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Wednesday 23 January 2019

Warrior Miniatures Prussian Cuirassiers

These figures were purchased back in the 1980s and had been painted, but were becoming scruffy, so I have given them a bit of a revamp. I have also fitted new bases.  They are mounted on the old style Warrior horses, which I quite like, although perhaps better suited to light cavalry?


11 comments:

  1. Bob,
    Excellent refurbishment. I certainly favor old school plain style basing- as it tends to not interrupt the enjoyment of the delightfully painted figures- where the emphasis should be. Well done. Regards. KEV.

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    1. I concluded that plain basing was best after trying all sorts of options. I do put a few tufts of grass on my Crimean figures though as it sets them off well against the brown base. I also use a different table colour for the Crimea to represent the arid nature of the terrain.

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  2. I have spent ages trying to do model railway scenic bases. I now can't see why I bothered as they look better plain! Seeing Bob's figures (and t the photos in Charles Grant's book) it sets off the glossy paint jobs nicely.

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  3. I'll second (third) the comments above... plain bases allow the figure to stand up, but don't distract from the paintwork. As for the horses they are very nicely proportioned.

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    1. The horses are not too bad, I just feel they are a bit light for use by heavy cavalry.

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  4. They look superb, beautiful uniform and paint job!

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  5. A very nice looking unit Bob...

    All the best. Aly

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  6. I have some part painted Warrior Prussian dragoons somewhere; maybe I should dig them out and finish them off?

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  7. I’ve only ever seen the “skinny Hinchliffe” type of Warrior horses so very interested to see these.

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