12 Pounder or 1 Pounder

This basic cannon design was the norm for more than a century. On ship or land the wooden carriage was strong and durable.

These cannons were rated by the weight of the shot they fired and could be made in any size from 1 to 64 pounders, with 12 pounders being one of the most common ship born designs.

So what size of shot did this real piece fire?

Whoa, Therri has discovered a 1 pounder in the convenient portable size.

Pirates-No Problem Meet theTwins

When danger appears on the high seas, twin Lewis Machine Guns are great equalizers.

These are some of the cool accessory metal pieces from Pulp Figures.

Mustering the Holiday Troops

Here we have the first contingent of soldiers for next Christmas season. I just painted up these nutcrackers for Therri's ever growing army (she has several hundred nutcrackers for the holidays).

For England-Heavy Cavalry Advance

English heavy cavalry advances while pikemen in the rear follow to finish the assault.

More of my old 25mm Minifigs cast in the 1970's.

Heavy Cavalry-English Civil War Style

Heavy Cavalry was the shock and Awe force of the 17th Century.

These are 25mm metal Minifigs, cast in the 1970's, they are from a simpler time and design in wargame figures (ie they do not have anything near the detail of modern figures}. I found these in a box in the garage and decided to paint them up in 2005, regardless of their lack of detail.

Horse Holders to the Front

Troopers of a US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment deploy as skirmishers as more troopers charges past.

From Cuba to the Philippines, volunteer cavalry fought to spread American power at the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Horse holders would control two to four horses thereby freeing up their riders as mobile infantry troopers.

These are more of my 15mm metal, colonialism American soldiers that I painted in the early '80's.

Hot Lead Will Ruin A Knights Day

Musket men take deadly aim with their new and improved matchlock pieces.

Single shot muskets would soon spell doom to the heavy armored knights that had ruled the battlefield for centuries. Soon pike and musket armies, supported by fast lightly armored cavalry would be the main warriors for the next century.

These are plastic Warhammer figures from Games Workshop that I painted in the 1990's.