is a big fan of the Age of Sail, and these ships really speak to him - he loves transitional eras, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars was one of those.
The pike-and-shotte era of warfare is full of resplendently clad troops, exemplified by the lancers of Wallenstein's Lifeguards as shown here.
Equipped with full armor and bedecked with trimmed cloaks replete with buttons, silks and laces, these magnificent cavalry are sure to stand out in any Thirty Years' War collection.