Conquistador Cavalry Update!

Comments

Magnus Guld - March 9, 2024

Useful additionsthat could turn them into Reiters/cuirassiers. Probably do for Thirty Years’ War prior to cuirassiers merging with ‘Light Horsemen’.

Brian R. Van De Walker - March 9, 2024

The helmets are good. I really hope you can keep at least one dog.

Personally I still think the pistols should just be an STL add-on part for the conquistadors or used elsewhere so they don’t weaken the kit (9 rider kits are kinda of sad for non-bow using Euro cavalry kits) or become a lousy argument against doing proper reiters later on, sorta of like how pike sprue in the conquistador infantry kit kinda of kiboshed proper European pikemen of the same and slightly later time frame while not exactly being the best replacement for them. (not to mention the conquistadors did not seem to actually use pistols and the are a remarkably bad horseman weapon since they spook the horses right out from under the rider, its likely one of the reasons heavily armored cavalry went out of fashion in Europe we don’t talk about),

That said if your going to the darn things, instead of doing these pistols all as right handed arm poses, do 2 of them left handed and do 2 of the swords left handed (at least the swords). If you can only add one pistol to the sprue, make it a left handed weapon, makes the part more useful overall.

Also you should probably do the wheelocks which where at least really used by Western Europeans (albeit several decades later on and mostly against Turks and European piketroops not in the Spanish colonial conquests), unless your really want to dirve home the point that these are fantasy parts which might not be a bad idea considering that was the main reason folks kept asking for them. You could even go full hog and turn them into matchlock revolvers which would be fun*.

Brian R. Van De Walker - March 9, 2024

The helmets are good. I really hope you can keep at least one dog.

Personally I still think the pistols should just be an STL add-on part for the conquistadors or used elsewhere so they don’t weaken the kit (9 rider kits are kinda of sad for non-bow using Euro cavalry kits) or become a lousy argument against doing proper reiters later on, sorta of like how pike sprue in the conquistador infantry kit kinda of kiboshed proper European pikemen of the same and slightly later time frame while not exactly being the best replacement for them. (not to mention the conquistadors did not seem to actually use pistols and the are a remarkably bad horseman weapon since they spook the horses right out from under the rider, its likely one of the reasons heavily armored cavalry went out of fashion in Europe we don’t talk about),

That said if your going to the darn things, instead of doing these pistols all as right handed arm poses, do 2 of them left handed and do 2 of the swords left handed (at least the swords). If you can only add one pistol to the sprue, make it a left handed weapon, makes the part more useful overall.

Also you should probably do the wheelocks which where at least really used by Western Europeans (albeit several decades later on and mostly against Turks and European piketroops not in the Spanish colonial conquests), unless your really want to dirve home the point that these are fantasy parts which might not be a bad idea considering that was the main reason folks kept asking for them. You could even go full hog and turn them into matchlock revolvers which would be fun*.

Alan G - March 9, 2024

Brilliant.
Ant chance of adding digital capes ?
Then I can use these as Border Reivers too.

Alan G - March 9, 2024

Brilliant.
Ant chance of adding digital capes ?
Then I can use these as Border Reivers too.

Alan G - March 9, 2024

Brilliant.
Ant chance of adding digital capes ?
Then I can use these as Border Reivers too.

Alan - March 9, 2024

Brilliant.
Any chance of some optional capes probably as digitial extras given their size but then I can use these for my Border Reivers too.

Brian R. Van De Walker - March 9, 2024

The helmets are good. I really hope you can keep at least one dog.

Personally I still think the pistols should just be an STL add-on part for the conquistadors or used elsewhere so they don’t weaken the kit (9 rider kits are kinda of sad for non-bow using Euro cavalry kits) or become a lousy argument against doing proper reiters later on, sorta of like how pike sprue in the conquistador infantry kit kinda of kiboshed proper European pikemen of the same and slightly later time frame while not exactly being the best replacement for them. (not to mention the conquistadors did not seem to actually use pistols and the are a remarkably bad horseman weapon since they spook the horses right out from under the rider, its likely one of the reasons heavily armored cavalry went out of fashion in Europe we don’t talk about),

That said if your going to the darn things, do the wheelocks which where at least really used by Western Europeans (albeit several decades later on and mostly against Turks and European piketroops not in the Spanish colonial conquests) unless your really want to make the point that these are fantasy parts (which might not be a bad idea considering that was the main reason folks kept asking for them!) or are planning on adding parts to make these guys Polish (which while a terrible idea, is actually the only realistic choice since the Poles are the only Europeans know to use matchlock pistols!)

Paul Mitting - March 9, 2024

Love these additions. They will give me some great options for my Sword Weirdos Swashbuckler!

Jérôme Delhaye - March 9, 2024

Very very cool pistols, but matchlock pistols is not a very common thing, wheel all the way when you look at 16th century sources (remaining pieces and written sources).