1898 Miniaturas Spanish TYW (figures added 19/11)

[Paul Richardson]

I thought you might like to see these, 1898 Miniaturas Spanish painted by Andrew Taylor. While most of them haven't been messed with, a few have been converted by Martin Buck.

[Count Belisarius]

Very nicely done

[Calvin59]

Superb figures

[Calvin59]

I had thought about making a start of an army with the Miniaturas 1898 figurines. But I quickly stopped because adding the swords on the side was a source of problems, like the twisted sword or the detachment of the latter. But that's my personal opinion.

[Paul Richardson]

You certainly have to be quite careful with them.

[chema1986]

Fantastic paintjob !!

[Paul Richardson]

Here are a few more. Again, they are painted by Andrew.

[Calvin59]

Superb !!!

[Captain Blood]

Wonderful painting by Andrew, as usual 

There’s something about the style of the figures themselves that I just can’t warm to. They’re certainly distinctively Southern European looking - and it’s a Spanish miniatures company, so why not 
They’re perfect for the Thirty Years War, obviously. So maybe it’s my ECW predilection that I’m responding to, because they have a very distinctive piratical look that rules them out for that. Interesting… Can’t quite put my finger on it.
But beautiful additions to your collection Paul, nonetheless 

[Paul Richardson]

Many thanks for the kind comments.

I like the 1898 figures. I think that they have a certain style to them, and that they look good in units. I also like having a range which appears to have been well-researched. There are a few figures in the range I'm not so grabbed by, but I could make the same comment about any other range of figures I can think of. Personally, I think they look tough (and there were no tougher soldiers than the Spanish) rather than piratical, but each to his own.

[Calvin59]

Quick question, are the Spanish TYW Miniaturas 28mm or rather larger? Could they be mixed with Perry Miniatures ECW? 

[Paul Richardson]

Calvin: I only have one 1898 figure and a couple of Perry figures which haven't been based, so I haven't got loads of figures to look at. However, I think the two ranges would go together quite well. The proportions of the figures in the two ranges are similar. The 1898 figure is taller than the Perry ones, but only slightly taller, and if this concerned you then you could avoid any difference by giving the Perry figures very slightly thicker bases. I hope this helps.

[Calvin59]

Thank you very much Paul for your feedback on the difference between the Miniaturas 1898 and Perry Miniatures figures. You are right if one is a little smaller, I just have to raise them so that they are at the same height. 

[Paul Richardson]

Here are a few more, again painted by Andrew. All are 1898 Spanish apart from the front left figure. I'm afraid I don't remember where he came from 

[chema1986]

Here are a few more, again painted by Andrew. All are 1898 Spanish apart from the front left figure. I'm afraid I don't remember where he came from

Fantastic! the left figure is from another Spanish manufacturer, Zenit miniatures : https://shop.zenitminiatures.es/en/24-namban

Cheers!