Cossacks (Part Deux)

[bulldogger2000]

Wargaming....it's a sickness you know...Two weeks ago I decided to just do a small side project of a Cossack force. Nothing big, just 40 mounted Cossacks. Two weeks later I now have 64 painted mounted cossacks, 18 more to be  painted, assorted command stands and two cossack artillery pieces with Foundry converted cossacks on foot for gunners.....Did I mention its a sickness. Here is the overall commander and his scout (converted foot cossack on Old Glory horse, saddle is made with ribbon epoxy).
First the inspiration piece:

[Rogerc]

Now I do like that, well done.

[CossackLVR]

Yes it is a sickness i did a few Cossacks to make a change from Russian Napoleonic infantry and i have not stopped .....you have inspired me to do my own version ~ i saw that pic along time ago and wondered if you could do it and use it without being laughed at??!!  so now i know .....................Thanks for showing us this amazing stuff!!  ~ i wish i could knock out that many figures in 2 weeks

[bulldogger2000]

Yes it is a sickness i did a few Cossacks to make a change from Russian Napoleonic infantry and i have not stopped .....you have inspired me to do my own version ~ i saw that pic along time ago and wondered if you could do it and use it without being laughed at??!!  so now i know .....................Thanks for showing us this amazing stuff!!  ~ i wish i could knock out that many figures in 2 weeks

Being retired helps!

[Marine0846]

Love your guys.
I think the Foundry Cossacks are great.
I have some for a Retreat from Moscow game.
Need to get back to them.
So little time and so much to paint.

[Malamute]

Lovely piece, very well done 

[bulldogger2000]

Thank you gentlemen.

[bulldogger2000]

I mentioned the converted artillery crews from dismounted Foundry Cossacks....here they are.

[DintheDin]

Lifelike sculpts, perfect painting job 

[FierceKitty]

How much big battery artillery did Cossack armies use? I've been wondering whether to allow my Zaporozian host a bit, but am worried that they wouldn't have been able to get their hands on the things easily. The Poles aren't likely to have supplied them with such stuff, they had no heavy industry, and captured guns would still have soaked up equipment and material that the Cossacks didn't have (bearing in mind that a lot of their support from Poland, and later Muscovy, took the form of corn, powder, and cloth).

[bulldogger2000]

How much big battery artillery did Cossack armies use? I've been wondering whether to allow my Zaporozian host a bit, but am worried that they wouldn't have been able to get the hands on the things easily. The Poles aren't likely to have supplied them with such stuff, they had no heavy industry, and captured guns would still have soaked up equipment and material that the Cossacks didn't have (bearing in mind that a lot of their support from Poland, and later Muscovy, took the form of corn, powder, and cloth).

I was operating under the premise of captured guns.  Although these older pieces have quite a long barrel length, their bore is quite small.  In the end, I just thought they looked cool.

[bulldogger2000]

Aside from finishing some basing on a few of the figures, my side project of a Cossack force is completed.  100 mounted, 32 dismounted, 2 artillery pieces with crews and command stands.  Now to find someone to ambush....  

All in all, not a bad 6 weeks worth of painting....I LOVE being retired!

[Flashman14]

Gorgeous!

[marianas_gamer]

Great job!
LB

[Anderson Collection]

What I great looking bunch well done.