28mm Knights of St John? (Malta 1565)

[TheBlackCrane]

I've gradually been coming back round to my favourite of all historical events (well, in terms of potential wargaming projects at least); The Siege of Malta - something I've looked at doing in various ways for a long time but never got round to actually doing. So, starting out smallish with the idea that I could use Brink of Battle for some skirmishes, I realise I can't recall ever having seen a range of 28mm Knights of St John suitable for the period...

Anyone know if there is such a range anywhere, or able to point me in the direction of suitable figures?

I'm thinking Redoubt for the Ottomans, Barbary Corsairs and so forth, and there are quite a few useful figures for the defenders amongst their renaissance range too, but as for the actual knights, I'm stumped...

Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Rob

[Romark]

I'm sure I've seen the nucleus of a range for this period sculpted by Paul Hicks I believe,I'll see if I can find the link,course at my age I could have dreamt it.

[Vanvlak]

I believe Venexia, an Italian company, has models which could be used for the knights. Remember they had Spanish troops, local irregulars, and the knights themselves tended to shed bits of armour in the heat. I should know, I'm on site....

Venexia have an importer in the UK, don't know about anywhere else.

[Romark]

Found the site and figures I was thinking of at White Knight miniature emporium site,there's a picture there that may be of interest of some foot figures from Progloria/Arsenal miniatures,hope that helps.

[TheBlackCrane]

Thanks -

The UK supplier for Venexia was Vexillia, but Venexia went defunct and I think the ranges were sold to a company in the USA; I don't know whether they're up and selling again, but I don't know whether the 28mm range ever did figures for as late as 1565 anyway...

I've had a look for the Arsenal Miniatures Maltese/Spanish; I remember when they first were mentioned, but no reference to them on the Pro Gloria site, or indeed Empress, who supply Pro Gloria here, so I shall have to do some more digging on that one.

What I have come across are lots of archived threads on various forums, asking whether and if anyone is EVER going to do a range specifically for Malta because that seems to be the big gap in C16th ranges. Even just a range of the knights themselves would be fine since there are lots of figures which would work for the other defenders and of course for the Turks.

[Svennn]

http://arsenalminiatures.blogspot.co.uk/

[Juan]

I remember to have read that "Pro Gloria Miniatures" had the intention to buy Arsenal´s figures...

[TheBlackCrane]

That's what the link on on WK's Miniature Imperium says

http://whiteknightminiatureimperium.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Spanish%20and%20Elisabethan%20Figures

So an email to Pro Gloria might be in order I think

[Orctrader]

So an email to Pro Gloria might be in order I think

Let us know if you hear anything.     Be interested to know if they are available.

[Emir of Askaristan]

Mm very much so!

[CamKrist]

I decided to give a hand and sent a post into social bookmarks. I hope the popularity will rise in.

[Mad Doc Morris]

So an email to Pro Gloria might be in order I think

You could also ask Regulator (owner of Pro Gloria) to share his thoughts here directly. Have pestered him before about this, and last state was that the former Arsenal range and their owner seem to have vanished into thin air. Very sad.

[Helen]

You could also ask Regulator (owner of Pro Gloria) to share his thoughts here directly. Have pestered him before about this, and last state was that the former Arsenal range and their owner seem to have vanished into thin air. Very sad.

Stephan e mailed me this morning confirming the owner and miniatures have gone walk abouts.

Cheers,

Helen

[TheBlackCrane]

Oh, thanks! Especially since I hadn't yet sent an email enquiring myself.

So it's back to square one, and perhaps trying to do some conversions.

[traveller]

After reading Simon Scarrows "Sword and the Scimitar" I am also hooked on the Great siege. I think I will go for TAG Turks, even if tehy arenfor a later period together with all sorts of Arab types. The size of Redoubt miniatures is a bit of a problem. For the defenders I have lined up:

Spanish - GW Pirazzos and TAG
knights and squires - Foundry Elisabethans as well as the forthcoming TAG Tudor range
Italian mercenaries - ?
Maltese militia - ?

I look forward to reading more in this thread