Friday 26 January 2018

Lobsters!


Here's the one and only regimental-sized force of cuirassiers in the English Civil War, Sir Arthur Hesilrige's famous London Lobsters (please click on the photo for an enlarged view). 

This regiment was built around a core of 12 minis I swapped for with Saxon Dog, with the additional minis painted by Shaun McTague and finished by me. They are on my new ECW Batbases (which I really must get into the shop!).

The lobsters fought in deep formation, relying principally on firepower. At Roundway Down, they were overcome after a stiff fight. Their subsequent rout took them down a precipitous slope and many were killed; they were, later, reformed but probably without the expensive cuirassier armour.

In For King and Parliament, cuirassiers receive a +1 on their save when in melee or shot at (except by artillery!). I should explain that there's no need to use this many minis to represent a unit, it's just my megalomania striking (yet again!). On the table there will be intervals between the three troops.

9 comments:

  1. What a superb looking cavalry Simon!

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  2. Thanks Phil- very pleased with them.

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  3. great team effort Simon, love the darkened armour. I will be doing 15mm ECW later this year, and will do this regiment, you just got to have the Lobsters!

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    1. Eys; even though they only fought twice in cuirassier armour (as far as I can see). :-)

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    2. Indeed, but there fame lives on through the ages!

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  4. I love the Lobsters if only for the fact that they provoked Charles I's only documented attempt at humour after Roundway Down!

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  5. Yes indeed! Quite funny he was, on that occasion. He should have considered stand-up instead of Kinging, it might have ended better. ;-)

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