Essex and Irregular 15mm

So a day on and the Essex delivery has arrived. The Essex figure is the first one, he is a bit shorter with a bigger head, but that shouldn't matter once he's mixed in.
 

I think they work well together, it'll be nice to have a bit more variety on the bases with slightly different poses.

I also ordered a pack of the kneeing soldier too from Essex. This one works particularly well I think, especially with the loading figure from Irregular.

The main reason for ordering these extra Essex troops was the fact they have powder flasks around them (apostles). As I want to create Jacobite regiments with their slightly older equipment. I thought a few of these mixed in would fit the bill. Irregular don't seem to do the earlier period. At 15mm it doesn't really matter, as a lot of the detail will be lost in the smaller scale, so a nice mix of both should look good.

The two makes work even better from above which is how they will be seen most of the time.

UPDATE: Next up Luriko figures.

They have finally arrived, the last of the three to turn up. I have seen them described as 'heroic' in scale and I can see why. What they lack in historical accuracy though, I think they make up for in charm. They remind me of 15mm Front Rank figures, if that makes sense.

The Luriko figures have bigger heads and features, but lack the long coat of the period unfortunately.

The standard poles I made 35mm in length, with the pikes being 45mm. I think this looks right.

I measured the standard poles against the standards just to be safe.

Luriko and Irregular figures, you can see the irregular ones are better proportioned. However, the Luriko look much easier to paint and have a bit more character to them.

Height wise the two work well with eachother.

From above they should work too, my plan is to use Luriko now to create the regiments, with a sprinkling of other makes to add variety.

A bag of brush bristles I brought from the old house has come up trumps again, as it is the perfect size for 15mm pikes etc. I knew it would be a good idea to bring them with me and so spent a good while cutting off the bristles with scissors. They also make great spears for 20mm Native Americans. They have also been known to litter the bases of 28mm War of the Roses bases as arrows...very useful indeed.

The pikes are given my usual treatment honed in 28mm, with the ends flattened and shaped. I also flatten and shaped the metal tangs just below the blades with the pliers. They should look good when painted.

The 30 man regiment is stuck to card ready for spraying.

The standard bearers, one of each manufacturer.

The smaller Dixon figures don't work so well with the Luriko. Still, one or two will find their way into the regiments why not, shame to waste them.