1685 Monmouth Rebellion?

[sjwalker51]

Evening all,

Returning to the 'one true scale' for my next project - the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion (and potentially the Williamite wars that followed it).

Planning to use mainly PP ECW figures for the rebels (close enough in this scale) but got a couple of questions:

1) any chance of a pack of scythemen to add a bit more period flavour?

2) would the Government troops in the Pirates range be a close enough approximation of the regular army and militia of the 1680's given the right paint job?  (I'm not a button counter where such things are concerned!)

All other comments and suggestions very welcome!

Simon

[Sean Clark]

There is a pack of clubmen...might they be suitable for conversion?

[John Watson]

I don't think the pirate range would be suitable without conversion. If I remember correctly they have three pointed hats which were fashionable from the start of the eighteenth century. For the late seventeenth century the trend was for round hats. If you did a head swap then they would be ok. Pack 52 in the heads range may be suitable.
John

[Colonel Kilgore]

Quickly-Googled images support your view, John.

This might be a good book? - I quite like the Partizan volumes I have:

http://partizanpress.com/Partizan%20Press/partizan_phs_6.shtml

Simon

[sjwalker51]

It's an excellent guide, alongside "One King!" by Stephen Carter (from Helion).

I'm thinking that some of the new ECW musketeers, appropriately painted, might be a closer approximation of the Government forces though the coats and use of apostles might not be quite right.

Anyone know how well Lurkio Miniatures scale with PP? They do a 9 Years War range that might provide the opposition but I'd prefer to use PP.

[Rittervonbek]

Lurkio are quite chunky and a bit taller i think. Hallmark 15mm is a closer match. A PP 9 years war range would be awesome.

[martin goddard]

I don't know much about the Monmouth rebellion.
Others can do that much better.
I do remember a TV series in which the main characters were a gunner and two children. Anyone else remember that? Circa 1973??


martin

[martin goddard]

I have ordered that book. £23.94. I find the Caliver site a bit awkward. Items do not have link to buy unless you go into/navigate a different area. No paypal either.

martin

[John Watson]

The TV series wasn't Children of the New Forest, was it?
John

[martin goddard]

That looks good John.  Here is the one   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretenders_(TV_series)
I don't remember how good it  was?  Music was bad though.
Maybe it is on you tube?

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

The TV series wasn't Children of the New Forest, was it?
John

That was set in the English Civil War(s), John. I read the book many decades ago, and enjoyed it. I may have been about 12 at the time, though 

Simon