By Fire and Sword 15mm Renaissance Transylvanians commission

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

For Manny, who will base them and add their flags later.
Transylvanians (those ones, not those ones, get your mind out the gutter).
15mm Renaissaince (By The Fire And Sword) miniatures, this is the starter 'skirmish' set. There are another 19 blisters and command box to do.


Haiduks


Top down


Shooty horsey types


Lots of fur


Clip clop


Dismounted version


Skirmish screen


PULLL!


Variety of poses


Light household troops


Main difference is a few have bows


Scouty types I guess


Off we go!


Heavy household troops - lancers


These were really fun to paint.


They could hurt!


Uniformed - almost


Don't sit in that!


Leader


Can you guess where the banner goes?


Tried to tie them into the heavy cavlary theme


There's a lot more to add

[d_Guy]

I like the colour palette on these guys.

[sunjester]

Nice one Will. They look like good minis as well.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Batch 2: As ever, Manny will add the flags and his own basing at his leisure.
12 bases of househole levy lancers (36 figures, not sure how many units that equates to) for the 15mm Transylvanians.


Only realised when I started processing the images that there was always one lance off background! 


They do look pretty cool en masse though!


Top down view


Lances certainly make a point (I'll get me coat). Once they have flags they will look really impressivve I bet!


Player's eye view, the lances comme with a drilled through ball bearing to make the guard, a clever idea, but just don't drop them, they go EVERYWHERE!   


Not sure how much of a By Fire and Sword force this is, but it's scary!

[sunjester]

Nice job! Is "househole" a traditional Transylvanian insult, or a reflection on the hovels they live in?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Oops!
Well spotted Graham!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

30 extra Transylvanian light horse for Manny


Not as bright as others, but these are lower order troops.


Advance


Lots of hairy cavalry


As ever, Manny will base these himself.


That way lads!


Player's eye view


At the trot


The force, so far (there's still have a bag of blisters to do)

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

To your normal standard again 

[Big Insect]

Looks lovely.

If you wanted to add a few individual 'character' figures East Front Miniatures (who have taken over the old ERM Eastern European ranges) do a fantastic Transylvanian armoured lancer type with the long straggly flowing hair - very 'Dracula' - really looking the business. They also do mail armoured Voynuks on foot with a halberd - and nobody else seems to do these, or do them 'correctly'.

Helion also have a really nice book, in their Retinue to Regiments series, on the Transylvania armies 1541-1613 - well worth your client looking at.

I think that this is a really nice TYW army, different from the usual Pike & shot armies or the Poles & Ottomans.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Thank you for that.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ten more bases of Transylvanians for Manny, this time Comitatus or heavy household troops.


Heavy lancers. A lot more colourful than the light horse.


As ever, Manny will do his own basing and add flags later.


Lots of cloaks


Quite a sizable force