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

[Franz_Josef]

At that point you're getting out of my period of interest (once the hats have 3 corners, I lose interest).

[M.P.]

My project is set during the early 1620's, definitely not the XVIIIc, I don't like it either.

[Franz_Josef]

Great - right in the 30 Yrs War period. 

[M.P.]

Definitely TYw, those last three conversions are based on the Lisowczycy notorious cavalry which took part in this war at the Imperial side.

[Franz_Josef]

Allegedly many were such "bad boys" that they were threatened with a death sentence if they set foot back in Poland (not that many of them didn't)!  They made the line between bandit and soldier very thin indeed.

[M.P.]

Yes they were outlawed and later they even lost their status as noility. Here's next wip:

[M.P.]

Here's a wip of polish noble with bandolet:

[M.P.]

While having final exams this week, I've done some things for my skirmish project:

Group shot

German lad, who've lost his way right in to the inn brawl

A jewish bartender fixing a drink

A buxom wench - probably the cause of this brawl

Polish nobles

Another pic of german lad

Polish young noble with pickaxe

[M.P.]

Here's wip of my inn(1/72 scale):

[Franz_Josef]

Wonderful - looks like quite a lively establishment.  One of the great things about gaming in that period and locale is the wonderful variety of types that could be met - Poles and Lithuanians, Cossacks, Tatars, German (and Danish and Swedish) mercenaries, the odd Russian or two. 

[M.P.]

Thanks , at the back of the corridor there'll be a stable. The inn is based on a description from Zygmunt Gloger's Encyklopedia Staropolska. Also some circassians and scottish mercenaries 

[M.P.]

Here're some more pics of the current state of my inn:

[M.P.]

Here's the leader for my next warband - moldavians:

[Franz_Josef]

The Moldavian leader is your best yet.

[M.P.]

Thanks