I will list, comment on and draw some of these figures - not to scale as usual.

R352 Early Janissary firing arquebus. Good aim position, typical long headress hanging behind his back

R353 Early Janissary advancing with arquebus. Not like the sheet illustration - more upright. I like the illustration better.

R354 Azab, musselman, Turkish light infantry with halberd. A great big one, held at a menacing angle. He also has a sharp angled shield.

R355 Azab, musselman, Turkish light infantry with sword and shield. Similar shield, sword grounded by right foot - like R3541arge plumes on his big turban.

R356 Arnaut, sarika, Turkish light infantry firing alquebus. He wears an almost all enveloping overcoat and a bulbous turban.

R357 Arnaut, sarika, Turkish light infantry advancing with alquebus. Similar attire to R356.

RX32 Heavy Turkish gun on a four wheeled carriage. Massive solid plankbuilt wheels studded with heavy metal "staples." Large carriage with plank cradle for the barrel (tube) which comes in two parts, really the chamber and the balTel/tube which in reality screwed together. 2 axles complete the bits in the bag. Crisply cast but offer up dry before gluing just in case. Also always useful for getting all the bits in the right place, before gluing.

RX33 Ornately dressed Turkish commander in long coat and turban, mounted on horse. Huge turban, voluminous caftan, ribbed undercoat (hidden armour?). Big beard and moustache. Right arm roused, hand lightly clenched. Horse reining back. Commanding.

RX34 & RX35 are packs of Turkish light infantry to bulk out the Ottoman annies. They are two part castings - upper body and legs so a great deal of variety is possible, by putting different torsos and legs together. Two packs would create a bewildering variety I should think.

RX34 Ten Peyks, light infantry fanatics armed with two handed axes. High Readdresses with small plumes, a variety of axe heads waved about in all kinds of dangerous directions. Tremendous differences can be achieved by puttmg the twenty castings together in 10 different ways, i.e. make 10 figures from them - a completely different 10 could be made with another pack - someone cleverer (very easy to be) than me could tell you the tactical possibilities - 10 x 10 = 100?

RX35 Ten Solaks, light infantry fanatics with sword and bow. Three with bows in this pack, the others are swinging wicked looking sabres about all in different poses possible to be created by you. Prices at time of writing are Foot 60p each, RX32 œ4, RX33 œ3, RX34 & RX35 are œ6.50.

RX36 War wagon (15.00). I find war wagons particularly exciting. In fact long ago I made several from card - using wood axles for Spencer Smith plastic wheels, which he used to sell in packs for scratch builders. Now we don't need all that labor. As used by the Turks and some other Eastern European armies (Hussites used masses of them too). A four wheeled wagon with sliding shutters, a dropping ramp and light gun with three crew' drawn by a pair of oxen. A big bag full of all the bits, with a diagram provided to show you where all the bits go. It's a good idea to offer up even these well cast items, in case minimal cleaning up is needed with a fine file. The diagram explains itself. The designer had some fun working it out. One could exchange the turbaned crew for any Renaissance gunners to make it a Hussite war wagon. See "Renaissance Annies" by George Gush.

RX37 Deli with booty (œ15.00). A Deli returning home after a successful raid, his horse laden with plunder and a human head on the point of his shield, leading a file of three captives. A great vignette for a painting competition, mantel piece conversation item or camptugn marker i.e. Iivmg off the country, etc.

TMX8 Table set. For the Three Musketeers, ECW or even Renaissance ranges. A large four legged table with plates of food, jugs, bowls, vases, candlesticks ard a sitting dog. Various generals, princes and other leaders were attacked while relaxing over their evening meal - think of the 30 Years War and Pizzaro for a few examples (œ5.00).

For the next figures use horse RH17 and RH18 for the Spahis and RH19 and RH20 for the light cavalry.

R610 Qapakulu (court slave) Superior armoured Spahi, riding with hand raised and open to take spear or lance, shield. He has a plumed turban and ribbed jacket over mail. On his head is a (long pause to lookup spelling?) sisagge, a splined helmet with adjustable nasal bar, lobster neck guard and container for a plume at the back. (cf. p. 78, "Renaissance Armies"' George Gush, published by Patrick Stephens Ltd.)

R612 Feudal Spahi charging, hand open to take spear or lance, shield, cloak. The weapon is in the couched position.

R613 Feudal Spahi with bow at side, shield, cloak. Bow case on leR side, quiver on right. All these figures have a mailed bridle hand and forearm protection.

R614 Feudal Spahi with sword upraised, shield, cloak. Delis (madmen) light cavalry with lance and spear (panzerschrect) sword, bow, leapardskin hat and cloak with eagle-feather decorations, shield, also with eagle-feather decoration.

R615 Deli riding open handed to take lance or spear. Lots of feathers sticking out of his turban.

R616 Deli with panzerschrecht sword on separate arm. The panzerschrecht was a very long sword, the point could be used or both sides of the blade. With the separate sword arm you can customize this figure to a certain extent and make several look like different figures.

R617 Deli filing bow, two part casting so figure may be turned in various directions. A bunch of "tough nuts!"

I once had, many years ago, a Polish army made up of Hinchliffe and Minifigs 25's. I managed to play a few Games with them - against Swedes mostly, as I hadn't any Turks. Now with these and the Redoubt Turks one can have a few harmless pitched battles (I'm just listening to a program on the Battle of Stalingrad on the wireless).

Cavalry

R618 Pancemi, medium cavalry, mail Armour, open handed to take spear or lance if uprated. Great plumed hat, mail not dagged but straight hem. Horsemans club in his belt. Cloak, sword at his side.

R619 Polish, Hungarian or Lithuanian Hussar, open handed, feathered helmet. Looking 1/4 left (Collect a unit of each?). Good reference book: "Polish Armies 1569 - 1696," Richard Brzezinski, Osprey, 2 volumes, #'s 184 and 188. Plates by Angus McBride. The Wargames Army Builder in me cries, "Oh no! Not again!"

R620 As above, bareheaded with scalp lock. (Hussars tended to take heads. The fashion was called a "chub" or "osoledets" (herring cut): hair fashion, that is, not head taking!)

R621 Polish, Hungarian, or Lithuanian hussar, open hand raised, feathered helmet.

R622 As above, bare headed with scalplock (osoledets).

R623 Cossack Tartar (I've seen it spelled "Tartar" and "Tatar" too) or Kuman riding with axe, fur hat. Hungarian/Polish allies. A horseman's axe with spike to pierce Armour. Sword, bowcase and quiver.

R624 As above, bare headed with scalplock ("chub"). The hussars from the above cavalry can be given Eagle Wings and a shield and/or lance from "our" cavalry pack, the wings fitting to the saddle of the horses and projecting up behind the rider.

RX38 Polish winged hussar, (œ1.00) mail shirt, breast plate, helmet, lance, eagle wing. Very elite looking customer. A unit of these could be reserved for your final brilliant coup - winning the baffle of course! Mount these on either RH23 Cavalry horse, standing, cloth cover panzerschrecht sword, high saddle with notch for eagle wing (œ1.10), or RH24 cavalry horse, boning, panzerschrecht sword, cloth cover, high saddle notched for eagle wing (œ1.10).

RX39 Cavalry weapon pack - five horse "eagle wings," five lances, five curved shields (œ2.00). Infantry

R358 "German" or Hungarian handgunner advancing, wearing sallet. A visored sallet. Mail shirt, tabard over it. No equipment, like bullet bag, powder horn or side arm.

R359 As above but with feathered cap to make him look more Polish or Hussite.

R360 German or Hungarian handgunner firing wearing sallet. Pouch at his belt. no side arm.

R361 Ditto as above but wearing feathered cap.

R362 "Drab" basic, almost feudal infantry, mail shirt, feathered cap, open handed to take a selection of weapons (from RX40, Infantry weapon pack, ten mixed verdische axes, halberds, spears and flails, œ1.00).

R363 As above but with sallet.

R364 "Drab" infantry, mail shirt over coat, open handed, feathered cap.

R365 As above, with sallet.

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