Dux Homunculorum

Well, term has begun, so the halcyon days of staying up really really late painting minis are over for a while... Despite this, I managed to...

There has been a lot of muttering from the Homunculi recently about the way I have neglected The One True Scale of 1/72. 'Airs and bleed...

These are some experimental figures I did up some time ago to see whether it was feasible to make Montrose's Irish in 1/72 scale. The fi...

Earlier in the year I set out to convert a figure suitable to lead the Scots Royalist army that I didn't get to complete. I used this mo...

Here's a couple more Covenanter cavalry standards (cornets) that might be of use to someone. First up - A cornet of Lord Mauchline's...

'Clubmen' was the name given to locally-organised militias during the English Civil Wars who were usually motivated by the desire to...

Since I posted my summaries of the figures available for wargaming the ECW in 1/72 scale I have learned of a few more options. So this post ...

Here are three more Covenanter foot ensigns. First up, a flag captured at Dunbar in 1650. It probably belonged to a Captain Christall from J...

Here are two more cornets captured from the Royalists at the Battle of 1st Newbury. The motto (Dona dei utraque regi) means 'Both gifts ...

Here are my latest two ECW cavalry cornets. Hope somebody finds them useful. Parliamentarian, 1642-. Captain Booth of Cheshire. Motto means ...

There were three types of flags used in the English Civil Wars: Ensigns, Cornets and Guidons. All were generically known as ‘colours’. Ensig...

I've just finished the cavalry for my DBA-RRR Covenanter army. Here's a sight to strike fear into any heart - heavily armed Presbyte...

This is just a quick update with my first figures finished for 2010 - a unit of Parliamentary horse. The riders are from Tumbling Dice (with...

3. Artillery So, you have your cavalry and infantry for your ECW army, but what about the artillery? Fear not, you are well served. Revell...

Revell 30YW Swedes painted as Parliamentarian horse Cavalry and Dragoons There are fewer options for ECW horse in 1/72 than for infantry, b...