Slitherine

Posted: **Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:23 pm**

Happy to preview the first set -- German style Kurassiere in 3/4 plate and wearing the zischagge helmet, as German heavy cav generally did.

Good as Livonians/Germans in the Swedish army as well, and as Haselrig's Lobsters.

These are biggish 15s, 18s really, so you can mix them with popular current ranges.

Coming in about 6 weeks.

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Posted: **Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:48 pm**

Curse you, curse you, curse you!!

Just in time for my wife to buy them for Christmas!

Posted: **Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:08 pm**

Will we see basic pikes and musketeers any time soon?

Posted: **Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:46 pm**

These were made right away because they fill a gap in another very popular TYW line.

Mike Broadbent then has another project to make for me, which we've been putting off for some time but needs to get done so it's ready in time for the Clash of Empires book.

After that, the infantry sets will be done, two German sets at first. These will be followed by bandolier reiter, then artillery, then high command -- TYW Imperialist personalities. In other words, I will comply with the command, "put up your Dukes!"

I imagine that Mike should be done with my Clash of Empires job by late December to early January, then the infantry will be made, then the rest of the stuff, followed by the Spanish TYW models.

Posted: **Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:08 pm**

they look terrific

Posted: **Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:35 pm**

Just when I thought I had completed my lead purchases for this period, someone comes along and produces something irresistible. Curses!

Posted: **Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:26 am**

As I said on PMT - curse you, curse you, for starting what looks like a superb looking new range probably compatable with Testudo!

Posted: **Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:38 am**

P.S. Are the Chinantecs available yet, I could not see them on the Khurasan Miniatures web page?

You will be pleased to learn that they are in FOGR6: Cities of Gold, and look to me like quite a viable army in FOGR.

The Iroquois are also looking pretty good, and even the Chichimecs are better in FOGR than in FOGAM.

Posted: **Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:51 am**

Great stuff there!

I would love to see some dismounted dragoons and horse holders, if you're looking for suggestions of additional models to make.

Peter C
Sword and Sandal Gaming Blog
http://swordandsandalgaming.blogspot.com/

Posted: **Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:47 am**

Great news Richard!

Not on the site yet but I'll be sending the figures to Artmaster straightaway to get some painted for display on my site.

Posted: **Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:55 pm**

Update:

Because Mike is a splendid chap he's supplied me with a photo of the cuirassiers on a 40x30 base:

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Posted: **Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:43 pm**

khurasan_miniatures wrote:Update:

Because Mike is a splendid chap he's supplied me with a photo of the cuirassiers on a 40x30 base:

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Now stop the taunting!

Posted: **Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:49 pm**

pcelella wrote:Great stuff there!

I would love to see some dismounted dragoons and horse holders, if you're looking for suggestions of additional models to make.

Peter C
Sword and Sandal Gaming Blog
http://swordandsandalgaming.blogspot.com/

Would horse-holders be mounted or dismounted? IIRC Wagner's book shows them mounted. He incidentally shows a group of ten (IRC) horses being held by one rider, the bridle of each looped over their neighbour's neck.
I'm not sure how prevalent the "7th Cavalry" style of dismount and shoot/mount and scoot skirmishing was for dragoons. I suggested the layout for plate on Swedish dragoons to Ryszart Brzezinski for his excellent Gustavus Osprey but it was just show the kit and uniforms in a dramatic arrangement. As it was one of the refrences Phil used for DBR, I've harboured an inkling of guilt ever since - probably misplaced.

Posted: **Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:08 pm**

There are a few dismounted horse=holders about, it would be nice to see some mounted horseholders.

Posted: **Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:38 pm**

Beautiful figures. Sadly they are too large to fit with my Minifigs and Donningtons.

Posted: **Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:40 pm**

Nice stuff, like to see more

Posted: **Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:43 am**

Piker wrote:Beautiful figures. Sadly they are too large to fit with my Minifigs and Donningtons.

I thought that Donningtons' figures fit in size-wise with Testudo ones. If that's the case, then these should fine then, at least with the Donningtons. Does anyone know if that is true or not?

Peter C
Sword and Sandal Gaming Blog
http://swordandsandalgaming.blogspot.com/

Posted: **Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:04 pm**

pcelella wrote:
Piker wrote:Beautiful figures. Sadly they are too large to fit with my Minifigs and Donningtons.
I thought that Donningtons' figures fit in size-wise with Testudo ones. If that's the case, then these should fine then, at least with the Donningtons. Does anyone know if that is true or not?

Peter C
Sword and Sandal Gaming Blog
http://swordandsandalgaming.blogspot.com/

Just had a game, preparing for another, put a base of Donnington next to a base of Testudo, the latter slightly taller, but on the table the units sit ok next to each other, I would not mix them in the same unit tho!

Posted: **Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:17 am**

Well there you are then, another line these will mix with!

Posted: **Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:31 pm**

khurasan_miniatures wrote:After that, the infantry sets will be done, two German sets at first.

I imagine that Mike should be done with my Clash of Empires job by late December to early January, then the infantry will be made, then the rest of the stuff, followed by the Spanish TYW models.

So we have to wait until March to order TYW foot?

Slitherine

New Thirty Years War Range

New Thirty Years War Range