Here come the Marines WIP

Re-enforcements for the beleaguered defenders of Peking in 1900 (last year of the 19th Century).  While the Marines in Peking were armed with 6mm Winchester-Lee's, 1st Marine regiment relief troops were armed with .30 Krag-Jorgensens while the ships detachments were still armed with the old .45-70 Trapdoor Springfields...talk about a headache for the quartermaster (page 158 The Marines, by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation).  These men represent the ships detachments, hence their makeshift equipment, and armed with Trapdoors (or in a pinch the straight pull Winchester-Lees's if the scenario calls for them).

28mm metal pieces from Artizan Designs.

Cavalry of the Han

From tombs almost 2000 years old come a troop of Imperial Han cavalry miniatures.

Made of baked clay, these horseman each stand about a foot tall.

These are from a touring exhibition at the Bowers Museum.

How Big Am I

Another light field piece right, but how big is she?

Are you surprised at how small, she is approximately 15mm scale.

The funny thing is I pained these two pieces more than a decade apart.  The small one was painted in the late 1990's, the larger this month.  Both are metal, the smaller I think is an old 15mm Minifig Renaissance piece, the larger is a 28mm from Foundry.

Finally!

"Finally-I get to be seen and not a "artillery piece" in sight," thinks Fezix the Gaul. A plastic 28mm piece from Warlord and a nice break from all the cannons and gunners of the last few posts.

Battery and Crew

The great cannon "Commodore" stands manned and ready for action.

Mortell Effrayé has taken command of gunner Nikk Aadstok

and crewmen Bril Laadstok and Lam Kanonskogel.

A fast gun crew could spell the difference between victory and defeat, and Mortell has trained his men to work at a fever piece like a well oiled machine.

The crewmen are all metal pieces from Privateer Press.

"Gun Crew Ready"

The gun crew is ready for action.

All are metal pieces from Privateer Press.

"At my command...FIRE!"

Mortell Effrayé, master gunner knows the deadly effect a well place broadside can do to even the strongest enemy vessel.

An expert at estimating the range and movement of his ship in relation to the target, Mortell has earned a reputation as a battle winner.

Mortell is a metal piece from Warmachine Mercenary line of Privateer Press.