Husaria - Building a Polish army for the 1620s

The Warlord Hussars  are in very dynamic poses. There are available in boxes of eight figures, or packs of three random models. The horses and riders are quite distinctive, and I don’t think they will mix in the same unit with the other ranges. Their equipment makes them look better suited to the later 17th century, such as for the famous 1683 defence of Vienna against the Ottoman Turks. The shapes of the wings (bending forward) are also perhaps better suited to the late 17th century. (The wings would be fairly easy to prune back to a shape more suitable for the earlier 17th century.)

The Assault Group  are very nice models and have three different packs, each of three figures, available; command, levelled lance and upright lance. The armour and equipment looks fine for the 1620s (lots of chainmail for the arms etc.) and the wings are also perfect for the early 17th century. The packs I received seemed to have been a bit mean with them wings, but TAG do sell the wings in separate packs if you need more. The lances seem a bit short, and I’m not keen on this bendy metal type.

The Foundry models are certainly the oldest sculpts of the three companies, as they look like the work of the fabulous Perry twins from when they sculpted Foundry figures. There are three Hussar packs, each of three figures; command, upright lance and levelled lance, and also a ‘general’ command pack of three figures. The figures look fine for the 1620s with plenty of chainmail in evidence. The wings are of the bent forward type and so I will be pruning these back to match the TAG wings. You do get plenty of wings though. The lances are, like TAG, of the bendy metal variety and so I will replace these. Being quite old sculpts these are perhaps large 25mm rather than small 28mm.