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At the moment I am working on a few smaller projects before starting another larger group. I have just finished these Old Glory Organ Guns. I suppose they are really more of a cross between organ guns and smaller artillery pieces as they only have 3 barrels and there were organ guns with far more barrels of smaller calibre. Having said that, maybe the term Ribauldequin is more correct for those. I don't know, the terminology for artillery at this time was varied and historians seem unsure as to what writers meant by various terms.
The crew are old GW Empire figures. I am pretty sure they are by the Perrys as they match the Landsknechts the did for Foundry perfectly and have a level of detail only the Perrys seem to go to such as the splits in the back of the hose, where they are sewn, and the individual points modelled on the doublet and hose. They are great figures. The powder barrel and basket of hail shot is by The Assault Group. I decided to show one of the guns as unpainted and the other with the carriage in black and red but with the wheels left unpainted. I can see why they painted the carriages, I much prefer the painted one!
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Those look great Oli I will have to keep an eye out for the empire figures they do look the part!
ReplyDeleteGood stuff; I love Organ Guns, as being so indicative of the experimentation going on in Warfare at this time. I have quite a few different types in my collection; my favorite has a triangular block with three ranks of small tubes, about musket size I'd say, one on each face and a crank to turn them into position for rapid fire. Would have taken a long time to reload, though!
ReplyDeleteReally nice organ guns (I didn't know these Old Glory guns in fact), congratulations !
ReplyDeleteThey look great right enough. The GW figures are by the Perry's and do look good with OG artillery pieces.
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ReplyDeleteGonsalvo, I think Artizan are now selling that gun, and a few other nice Hinchcliffe guns, an I have my eye on it!
http://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1874
Yep, that's the one! Great model. Hinchliffe were especially known for their artillery, and the other Renaissance guns from their range are excellent as well.
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