It's quite a range this isn't it! I'm going to comment and then draw some of them - not to scale. These figures are supplied in packs i.e. 8 infantry, 6 command, 4 cavalry unless otherwise stated in the lists.

1859 Piedmontese

IT5 Cacciatori Delle Alpi infantry advancing, kepi. Rolled blanket across chest, short gaiters, bread-bag on left hip. An élite corps.

IT6 Cacciatori Delle Alpi command. (2 officers, 2 drummers, 2 standard bearers). Kepi, gaiters, officer frock coat, sword. Drummer playing. Standard bearer with staff at 45° (supply own fly). All we need now is for Steve to do Garibaldi, Bixio and one or two other "personalities" and away we go! Oh yes, I'm using some ACW artillery as Dunnes' Garibaldini so we could do with some British provided (privately) artillery in model form please.

WARS OF THE ROSES

WOR9 Dismounted Knights, assorted weapons. A grand assortment, highly detailed, crisply cast and accurate. (Bibliography. 1. "The Wars of the Roses", Hubert Cole. "The British at War" series. 2. "A Knight and his Armour", R. Ewart Oakshott, Lutterworth Press. 3. "A Knight and his Weapons", R. Ewart Oakshott, Lutterworth Press.)

1. Kettle hat, beavor, sword and dagger, pole arm (Halberd), full plate.
2. Sallet, sword and dagger, pole arm (spear), full plate.
3. Sallet, sword and dagger, pole arm (Halberd), full plate.
4. Closed helm (becco da passerelle or armet) pole axe, full plate
5. Barbute helmet, sword, dagger, Halberd, full plate.
6. Barbute, sword in hand, full plate.
7. Armet (never very popular in UK but lighter than a baseinet and more difficult to make.) Sword in hand, full plate.
8. Kettle (or War) hat, beavor, to guard lower face, chin and neck, sword in hand, full plate.
9. Tailed sallet, sword in hand, full plate.

One could have a right ding dong with this lot!

1850 Danish

D1 Line infantry command (2 officers, 2 drummers, 2 standard bearers). As ever, superb detail and casting. The animation is good too. All these figures wear the frockcoat and shako. The officer, sword in hand point grounded, supports his scabbard with his left hand. At his right side is a telescope holder. The drummer is playing and has "swallows nests" on his shoulders. The standard bearer has the pole in both hands (supply own fly).

D2 Line Infantry, kepi, advancing, full kit. Full kit consists of pack, rolled blanket on top, cartridge box on right hip balanced by canteen on left on top of a bread bag over the bayonet sheath. The straps crossed on the chest are held by a cap pouch. The Grenadiers of the Life Guard of Foot are promised to follow in bearskin. This innovative range widens everyone's scope. They can fight Germans obviously. The Continental Wars Society will be pleased to see these.

Flodden Pikemen

[One can buy 1/32 steel wire suitable for pikes from Feudal, 12" lengths = 15p at time of writing.]

S16 Flodden pikemen standing.

S17 Flodden armoured pikemen standing. As a Glasgow Phoenix club member at SKELP said, "I know that lot. They lost! Using this tough-looking lot in a wargame, I'm not so sure.

One wears an armour with a closed helm, besagews - the lot. Gentlemen still held the pike to be a noble weapon at Flodden. Another wears a kettle hat and carries a targe. Another a sallet. The others wear jacks, two with bonnets and the third a steel pot.

A few drawings now. Steve Shaw's attention to detail, research and innovative ranges deserve the support of the wargaming fraternity/sorority.

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