Keep Your Powder Dry

I make no bones about this, this is just an excuse to take and publish lots of pictures of my armies.  So here's my small force of clubmen. Consisting of: six stands 24 clubmen (144 total) two command stands, 4 figures each (8 total) 'rank and file' have been created from just three poses, so lots and lots of headswaps   If you enjoyed reading this, or any of the other posts, please consider  supporting  the blog.  Thanks .

When we think of the British Civil Wars we think of everyone belonging to one of the warring camps - there was another group of people who wanted no part in the war, wanting instead to live a peaceful life. When the war visited them, or more precisely soldiers foraging or looting, they rose up and banded together to protect their homes and property. "Peace and truth" Clubmen risings took place in Shropshire, Worcester, and most notably in Dorsetshire. In Bradford citizens rose up and sided with Fairfax, at Adwalton Moor, in defence of their home. The most significant clubmen rising was in Dorsetshire: for a fuller history of the Dorsetshire clubmen might I suggest the following article at Fontmell Magna village , and of course the Clubmen 1645  website and blog. For those of you who like physical reading material might I suggest that you get a copy of this? Written by @Clubmen1645, Haydn is a long time supporter of KeepYourPowderDry, and the author of t...

I was having a bit of a sort out/procrastinating about doing a gajillion headswaps of  clubmen*, when I discovered some really useful figures in my 'spares box'. In the interests of 'balance' it must also be pointed out that there were some pretty useless figures in the spares box too (vampire with modern pistol, lots of deaded/wounded Scots highlanders etc). Well, it would be a criminal waste not to use the useful figures wouldn't it? The Scots Covenanters, now have a baggage train (of sorts). A witches' coven, complete with bubbling cauldron. The impressive bit being the fact I hadn't lost all three (separate) legs for the cauldron. Please note my witches look like witches, so have green skin and black clothes. Plus also in the pipeline are some more artillery pieces for the Parliamentarian and Royalist armies. Yet more baggage for those two armies too (well I did have rather a lot of spare horseholders), and another unit of commanded shot ...