Giving a Charles II James or Williamite twist to Warlord Games Epic Battles Pike and Shotte 15mm ECW figures

Dutch Wars, anyone? Dutch landings at Sheerness? Redcoats with big floppy hats?

I already have 15mm Peter Laing ECW figures, so what should I do with these individual musket armed figures from the Warlord Games Epic Battles Pike and Shotte ECW box?

Can we extend their redcoat use into the Interregnum and Restoration through to the Dutch Wars?

How they started out …

See the first Redcoats to be finished at:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/28/redcoats-or-giving-a-charles-james-or-williamite-twist-to-pike-and-shotte-ecw-15mm-epic-battles-figures/

Crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two, 3 June 2023

RIP Tony Adams of the Woodscrew Miniature Army

RIP Tony Adams the late Commander Of the Woodscrew Miniature Army

https://thewoodscrewminiaturearmy.blogspot.com

Our thoughts are with his wife and family at this sad time.

Sadly here is a post all about my chats and exchanges with Tony, crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/25/rip-tony-adams-of-the-miniature-woodscrew-army/

WookieLikees on Happy International Star Wars Day again and Geek Pride Day!

Some Galaxy Laser Team Wookie-likie figures to celebrate International Star Wars Day and happy Geek Pride Day!

Crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/25/some-wokies-or-wookie-likies-to-wish-you-a-happy-international-star-wars-day-and-geek-pride-day-may-25th-2023/

15mm English Civil War buildings Sarissa Warlord Games Epic Battles Pike and Shot and Peter Laing John Mitchell buildings

I have built my first Sarissa MDF buildings from the Warlord Games Epic Battles Pike and Shotte Starter Set Push Of Pike

and I also remember their Peter Laing / John Mitchell equivalents from 40 to 50 years before.

Crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/21/housebuilding-in-15mm-epic-battles-ecw-sarissa-warlord-games-and-their-peter-laing-ancestors/

More Fiddly 28mm Mini Multipose Fun Figures meet 30mm Mark’s Little Soldiers

Over the last few weeks I have been kitbashing 28mm WW2 figures from freebie magazine sprues into ImagiNations troops (thanks to Alan, David and others)

• Mountain Troops
• Marine Light Infantry

I have also been comparing them with suitable 28mm to 32 mm figures in my collection, along with some spare 30mm figures from the Mark’s Little Soldiers neo-retro Range (thanks Alan!)

Basically this is a round up or crosspost of links to this week’s posts from my Man of TIN Blog Two,

Italian WW2 Infantry changed into Scandi mountain troops

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/13/more-28mm-mini-multipose-figure-fun-more-mountain-troops/

And to add to these fine fellows (above), I have kitbashed six more Marine Raiders in pith helmets

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/13/fiddly-28mm-mini-multipose-fun-more-marine-light-infantry/

Along with some spare Officer figures from the new Mark’s Little Soldiers 30mm Range:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/16/when-30mm-marks-little-soldiers-met-my-kitbashed-28mm-marines-and-mountain-men/

Amazing how varied 28mm Is in terms of size and stature, the same can be said of 30mm to 32mm including Pound Store Plastic Warriors for a cheap bulked out army.

Blog posted by Mark Man Of TIN, 16 May 2023

Peter Laing 15mm ECW metal figures compared to the new Warlord Games Epic Battles Pike and Shotte plastic figures

Peter Laing 15mm ECW metal figures compared to the new Warlord Games Epic Battles Pike and Shotte 13-15mm plastic figures.

See and read more on my blog here, crossposted 6 / 7 May 2023:

https://collectingpeterlaing15mmfigures.wordpress.com/2023/05/07/peter-laing-15mm-ecw-and-warlord-games-epic-battle-pike-and-shotte-range-roughly-compared/

May the 4th Be With You – Happy International Star Wars Day!

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/in-a-garden-far-far-away/

Recently I have posted and focussed on outer space a bit more through the unlikely figure of the ‘father of modern wargaming’ Donald Featherstone and the wargaming grandfather and science fiction writer H.G. Wells

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/04/13/donald-featherstone-in-outer-space-skirmish-pure-sci-fi-fantasy/

including Asimov’s preface to Little Wars

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/01/isaac-asimovs-foreword-to-the-little-wars-reprint-1970/

And featured these delightful SciFi Dorset castings through Imperial (!) Miniatures

Reposting the 2022 post and previous year list

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2022/05/04/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-international-or-intergalactic-star-wars-day-2022/

Happy International Star Wars Day, also to be celebrated on 25 May as well …

Posted by Mark (Star) Man Of TIN 4 May 2023

Moustachioed Marine Light Infantry – more Fiddly 28mm Mini Multipose Fun

More pictures at / crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two, some ImagiNations Marine Light Infantry with fine facial hair, kitbashed from different WW2 28mm Warlord Games freebie sprues:

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/02/fiddly-28mm-mini-multipose-fun-more-marine-light-infantry-finished/

Thanks David and Alan for the freebie sprues.

Christopher Ellis’ Introduction to the 1970 Reprint Of H.G. Wells’ Little Wars of 1913

Crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two post,

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/05/01/introduction-by-christopher-ellis-to-little-wars-reprint-1970/

Fiddly 28mm Mini Multipose Figure Fun – Painting Alpine Troops

In which I kitbash several different free 28mm sprues together to create my own small skirmish patrol group of Tintinesque ImagiNations Alpine Troops. Think WW1 era Italian Alpini merged with Austrian Gebirgsjäger.

More pictures at / crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two,

https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/04/23/alpine-troops-painted-fiddly-28mm-mini-multipose-fun-continues/

Posted by Mark Man Of (Moun)TIN, 23 April 2023