine the Gentlemen Pensioners.

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  12. It’s a nice looking unit! 😀

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  13. Excellent looking unit Iain, your new technique for doing these seems to be working well

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    1. Thanks Dave! Yes it seems to be holding up for the moment!
      Best Iain

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  14. Good unit and I wouldn;t worry about having lobsters on both sides !

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  15. Very nice indeed Iain...most of the literature I have read says the same re cuirasses in the ECW but it doesn't seem fair to deny the Royalists a unit too!

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    1. Thanks Keith! Yes let's be even handed!
      Best Iain

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  16. Well done! And don't worry about Royalist cuirassiers. I did these myself ;-)

    Jan

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  17. Great looking Cuirassiers Iain! I agree with the units you mention being equipped in that way. Haselrigge and Essex's lifeguard being known for Parliament. The Kings Lifeguard of Horse is often portrayed fully armoured, and there were plenty enough wealthy gentlemen on the King's side who held the keys to the local armoury to take first pick of the best armour, certainly at the beginning of the war. Anyway, they are great looking troops and I love seeing cuirassiers on the table. :-)
    Best wishes,
    Jason

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    1. Thanks Jason! Yes, I think we are in full agreement!
      Best Iain

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  18. Impressively painted and based ECW cuirassiers, Iain!

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  19. Formidable unit Iain. The colours and shading are excellent. Why wouldn't the Royalists have had Cuirassiers as well? The three white plumed heraldry helmeted gentlemen seem a throwback to an earlier age. Really well done!
    Vol

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    1. Thanks a lot Vol! Yes, we should strive to be even handed!
      Best Iain

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  20. Gosh, they look marvellous Iain.
    Regards, James

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  21. Hey, sorry I missed these! Cool unit Iain, excellently painted. 👍🏼

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    1. Thanks very much Mike! Missing you in the challenge this year!
      Best Iain

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  22. They look smashing, and never mind the nay-sayers. You've got to find joy in the hobby where you can ;)

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    1. Thanks Markus! I think we're on the same page!
      Best Iain

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