28mm Wars of the Roses – John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford

Another Lancastrian commander but with greater longevity as he fled the disater at Barnet.

He was with the future Henry VII at Bosworth and survived through to his son HenryVIII dieing in 1513 at the grand old age of 72.

 

28mm Wars of the Roses – Thomas, 9th Lord Roos and retinue

Lancastrian commander beheaded after the disaster of Hexham.

 

28mm 1st Carlist War-Carlists: 5th Guipuzcoan aka Chapelzuris (white hats)

Again a hotch-potch of uniforms as I think the Carlist might well have looked. This time a famous unit the Chapelzuris whose most noteable encounter was at the Battle of Oriamendi where the British Legion was defeated.

 

28mm Wars of the Roses – Billmen (3)

Three units of billmen using the same plastic Perry box (the Archers box) but with the bill arms. Blue and yellow livery.

Excellent bases from Charlie Foxtrot in the UK.

 

28mm Wars of the Roses: Archers (4)

 

Now three more units of archers – town or country militia with tawny livery.

40mm WAS/SYW Karlstadter-Lykaner Grenz

 

This is the figure I had commissioned in the UK. I have added Sash & Saber's Hungarian command to fill out the drummer, officer and standard bearer. I will also be doing a second battalion in a light blue uniform for the Szluiner regiment.

The figure comes in three parts: the body, sabre and head. The only problem is that the prong on the head (which should insert into a hole in the neck/stock) is placed centrally and when you align them up you get a chap without a chin. I have experimented with cutting off the prong but that produces a weak connection. I will have to experiment further with the second battalion of Szluiners to see if I can get a better fit. Note that I have also done a grenadier company of four figures using Sash & Saber's grenadier heads.

It is unlikely that Grenzers carried flags in the field but Dave Morfitt, in his excellent blog “Not by Appointment”, has shown a speculative penant-type flag which is really too wonderful not to use.

I aim to do the Szluiner battalion sometime in September.

28mm Wars of the Roses – Billmen (2)

More billmen, this time with a 'tawny' livery.