Zaporozhian Cossacks,

As a policy, I don't purchase painted figures. My reasons are in part a lack of funds to pay for such a service, and the likelihood I will still want to repaint them, or at the very least rebase them. But having looked at these on several occasions, I decided to take the plunge. I paid £24 including postage from my friend Ian Hinds, the figures were formerly part of John Tuckey's massive collection, also an old time friend. I'm very pleased with this purchase. The drummer will be converted and repainted, and then drafted either into the artillery or the provincial Streltsy baggage-guards. The Orthodox priest is a character I've been wanting for some time, I would welcome any information on who cast this excellent figure? Yes, it will be repainted. As for the eighteen cossacks however. These are OOP Essex castings, a shame really as they are very fine. I already have two in my collection, and although some of these additions have had their bardiche axes converted into a more conventional style, they don't look out of place. On the positive side, the figures really only require tidying up, shading, some highlighting, and rebasing. MGB