Boyar Sons set 1

 And finally here they are!

First set of boyar sons (4 miniatures, both armored and unarmored) is ready!

Soon they will be available at my store. Stay tuned for further updates!

Boyar Sons - first preview

My friends who also play 17th century wargames often ask me - when I'm going to start working on the cornerstone moscovite units. First of all, it's about boyar sons cavalry. 

Well, let's not disappoint them - here is a first draft of a boyar son. This one is quite wealthy as he has a decorated helmet, but otherwise old-school cavalryman. He doesn't have any firearm, only bow.

Stay tuned, more boyar sons are yet to come!

Painted mounted servant cossacks

 Finally I've painted all mounted miniatures!

And a group photo of all servant cossacks:

You can found stl files at my store.

Mounted servant cossacks and pack horses printed

 I've received first batch of printed cavalry models. Just undercoated them.

Unfortunately, models caught some dust while the paint was still wet, but you still can see how they look in reality:

Stay tuned, more to come!

Preview - Mounted servant cossacks and pack horses

Here am I with new update!

I want to announce next 2 sets that soon will appear in my store. These are mounted servant cossacks and pack steppe horses. Both use the same type of small "bahmat" steppe horses that were famous for their endurance and were extensively used by moscovite and tartar cavalry.

Mounted servant cossacks were not cavalry - in fact they usually acted like typical mounted infantry of the said period. Set consists of 4 different cossacks armed with matchlock firearms and some hand-to-hand weapons, including spears, sabers, knives and axes.

Pack horses pack (lol) includes 2 steppe horses with various saddle bags and can be used in your mounted or infantry units as well as on some headquarters and supply bases.

Stay tuned for more!

Preview - Servant cossacks with matchlocks

I've already shown some servant cossacks with melee weapons, but I'm also working on some guys that are equipped with matchlocks. Here is a small preview:

Stay tuned, more to come!

Painted Servant Cossacks - finished set

 Finished all 6 miniatures from the set. Here how they look like painted:

I used soft colors to show poor servant cossacks - only one guy in misyurka has expensive colored dress.