We're now at the last installment of my English Civil War Parliamentary troops - the artillery. It seems to m,e that the artillery played a much greater role in sieges in the ECW than in the field, especially when compared to the Thirty Years War on the continent. Be that as it may, here are the Guns of Parliament...
A heavy gun, served by five crew figures. Nice variety of poses in these old "new" 25mm Minifigs from the 1970's, I think.
Another view of the heavy gun, which might be referred to as a Culverin.
"You're gonna pay if you try to cross THIS bridge!
Here's a very light gun, with a carriage designed to be drawn by a single horse.
Hmm, forgot to paint the mouth of this Falconet black, didn't I?
A pair of Medium guns supporting the Parliamentarian cause.
There was no set color for the gun carriages, with unpainted, grey, and dark red all being fairly commonly used on both sides.
The crew of these Sakers are probably dressed both more uniformly and lavishly than would likely have been the case in reality. Still, I like my toys to put on a good show!
Well, it certainly has been an eclectic month here along the metaphorical Danube - Ancient Egyptians, Great Italian Wars, Pyrates, ECW, Napoleonics and Starships - pretty much covers from early recorded history and into the future! Was someone rambling about focusing their collection more sharply? Not here, it would appear, LOL! Perhaps next month I'll cover some materials related to our Napoleonic "Imaginations" campaign, where the forces of Czar Barry's nation have been wreaking havoc upon my once fair countryside.
Peter
Very nice artillery units, great looking uniforms!
ReplyDeleteThanks, probably *too* uniform and "pretty", but I likes 'em that way! :-)
DeleteNice to see the old boys getting out. Guns were often captured as well so it is good to have a mix of colours.
ReplyDeleteThe New Model was the first ECW army to have colours picked out for their guns, not surprising they went with Grey LOL
Ian
... the grey carriages for British artillery, just like the red coats of the New Model Army, continuing on until at least the late 1800's!
Deletesweet collections Peter, I have always liked the look of ECW battles.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Paul!
DeleteGood looking guns and crews. Any immediate plans for an ECW game?
ReplyDeleteNo, but I should. My ECW troops are probably my most under utilized. Mostly a matter of rules. This is one where where I didn't really care that much for the Piquet supplement, "Anchor of Faith". They introduced a "Discomfitted" status for the targets of Musketry, and, IMHO, it made musket fire too weak, and the infantry combats very indecisive.
DeleteI should try "Pike and Shot". I have Hail Caesar, and while not my first choice, I'd play it again. I have Black Powder and have read through it, but I can't say I was all that impressed... an awful lot of (gorgeous) fluff, but lacking much meat, and leaving an awful lot to the gamer in terms of characterizing his forces. Then again, I could always attempt a Field of Battle variant for the ECW/TYW... might do that when Pulse of Battle (FoB for Ancients) comes out. Hmmm... I haven;t done a good rules writing project for a few years now. A Die Fighting variant is another possibility ("Die for the Crown" was Bob's working title for a project aklong those lines). Hmm again!
Nice looking artillery. I guess it's a bonus of blogging that shows us spots we missed painting.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if that's a bonus or not, Sean... but you know that now I'm going to have to go back and paint the mouth of that gun black!
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