Cataphracts #1

 

While I was rummaging in the depths of the Lead Pile for Knightly types. I came across these fellows. 

These are Old Glory Figures that I originally purchased more than 10 years ago.

I'm pretty sure they are Byzantine Kataphactoi.

For the moment, I have chosen to leave them pretty generic.

This way they cam easily serve in my Sassanid Persian and/or Palmyran armies as well. 

Scots Commanders, British Civil War/Wars of the Three Kingdoms

 

Left to right,. James Livingston, 1st Earl Callendar; Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl Leven, James Graham, 1st Marquess Montrose, Baron Audley (?)

Regardless of their designation, these figures will likely be sued as Generic commanders for my Scots Covenanters.

On the other hand, I see Simon has new rules supplement and scenarios for the ECW in Scotland, so perhaps Montrose will come into his own!

I still have another 4 regiments of Covenanter Foote to do some time...

Knights of the Swan

 There were some of this figure in both the odds and ends of Bill McHugh's figures and those derived from Steve Gallagher.  

There turned out to be enough between for a six figure unit; perfect!

I employed a Bavarian inspired scheme, quarterly Azure and Argent.

I rather like these old school sculpts! I suspect these were meant to be "Not the Swan Knights of Dol  Amroth"; manufacturer unknown; perhaps Ral Partha?

Knights of the Roses #1

My friends, Tim Couper and David Knight, will be running the Battle of Crecy at Historicon this July, using their new "Test of Resolve: The Hundred Years War" rules. 

I  wasn't sure that I had enough knights for that undertaking, so I remembered that I had these Old Glory Wars of the Roses in the lead pile. Not really the correct armor for Crecy, but they'll do! 

"We fart in your general direction!"

Knights of the Cross

These figures are more of the Medieval troops I acquired from the estate of the late Bill McHugh following his untimely death six years ago. 

They required a pretty major repaint, but I retained the wonderful shield patterns Bill had done. I am not sure of the manufacturer; possibly Essex like many of Bill's other Medievals. 

They are a bit reminiscent of the Knights of St John in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Crusades.

The crosses are more of a cross Moline than the "Maltese" cross usually associated with that Order. 

Speaking Orders, "May the Force be with you!", it being May the Fourth, International Star Wars Day.