Eastern european skirmish project (Flashing Steel)(updt 22nd march)

[M.P.]

Hi, I'm working on a bunch of minis for a skirmish game(probably flashing steel from ganesha games or my homebrew) in which I'd like pitch polish and lithuanian nobility against cossacks and tartars. Here's a ruthenized polish nobleman:

Sorry for the quality of the pic, as soon as possible I'll make some better photos.

[commissarmoody]

Need to repost the pic.

[M.P.]

Corrected.

[M.P.]

Some more minis:

cossack


polish noble


another polish noble


another cossack

[Franz_Josef]

Fantastic.  Excellent venue for swashbuckling (just look at the movies based on the Sienkiwicz novels!).  What make are your figures (I assume they are 28mm)?

[M.P.]

They are based on 1/72 sculpts by Zvezda from their cossacks and janissaries sets with some heavy green stuff work by me.

[Franz_Josef]

Ah.  That gives you scope for the cavalry and Muscovites too (as well as the odd Jannisary, providing support to the Tartars) (and they make 30 Yrs War troops too, providing a basis for the Swedes and for "Germans" in Polish service).  Zvezda has some good sculpts.  (But I do prefer 28mm metal -  I guess I'm showing my age).  I look forward to your Colonel Wolodowski (sic.)

[M.P.]

I've chosen 1/72 because of its low cost. As for the progress of my project - I won't be doing regular military types, my procject will we more civilian, bar brawls neighbour wars etc. The Wołodyjowski type mini is on my table still to be painted. For now here're two more  minis of poles(or lithuanians):





and here's a group pic:

[Franz_Josef]

The burly chap in green would make a good Zagloba.

[M.P.]

It could, however I'm working on a mini a bit fatter and more approprieate for Zagłoba.

[M.P.]

Here's wip of some more minis:

[Franz_Josef]

Cool.  Is the fellow on the right in chainmail?

[M.P.]

Yes it's a chain byrnie. The middle one has a maille collar and the one on the left has a bevor.

[Franz_Josef]

Quite appropriate.  Pancerni and others are using chainmail protection well into the early 17th century.

[M.P.]

Pancerni and earlier cossack-style cavalry used chainmail well into the XVIIIc.