Redoubt Enterprises new releases for 25mm range English Civil War
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When a designer really gets committed to a range, he/she likes to finish it off as far as possible and, lucky gamers that we are, this is what has happened here. There are several "sets" to bulk out our scenarios. The standards have not slipped, modeling, casting and animation being just as good as ever. A fine lot asking for a whole campaign as much a wargame. They can be used in the Thirty Years War too of course. I shall list the figures and sets, comment where appropriate and draw some of them, not to scale.

CX39 Mortar and crew, £ 5. Mortar and four crewmen, two figures carrying bomb, one with portfire and one with his hands over his ears. An essential bit of kit for all you gamers who wish to restage Basing House, Syon House and umpteen other sieges and 'in takings.' The mortar is really solid and fits together well and the bloke with the portfire is also covering his face.

CX40 Hospital set, £ 5. Two barrels and planks, patient stretched out, surgeon with large knife, water barrel, blacksmith sharpening knife (on a pedal wheelstone), man holding down patient. A battle field decoration for most of us - parallel perhaps with the Rorke's Drift hospital. In those days without anesthetics or antibiotics maybe the wounded counted themselves lucky for any help at all. Thank heavens no one makes lead alloy widows and orphans.

CX41 Plough set. Plough (in 3 bits), two oxen, ploughman, boy riding plough, ox yoke. £ 4.50. I've seen a boy riding a plough in Switzerland, though it was drawn by the ubiquitous 2 wheeled tractor and not oxen. All the bits go together very well and you can put them in the next field to Hopton Heath (spring ploughing) battle.

CX42 Gibbet set. Frame, ladder, hanging figure, figure waiting his turn (!Next, please!) executioner, official reading from scroll, provost with halberd. Hangings were pretty frequent for crimes like stealing a handkerchief (or transportation to the colonies of course!) down until the late 1840's in UK. Keep your chaps from desertion with one of these behind your lines. £ 7.50.

CX43 Mounted general in long cassock, pointing. (Rude fellow) General comes in 3 bits for you to animate yourself. £ 3.00.

CX44 General on foot pointing with baton. Separate head. A plumed hat and great cloak with standing collar. Worthy to be a general officer. £ 1.50.

CX45 Forlorn Hope. Two dragoons carrying petard, one with coil of fuse, one with hammer and nails, one with wood axe, one with beam, one kneeling firing, one standing firing. All with separate heads. Let's hope they're not "hoist by their own petards." A useful set for sieges.

CX46 Court Martial/Court of Inquiry. Table with chairs, two seated off~cers, officer reading the charges, standing prisoner, dragoon guard, sergeant with halberd, drummer and drum. The dragoon holds a rope anached to the prisoner's hands, which are behind his back.

CX47 Punishment set. Figure Sitting in stocks, one standing in stocks, one with stock collar, one in chains. The stocks are in separate bits. The stock collar is like a Chinese Kangue.

CX48 Well dressed gentleman and lady walking followed by groom with dog. "Look natural my dear, and pretend you haven't seen King Charles sitting in that oak tree!" She is resting the palm of her right hand in his left one. Dog a King Charles spaniel?

Villagers/Clubmen. Individual figures with separate heads (60p).

CW234 Mayor or local official with blunderbuss.

CW235 Forester with fowling piece, creeping forward (a sharpshooter of the time - officers beware).

CW236 Villager with large club.

CW237 Trudging villager with shouldered bill.

CW238 Trudging villager with pitchfork

CW239 Trudging villager with scythe (blade set on the end of a pole).

CW244 Villager standing with pot helm and ancient halberd. Probably he got the weapon and helm from some country house armoury (in which case he could be Royalist) or from the thatch of his cottage, put there by his forebears - so could be either Parliament or Royalist.

CW245 Villager advancing with quarter staff. Flying hair, a tough looking customer.

CW246 Villager advancing with woodaxe. In a smock, bareheaded with a snapsack over his shoulder. I've just been using a woodaxe to keep the fire going - power cut 0900-1700 - I'm also writing by candlelight - in period or what?

CW247 Villager adv with scythe. Scythe blade tied onto a pole actually. He also wears a smock.

CW248 Villager advancing with pole with barbed hook. Stocking cap, smock. The barbed hook is bound to the pole.

CW249 Villager advancing with old straight sword. He wears a jerkin and his left hand holds the forte of the blade. Doesn't look too sure he knows how to use the sword.

CW250 Woman villager adv. with pole with knife tied to the end. Could be more dangerous than all the rest put together! Wears a cap and apron, a married lady.

CW251 Woman villager with shouldered milk pails. On a yoke. Aha, but what's in the pails?

CW252 Woman villager carrying child on her hip. No bonnet on - perhaps she's a maid carrying the child for someone else?

CW253 Villager cringing - that is cringing and pointing, holding hat. "Yessir, your worship, they did go that way!" Right through Foul Flood Lane, hew hew!

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