Get Stuck Into 15mm English Civil War With Steel Fist Miniatures
March 30, 2021 by brennon
If you have an interest in the English Civil War period then you might want to take a peek at some of the offerings by Steel Fist Miniatures in 15mm. They have quite a nice Historical collection but these smaller-scale Parliamentarians and Royalists have caught my eye!
Troop Of Lifeguard Charging // Steel Fist Miniatures
As it stands, the 15mm collection is all cast in metal and looks to hold a really nice degree of detail. The miniatures have been designed to cover the period of 1642 through to 1651 with the initial releases covering the earlier period of the war. As the collection grows it will cover a wider portion of the war and also expand to include the likes of the Scots Covenanters.
Company Of Shotte Firing // Steel Fist Miniature
There are eleven different entries as part of the 15mm collection and the moment and they do a solid job of covering the core of both the Parliamentarian and Royalist forces. You've got soldiers on foot and mounted for both sides in a variety of different poses. I am always glad to see that you can choose from marching, shooting, reloading and charging miniatures to create a dynamic army.
Company Of Pike At Charge // Steel Fist Miniatures
Each of the miniatures has been realistically sculpted to match the soldiers of the time. They have also gone for a "true" foot-to-eye scale for their 15mm range which I'm sure will be crucial information for those intrigued by the time period and mixing this with other collections.
With Lifeguard, Dragoons, Cuirassiers and plenty of Pike and Shotte troops to pick from, I think this could be a good start to a grand army. The only question is which side do you pick? I have always liked the style of the Parliamentarian arms and armour but there is something to be said for the extravagance of the Royalists. Hard choices!
Have you picked up any of the Steel Fist 15mm English Civil War miniatures?
"I have always liked the style of the Parliamentarian arms and armour but there is something to be said for the extravagance of the Royalists..."
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From the website… “Each pack contents will be individual figures. We believe that the detail on these figures are second to none at this scale. These are ‘true’ 15mm scale – foot to eye – and are realistically sculpted to provide a first-class looking wargames army.” So in other words 15mm like all the other 15mm figures (except Warlord). I’m not sure which marketing spanner from Warlord came up with the idea of “true” scale (or 15mm from foot to top of hat, OR 13.5mm in other words), but they deserve a good spanking 😀 But really nice looking minis,… Read more »
Plus isn’t it really nice to see a manufacturer launch a new range of minis (and scale as their previous ranges are all 28mm), WITHOUT the aid of Kickstarter?
Keep at it Ben and don’t let the shrill utterances of all the kickstarters drown out the news for things that AREN’T a kickstarter 🙂
Fabulous looking figures for gaming.
First of all; ‘back in the day’ ALL 15mm were 15mm from the top of the base to the top of the head NOT ‘eye level’ – the sizes became larger in time, and that was just because it was easier for sculptors to work on very slightly larger figures. Peter Laing, Minifigs and Jacobite were among the first 15mm manufacturers, and their figures are small by todays overweight and overly tall ’15mm’ figures.
Secondly, the figures look absolutely superb. I used to play DBR in 15mm with Covenanters, though nowadays I am using 6mm. These are very tempting indeed.