Warhammer Empire army conversions in 54mm

As my Three Armies Wargame nears completion I have been filled with ideas for conversions and have begun some. Many of the conversions could as easily be historical Renaissance figures as fantasy Empire.

My source for figure has been Airfix Medieval infantry and Hing Fat pirates. The former is not so common but the pirates are very common and still in production. I have used them for Mexican peasants and Balkan irregulars. I may even have used them as pirates.With varying amounts of putty they make good Renaissance style figures.

The flagellants could just be given whips to flog themselve sills but in Warhammer they make a shock unit, impervious to morale checks. They are armed with various types of flails, some of which are ball and chain combos.

 Above: The first figure is a Disney figure with added putty hat and plumes. He also has a sword cut from a Hong Kong made copy of a Timpo knight. The third figure is made from a HK copy of a Cresent knight with putty hat, plume and shoulder and knee plates. All the others are Hing Fat pirates to be used as hand gunners, swordsmen and cannon crew, They have cod pieces added if not fully armoured. Hat styles range from full brimmed to C'hristopher Columbus' hats.

 Below: Flagellants made from Airfix medievals. The swords are replaced with wire topped with skeleton warrior morning stars to make flails. (The end of the chain is drilled out to fit on the wire.) One figure has a flail resembling a large numchuck, made from leaving part of the sword with a hole drilled to accept wire to go through a whole in a another length of plastic. Some figures have skulls of saints or paper scrolls added. The skulls came from old Hero Quest sets intended for 28mm but are big enough for 54mm; they come on an accessory - rack or bar, I forget-  next to a nice little rat.

To come: More flagellants made from pirates with putty hoods.

Here are the more regular Empire types. I decided to build up the wooden part of the gun and trim the top mechanism off and then vaguely paint on matchlock details. Otherwise the guns looked too much like mid 19th century breech loading carbines!