Well I've finally finished re basing the Ottoman Turks that I was able to buy back that had been originally the collection of my long suffering wargaming partner, John Reidy. I still think that these figures by Hinchliffe and Mini Figs are pretty damn good, and I look forward to fighting with them. First battle will be against Colin's Polish army, so a walkover in sight I think.
I just need to add to the units now and pad out the army with more Jannisaries and some extra cavalry. Still its a decent start for this Renaissance army. I played a Renaissance game the other night against John using the Impetus rules, and had forgotten just how good they are. I ended up with a bad head from thinking too much, but it was a very tense game, closely fought against the Imperialists. The upshot is I now want some Spanish adding to my collection. The Colunellas which were a precursar to the Tercios are a hard nut to crack, but they look very effective.More expense I fear.
The Jannisaries in the green are my attempt to add to the army, they are meant to represent a unit of Scout Jannisaries. It appears that certain of the regiments had specific roles and could have been dressed accordingly.
Italian Arquebusiers, I appear to have acquired from somewhere a large number of TAG figures, so it would be a shame not to paint them.
Beautiful "thousands" of Turks...and great looking arquebusiers as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil,
ReplyDeleteJohn originally painted the Turks in the mid 1980's, they have stood the test of time, unlike the painter.
The Hinchliffe Janissaries are looking very nice, so are those Minifigs (not normally a fan of the latter). Still buying Hinchliffe renaissance figures as there are some fine castings within the range. In my opinion, using various manufacturers only adds to an Ottoman collection.
ReplyDeleteEvening,
DeleteThe Minifig janissaries are probably some of their best sculpts. The problem is they are pretty expensive to buy now from Caliver books which is a pity. I have located some early Hinchliffe tartars, which although they need re painting are very cute [bad word that].
Thanks Robbie.
Robbie, I purchased fifteen Hinchliffe tartars shooting bows. Its a good casting. I want to see if the Essex and TAG tartars will mix in the same unit, based together. I have noticed that the Renaissance range was made in two batches, the higher code numbers are often superior in design although the lower codes also have some useful castings that paint up great. Michael
DeleteAfternoon Michael,
DeletebI have never really checked out these castings. I know that Hinchliffe changed designers for their later castings,I had better have a look at them. Thanks Robbie.
Nice looking army- My army is still predominantly Hinchcliffe and Essex...and they still look good!
ReplyDeleteNice looking army- My army is still predominantly Hinchcliffe and Essex...and they still look good!
ReplyDeleteAfternoon John,
DeleteI used to have a lot of 28mm Essex Poles. The infantry were very good, the cavalry could be hitty missy. However when they first came out,their ranges covered a lot of obscure armies. I have always thought that Essex should have kept updating their ranges.