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The Plan
I want to produce two basic armies, one Parliamentarian and one Royalist, for Neil Thomas’ One Hour Wargames. This will require ten units for each army, with a random selection of six units being drawn from this pool for each scenario. English Civil War armies don’t fit the proposed Pike and Shot options from the published rules, so I’ve decided on the following mix of units for each army. Parliament Four infantry, two cavalry, two dragoons, two artillery and a commander. Royalist Four infantry, four cavalry, two artillery and a commander. Each army will also have a Witch-finder to indicate who has the moral advantage in each scenario. The commander and witch-finder allow me to use my modifications to the rules as I do with my Renaissance armies. The Miniatures Apart from the Witch-finders, which are from Lucid Eye Miniatures, I will be using Bicorn Miniatures for all the troops. The Cost
The total cost, including wire pikes from Bicorn came to £519.12 I should have a few miniatures left over due to pack sizes, but not many. In addition, I will need some Warbases bases and some Flags of War flags. The Armies in Detail Each field piece counts as ‘artillery’ in the rules, so I chose an assortment of guns that looked interesting. Parliament 2x BIC-ECW018 - FOOT COMMAND (HELMETS) 2x BIC-ECW015 - MUSKETEERS STANDING FIRING 2x BIC-ECW020 - MUSKETEERS STANDING AT PORT 2x BIC-ECW008 - ARMOURED PIKEMEN AT ORDER 2x BIC-ECW003 - UNARMOURED PIKEMEN AT ORDER 2x BIC-ECWC032 - TROOPER WITH SHOULDERED SWORD, SASH, BACK & BREAST PLATE, HELMET 1x BIC-ECWC020 - TROOPER WITH CARBINES HELD UP (BUFF COAT, HELMETS 1x BIC-ECWC022 - TROOPER WITH CARBINES HELD DOWN (BUFF COAT, HELMETS) 1x BIC-ECWG001 - CANNON 1x BIC-ECWA002 - ARTILLERY CREW LOADING/FIRING GUN 1x BIC-ECWG012 - FALCON 1x BIC-ECWA005 - ARTILLERY CREW LOADING/FIRING 1x BIC-ECWPF016 - OLIVER CROMWELL Royalist 2x BIC-ECW019 - FOOT COMMAND (BROAD BRIMMED SOFT HATS) 2x BIC-ECW046 - MUSKETEERS WITH RESTS STANDING FIRING 2x BIC-ECW045 - MUSKETEERS WITH RESTS STANDING AT PORT 2x BIC-ECW008 - ARMOURED PIKEMEN AT ORDER 2x BIC-ECW003 - UNARMOURED PIKEMEN AT ORDER 3x BIC-ECWC027 - TROOPER WITH SWORD CHARGING (DOUBLET, SOFT HATS) 1x BIC-ECWC006 - HORSE COMMAND 1x BIC-ECWG003 - CULVERIN 1x BIC-ECWA001 - ARTILLERY CREW MANOUVERING/LAYING GUN 1x BIC-ECWG004 - SAKER 1x BIC-ECWA002 - ARTILLERY CREW LOADING/FIRING GUN 1x BIC-ECWPF003 - PRINCE RUPERT & 'BOY' Flags Flags of War (3.50 each, £30.50 inc P&P) Parliament ECWP64 SIR JOHN GELLS REGIMENT OF FOOT 2 grey jackets ECWP47 JOHN HAMPDENS REGIMENT OF FOOT 1 green coats ECWP42 EARL OF MANCHESTER'S REGIMENT OF FOOT 2 red coats, grey trousers ECWP61 SIR CHARLES FAIRFAX REGIMENT OF FOOT 1 dark blue coats Royalist ECWR04 CHARLES GERARD'S REGIMENT OF FOOT 2 dark blue coats ECWR40 SIR GREVASE LUCAS REGIMENT OF FOOT 2 blue coats ECWR64 KING CHARLES I ROYAL STANDARD Red coats blue trousers ECWR65 SIR HENRY BARD'S REGIMENT OF FOOT 1 light grey coats 
Extra miniatures and units
Once I'd sorted out the miniatures into units, I realised I had some command figure poses I didn't want to use. Since I had no extra miniatures, I ordered two more command sets. I also decided to add two units of Scottish swordsmen and two units of Irish pike (12 men with pikes) to the mix as mercenary units for both sides—Highlanders for Parliament and Irish for the Royalists. This different mix of troop types gives each side different options. I modified the Army roster sheet accordingly. 3x BIC-ECWIR006 - IRISH PIKEMEN AT ORDER £42.00 1x BIC-ECWP10 - 3" WIRE PIKES (24) £6.00 1x BIC-ECWS021 - HIGHLANDER CHARGING WITH SWORD DOWN AND SHIELD £14.00 1x BIC-ECWS020 - HIGHLANDER CHARGING WITH SWORD UP AND SHIELD £14.00 1x BIC-ECW056 - FOOT COMMAND STANDING, TASSETS, HELMETS £14.00 1x BIC-ECW057 - FOOT COMMAND STANDING, TASSETS, BROAD BRIMMED HATS £14.00 Total £104.00 
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