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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Maxromek on 14 June 2025, 07:35:09 PM
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Looks like Warlord Games is taking pre-orders for their new supplement for Hail Caesar called "Death and the Landsknechts". https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/landsknecht/0625
It's about the Italian Wars and if it's going to be similar to the one they recently did for Wars of the Roses, I will be very happy as that one I found very good. The knight/captain miniature that comes with the book is pretty nice too.
However, the 28 mm metal Swiss they are releasing alongside look really naff. Potato faces, huge sausage hands, bad proportions, uninspiring poses (the front rankers are particularly bad, holding their pikes in a very unnatural way) and entirely too modest clothing. Arquebusiers are very bad, kind of hugging the gun rather than properly aiming. For 18 quid per 8 models, it's honestly a bit offensive. The Wargames Foundry Landsknechts are cheaper and waaaaay nicer, so are Artizan Designs ones. Even Warlord's own Landsknechts are very nice and all of those can work as Swiss. I see no reason at all to buy these new ones.
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I saw the supplement earlier and the Swiss a few weeks ago. I cannot comment on the supplement except to say that I'll be buying a copy.
That said, I'm really not impressed by the quality of the sculpting on the Swiss- they look terrible! Apols for being negative but I have to be honest.
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I came here to find this thread. The war of the roses book was excellent IMO, even as someone who may never play the game, so I am hoping this book is of the same or higher quality.
The Michael Percy sculpts I have to agree appear a bit disappointing. I had them in my cart a few times, and the paint jobs are pretty poor, so I was chalking it up to that - but I think they are just poor sculpts, which is a bit surprising because I have some of his work (it’s not bad) and would have expected a sort of Paul Hicks level of improvement over the years perhaps, having done work for Foundry etc but it doesn’t seem to be the case. The paint job is really not doing him any favors, bare white metal with black ink for recess display may have been a more appealing presentation .. I’m sure they would paint up nice enough , but 100% agreed old warlord and a plethora of superior options exist…
I think the 4 Marco Sano sculpts are very nice, I am not sure I am familiar with him but I will be soon I think, at least 1 or 2 of the mounted figs have my attention.
I hope the figure accompanying the book is metal, which I suspect it is, despite all the bolt action ones being failcast
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One thing everyone can count on: Warlord is popular, but their sculpts will be crap.
There’s no real easy way around it: they’ve bought themselves a seat “at the table”, especially with Dolt Action, but their sculpts are AWFUL.
They had great Hicks sculpts, beheaded them, gave them to Wotjek their onboard “sculptor” and … he CANNOT sculpt. At all.
Terrible faces
Massive hands
Weirdo weapons
Warlord is … like GW but with no talent. It’s THAT BAD.
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One thing everyone can count on: Warlord is popular, but their sculpts will be crap.
There’s no real easy way around it: they’ve bought themselves a seat “at the table”, especially with Dolt Action, but their sculpts are AWFUL.
They had great Hicks sculpts, beheaded them, gave them to Wotjek their onboard “sculptor” and … he CANNOT sculpt. At all.
Terrible faces
Massive hands
Weirdo weapons
Warlord is … like GW but with no talent. It’s THAT BAD.
I agree with all of this, but wasn't aware of the Wojtek sculptor. They literally "beheaded" Hick's sculpts for him to redo!? Was this just to make the WW2 range cartoony and less offensive ? (ironically more offensive in some cases, so some have said)
The kicker for me was when they surrendered one of the last reasons to still purchase their figs, METAL. The switch to that terrible resin was such a crime, as despite any negative feedback I have given, WLG do/does offer a pretty considerable batch of nice metal sculpts (often intermixed with sets of poorly sculpted ones though) and some can still be grabbed pretty cheap when they do their sales etc...which has me wondering with the dual factors occurring right now of;
1) clearing out all of their resin range for the 2000 AD line, and
2) releasing these new figures in metal at the same time.
Though if their intention was to reignite interest with some nice metal sculpts, I can't believe how badly they missed the mark with the Swiss. Steelfist it is...
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Yeah, unfortunately all true. I was the first non-Warlord mod on their forum, and was in “at the beginning”. I saw much of the early days. The good and the bad. The best of intentions … and the unintended results.
Exeunt, stage left.
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Yeah, unfortunately all true. I was the first non-Warlord mod on their forum, and was in “at the beginning”. I saw much of the early days. The good and the bad. The best of intentions … and the unintended results.
Exeunt, stage left.
*jumps on grenade* lol
Cheers for the lore mate, it's going to be alright :)
They may be able to convince me to buy pages of pictures of their Swiss, though ;)
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I didn't really want this topic to change into Warlord Games bashing, especially since I think they do plenty of good stuff, but I guess here we are 😅
To bring it back slightly on topic, I do think that the paint job is really not helping these Swiss. The cavalry commanders are nicely painted, so is the captain that comes with the book, but the Swiss look like they were "army painted" by a commission painter. Perfectly good for gaming, weird choice for a promotional material. I may get a wee blister just out of curiosity, or hopefully somebody else will and post photos/videos on the web.
I am very excited for the book though. Between that and the recent Helion one, Italian Wars seem very nicely catered for.
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I am very excited for the book though. Between that and the recent Helion one, Italian Wars seem very nicely catered for.
I will have to check out the Helion book, but I agree I am actually quite excited for this book - It may essentially be my primer for the period while I keep it on the backburner...I've only just gotten waist deep up to the late 15th century reading/hobbying related....cut it off right where this begins.
While we are on the topic of the period being catered to, I can attest to this as Steel Fist Miniatures have been a recently discovered treat for me personally. I have all 6 of their Swiss packs (I know these aren't Lansknecht, and may be JUST outside the books stated period range, but may fit the very first "Italian War"?) and they are simply lovely figures. I would rate them similarly to Perry sculpts but much higher in casting quality and metal used. I grabbed one set of their 'dollies' to use with some Perry plastic mercenary bits as well as some metal Swiss heads from Perry and Steel Fist. So I've got a nice little collection of earlier metal Swiss already, but;
They also have quite an extensive Italian Wars range, which I just bring up again so people interested in the period can check them out... I tried them through a recommendation from LAF, so I am returning the confirmation. Thumbs up!
There is one pack of Lanskneckt Zwiehanders that has a really sweet looking fig in it...and of course I sampled their Hick's peasant war range...words fail to describe, I grabbed the "Radical Priest & Looters" pack and the amount of character oozing from this range is such a treat as a hobbyist.
Kind of like how awesome that Richard de la Pole figure is, I may actually use a War of the Rose decal I've collected recently on him !
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I didn't really want this topic to change into Warlord Games bashing, especially since I think they do plenty of good stuff, but I guess here we are 😅
Being honest about a subject one is passionate about is not "bashing". It is simply being honest about what I see as sub standard sculpts. The Paul Hicks sculpted Warlord Landsknechts are fantastic sculpts which is not the case with the new Warlord Swiss.
I may get a wee blister just out of curiosity, or hopefully somebody else will and post photos/videos on the web.
Please do post up the raw sculpts if you do.
I am very excited for the book though. Between that and the recent Helion one, Italian Wars seem very nicely catered for.
Yeah, me too. It's in my basket now. I was waiting to see what else they would produce in support of the book- it seems very little except the Swiss and the three "characters". I do hope I am incorrect with this assumption.
I am very excited for the book though. Between that and the recent Helion one, Italian Wars seem very nicely catered for.
Well, given the rate of military reform and changes in military fashion, the Italian Wars are surprisingly uncatered for IMHO. The recent Helion books have been a great boon to the subject (shout out to Massimo!) and it's always great to get a supplement to match ones interests but I will reserve judgement until I have read the book.
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Those Swiss seem like a real missed opportunity.
Nobody actually does a range of Italian Wars swiss that I know of. So everybody either uses late 15th century sculpts to represent them (several decades too early), or uses Landsknechts, which to be fair is probably close enough. I might be wrong but by the 1520s the Landsknechts and Swiss would pretty much look identical, right?
But there is a window in the early 1500s where the Swiss would probably look quite distinct, and this is the first range that actually depicts them. Unfortunately, they don't look very good!
The most bafflingly poor bit of sculpting for me is the mail - this does just seem to random pinprick holes stabbed into the putty. Surely all professionals sculptors have a better technique to make mail look like mail???
Zoom in on this pic to see what I'm talking about...
(https://store.warlordgames.com/cdn/shop/files/203006006_SwisspikemenAtport45_02.jpg?v=1749729296)
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The most bafflingly poor bit of sculpting for me is the mail - this does just seem to random pinprick holes stabbed into the putty. Surely all professionals sculptors have a better technique to make mail look like mail???
Zoom in on this pic to see what I'm talking about...
Funny you should mention the mail, as my eyes were drawn to that for a more than a few moments as well, and I found myself amusingly wondering if it was the quality of the sculpt, or taking a second look at the figure, if paint had simply clogged up the detail …
Interesting point about the gap between end of 15th and early 16th . You gave me something to look into. Definitely a shame then if these are how they may have looked.
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Those Swiss seem like a real missed opportunity.
Nobody actually does a range of Italian Wars swiss that I know of. So everybody either uses late 15th century sculpts to represent them (several decades too early), or uses Landsknechts, which to be fair is probably close enough. I might be wrong but by the 1520s the Landsknechts and Swiss would pretty much look identical, right?
But there is a window in the early 1500s where the Swiss would probably look quite distinct, and this is the first range that actually depicts them. Unfortunately, they don't look very good!
Artizan Designs do a amall range but the poses are very limited. This is a real missed opportunity IMHO:
https://www.artizandesigns.com/list.php?man=20&cat=147&page=1 (https://www.artizandesigns.com/list.php?man=20&cat=147&page=1)
The most bafflingly poor bit of sculpting for me is the mail - this does just seem to random pinprick holes stabbed into the putty. Surely all professionals sculptors have a better technique to make mail look like mail???
Zoom in on this pic to see what I'm talking about...
Put is this way, the mail on these new sculpts is as bad as I have ever seen on a 28mm model.
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Being honest about a subject one is passionate about is not "bashing". It is simply being honest about what I see as sub standard sculpts. The Paul Hicks sculpted Warlord Landsknechts are fantastic sculpts which is not the case with the new Warlord Swiss.
I think the pattern runs like this. When Warlord start a period or buy an existing range, they often have the services of a good, or in the case of Mr Hicks, top rate sculptor. There is much oohing and ahring in the WG office until the price of the sculpts comes up. At which point one of Stallard's minions pipes up with ' I know a bloke down at Brixton Market, who'll knock out a couple of dozen of those for a pony'.
Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat.
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Yeah, the mail is awful, not just the sculpting but look at the leader from the command set - what the hell is this shape? Some sort of vest? With a placard attached directly to it? It's just straight made up and ugly. Also, because I just noticed it, how can you hold a sword in a way in which your sleeve is in front of the handle and the pommel??? I tried it with my reenactment sword and it's nothing but awkward and makes my wrist hurt.
I don't even know if I have the will to discuss how awful it is to have 2-3 bodies for each set of 8 figs and just do head swaps.
I think a lot of "damage" has been done to the early Italian Wars Swiss by tow things: 1) people repeating that they were less fancy than Landsknechts (which is not a definite truth and certainly false by the later stages), and 2) people constantly using Perry plastics mercenaries to make them. These two things combined into this surface level portrayal that's just not adequate for Italian Wars. In terms of what these new Swiss are wearing, it kind of look like someone was shown a Perry plastic mercenary and a Warlord plastic Landsknechts and was told to do "something in between". Throw in poor understanding of armour and the result is... Awful.
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I quite like that one. Catweazle meets Ed Sheeran and wearing a leopard print blouse.
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I think a lot of "damage" has been done to the early Italian Wars Swiss by tow things: 1) people repeating that they were less fancy than Landsknechts (which is not a definite truth and certainly false by the later stages), and 2) people constantly using Perry plastics mercenaries to make them.
I must confess, and add a 3rd anecdotal trip up I am/was having - constantly misremembering the 1474-77 Burgundian Wars involving the Swiss.
Despite my subconscious trying to convince me that somehow those Swiss were part of the earliest Italian War, they are decidedly not! Now I am even more interested in the Swiss than I was before, as I sort of glossed over that 1494-95 war, or lumped it in with something else, because my head was so engulfed with WotR related topics, I have a bit of catching up to do from Stoke to first two decades of 16thc.
I'm interested in learning how they evolved, especially from the Burgundian Wars up to the first Italian War - I'll have to crack a book on them soon. I now also note the lack of coverage for that specific era.. Thanks Max.
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The main problem with WG is that their sculpts are so inconsistent, even across the same range. I've got some of the original "Bolt Action" Paul Hicks sculpted Soviets, and I'm never getting rid of them for love nor money.
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As much as I love a good warlord bash, their Polish sculptor does some quite decent sculpts, the new guy and the guy that does everything in 32mm (Sano)...no clue whats going on there, just how could anyone look at those sculpts and think they were fit to sell.
Ordinarily id be ecstatic if warlord went back to metal...not if this is the new quality going forward.
Also will the rest of the paul hicks war of religion range get a release? Iirc their are still some outstanding sculpts.
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One thing everyone can count on: Warlord is popular, but their sculpts will be crap.
There’s no real easy way around it: they’ve bought themselves a seat “at the table”, especially with Dolt Action, but their sculpts are AWFUL.
They had great Hicks sculpts, beheaded them, gave them to Wotjek their onboard “sculptor” and … he CANNOT sculpt. At all.
Terrible faces
Massive hands
Weirdo weapons
Warlord is … like GW but with no talent. It’s THAT BAD.
In a part f Warlords ranges you are right, but the Landsknecht-Range is bought and not made by Warlord games.
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Why bother, both Perry, Artizan, Foundry and Steel Fist have good Swiss ranges and I guess any landsknecht could be turned Swiss by a simple headswap ;)
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Why bother, both Perry, Artizan, Foundry and Steel Fist have good Swiss ranges and I guess any landsknecht could be turned Swiss by a simple headswap ;)
Though, if you're as pedantic as I, only the Artizan designs Swiss would do (they're the only ones designed specifically with the The Italian Wars in mind). With the proviso that the Steel Fist and Perry miniatures will do for 1495 and Fornovo etc.
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Yeah, as Atheling said, only the Artizan ones fit the early 1500's without adding bits with green stuff. They are nice figures as well. But to be perfectly fair, a lot of the landksnechts that are available are also not suitable for the very early 1500's, more like 1520's and 1530's (or even later, with the pluderhosen). I think a lot of times we could just use the existing landsknecht figures, maybe add some more feathers and swap katzbalgers for baselards and longswords.
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Though, if you're as pedantic as I, only the Artizan designs Swiss would do (they're the only ones designed specifically with the The Italian Wars in mind). With the proviso that the Steel Fist and Perry miniatures will do for 1495 and Fornovo etc.
some Artizan Swiss
(https://i.postimg.cc/J4JwcwT1/DSC06456.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BXqw4z9y)
(https://i.postimg.cc/DfRkXfPj/DSC06457.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0rGBgs3D)
There are only handgunners in their missile troop range, no crossbows
(https://i.postimg.cc/D0pZPFvH/DSC04990.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fSXDMG0f)
(https://i.postimg.cc/PrNNrLKj/DSC04995.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bscqmwKC)
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My own understanding is that, after about 1515 there are really NO discernible differences in dress between German Landsknechts and Swiss.
They may have carried small personal marks, such as a Burgundian or Swiss Cross about them, but if you look at contemporary images (Urs Graff etc), the only difference maybe that the Swiss added a few more ostrich feathers in their caps.
So for the majority of the Italian Wars any Landsknechts will really do, IMHO.
Simon
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It sounds like this period would spark fisticuffs over minutae on miniatures lol
Those Artizan are STUNNING! :o
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The Artizan Swiss look quite nice indeed. I would definitely like to try a pack of their handgunners one day as I can never resist collecting a variety of those ;) and I was unaware that these were the only figures of Swiss for the period that cover right up to before they are indistinguishable from the Landskneckts. I am particularly interested as it relates to how different they would be represented than my Steel Fist Swiss or converted Perry.
So as I understand, these Artizan Swiss may be considered roughly 1495-1515 Swiss - could they be considered the 'final evolution' of the Swiss mercenaries before they lose their reputation/unique identity for a time? As in, from 1495, up to 1515 when they are defeated, they remained largely the same (but different than the previous decades), and proceeded to promptly recover from the 1515 defeat in a radical way (by copying the other Germans who initially copied them) to better match the Landsckenckts, hence the indistinguishability ?
They sound like the only range of Swiss indeed that would be appropriate to fight the Landsckneckts in the earlier wars, which is good to know, if I am gathering this correctly. Thanks gents
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So as I understand, these Artizan Swiss may be considered roughly 1495-1515 Swiss - could they be considered the 'final evolution' of the Swiss mercenaries before they lose their reputation/unique identity for a time? As in, from 1495, up to 1515 when they are defeated, they remained largely the same (but different than the previous decades), and proceeded to promptly recover from the 1515 defeat in a radical way (by copying the other Germans who initially copied them) to better match the Landsckenckts, hence the indistinguishability ?
I wouldn't look that much into it, I think the more likely explanation is simply that they adopted Landsknecht more gaudy style of dress simply because it was in fashion for soldiers. I reckon it's the natural adaption of fashion that has happened everywhere throughout history 😁
I'm with Simon on this one, early on they probably were less gaudy than Landsknechts (but early period Landsknechts are also less gaudy than this in the latter parts of the Wars), but after roughly 1515 the distinction is pretty much down to "button counting" levels 😂 The three points of distinction I've managed to find were the feathers and the crosses (and from what I've seen this means slashes on cloths in a cross shape, typically on a thigh) that Simon mentioned and the different type of side arm.
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The Osprey = Warrior Series ' Landsknecht Soldier 1486 - 1560' by John Richards and Gerry Embleton is pretty good at describing the subtle differences between the Landsknechts and the Swiss Reislaufer.
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Every tenth Ostrich step forward …
I’ve got the Osprey book coming, so I’ll count the feathers ;)
Cheers
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Book is v welcome news and will be getting it. Was v v disappointed with the ECW book though, so it being the same author makes me a bit wary and preparing for a similar approach. Hopefully not, though.
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Sad news.What's going on?
Some of the worst,laziest sculpts I have seen in 53 years of gaming, not helped by a rushed paint job and how much am I expected to pay for them! A missed opportunity.
Poor show, poor show chaps.
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The Landsknechts used the Katzbalger and the Reisläufer the Schweizerdolch.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Schlacht_bei_Dorneck.jpg/1024px-Schlacht_bei_Dorneck.jpg
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The Landsknechts used the Katzbalger and the Reisläufer the Schweizerdolch.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Schlacht_bei_Dorneck.jpg/1024px-Schlacht_bei_Dorneck.jpg
Bits like this are exactly what I was searching for, thanks. I just finished Ospreys Landsknecht warrior book and it was excellent! Top tier “warrior” book. They aren’t all as good as that one. Fascinating stuff IMO. Really got a feel for the period and the organization. I got a kick out of one of their demises being inflation, as their pay was unchanged for nearly a century. My first thoughts wandered to how many instances there would have been of promises of “bonuses” outside of extra pillaging, but then I imagine they were largely happy to be getting paid at all!
Can anyone recommend the Helion books? They’re running a sale now and I’m interested in the new Italian Wars “wargaming” book and the rest of the series on the wars. Fornovo is up first and thought I’d start there, but it’s quite a rabbit hole with 5 volumes and another 5 or so related titles. Figure maybe I’d dip my feet in with the wargaming book and volume 1
Cheers
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Nobody actually does a range of Italian Wars swiss that I know of.
Actually the venerable Old Glory does a pretty good job of almost getting there. The sculpts are not Steel Fist or Foundry quality, but imho pretty darn good for the price point and the posing is very convenient for large formations if you want a sense of movement. Worth a look at. They can be purchased at 25mm under Old glory and 15/18mm under Blue Moon.
As for Warlord I wonder why they didn't just hire Hicks for the Swiss since his Landsknechts were fantastic! Should of just handed Hicks a bundle of cash and said please continue on with your Renaissance sculpts please.
Christopher
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I wrote the battle part for Ceresole in the Helion Italian Wars Volume 4, so I reckon that is quite good. ;-) It is a really interesting battle that is very wargame-able.
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I wrote the battle part for Ceresole in the Helion Italian Wars Volume 4, so I reckon that is quite good. ;-) It is a really interesting battle that is very wargame-able.
Cracking stuff! Thanks for the suggestion and your contributions. I am sure I will get to it eventually then - I've got a couple of the non-volume titles in the cart (really interested in Peasants Revolt and Landsknecht facing off with Reisläufer), so I'll likely add volume 1 to work my way towards your portion...though the bundle is tempting ;)
Cheers
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Those Swiss seem like a real missed opportunity.
Nobody actually does a range of Italian Wars swiss that I know of.
I don't know how accurate they are as my knowledge on the Swiss is limited, but I managed to stumble on these. They look more "modern" than Steelfist/Perry so maybe they would be appropriate for the Italian Wars. Armored and Unarmored pike, crossbowmen, handgunners, and command.
(https://dl2.myminifactory.com/object-assets/65b0094c16ddd3.24291715/images/720X720-SWISS%20UNARMORED%20PIKES.png)
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/LudusBellum?show=store&categories=2814 (https://www.myminifactory.com/users/LudusBellum?show=store&categories=2814)
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Started to paint the new commanders, lovely figures, but on the table next to some Steel Fist Gendarmes they look like they are riding ponies.
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Aw man, that chainmail looks like on bad 1/72 models. There's certainly better on 15mm, even 10mm models (exaggerated sculpting, but still clearer as to what it is).
The book itself sounds interesting, I'll keep an eye out for reviews.
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As for Warlord I wonder why they didn't just hire Hicks for the Swiss since his Landsknechts were fantastic! Should of just handed Hicks a bundle of cash and said please continue on with your Renaissance sculpts please.
Christopher
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Not enough cash in the world. Take the piss out of my work once, they’ll do it again.
I’ll never critique another sculptors work. I’ve had it happen to me before. Might even been the same sculptor as the Warlord Swiss.
Thanks for the kind comments. The Fondry range I fell in love with when it was released. Painted a fair few to go in my WFB Empire army. Steel Fist are a joy to work for. I’d be interested to see the book.
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Can anyone recommend the Helion books? They’re running a sale now and I’m interested in the new Italian Wars “wargaming” book and the rest of the series on the wars. Fornovo is up first and thought I’d start there, but it’s quite a rabbit hole with 5 volumes and another 5 or so related titles. Figure maybe I’d dip my feet in with the wargaming book and volume 1
Cheers
Always worth checking as Helion's 'Men of Warre' book on gallowglasses is one of the worst books I own. It reads like it was written by a C-grade sixth former and never proof read. I am almost sure it wasn't proofread at all.
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Worth knowing on the Gallowglass book Ockius. Thank you.
I have the first 4 Helion Italian Wars volumes. I thought they were interesting and made good use of Italian sources. Nice colour plates too. I'm glad I bought them.
I don't have the wargaming one.
Helion never proof read anything. They will publish pretty much anything. There is no quality control in terms of content.
On the other hand they have published some great books, their production values are good and so is their customer service.
It is wise to look out for authors you know and like and for reviews.
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As for Warlord I wonder why they didn't just hire Hicks for the Swiss since his Landsknechts were fantastic! Should of just handed Hicks a bundle of cash and said please continue on with your Renaissance sculpts please.
Christopher
Not enough cash in the world. Take the piss out of my work once, they’ll do it again.
I’ll never critique another sculptors work. I’ve had it happen to me before. Might even been the same sculptor as the Warlord Swiss.
Thanks for the kind comments. The Fondry range I fell in love with when it was released. Painted a fair few to go in my WFB Empire army. Steel Fist are a joy to work for. I’d be interested to see the book.
Oh didn't know that. Steelfist already has quite a few very nice things in their range, but it needs more.....and yes I know wargamers could always use more.
Christopher
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Right, the steel fist line needs some Tudor dolls with plate and German river over their jackets. :D
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Helion never proof read anything. They will publish pretty much anything. There is no quality control in terms of content.
On the other hand they have published some great books, their production values are good and so is their customer service.
It is wise to look out for authors you know and like and for reviews.
Yes, I agree. I have the Commotion Time book by them, which is good. You might like it, as I know you’re into the early 16th century. It’s about the various Tudor Rebellions, or perhaps focused on only one of them, I can’t remember.
If the ones you mentioned are good then I might get them at some point. I spend ages reading reviews of Osprey books too before buying them as I know they are quite variable as well!
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The Commotion Time is up my street. I held off buying because I was unsure of it. Helion have produced some howlers. I'll take your recommendation and pick it up the next time they have a 20% off sale.
I have been looking at Helion's Italian Wars books today as someone is making flags for me. Massimo Predonzani and Vincenzo Alberici know their stuff. I'd say you will enjoy them.
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The sculpts are really not good - it's one of the things that puts me off ever investing in a warlord system - konflikt 47 appeals to me but I know half the miniatures will end up being absolutely naff.
These almost feel like something done by someone in an absolute rush, or as a learning experience.
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Not enough cash in the world. Take the piss out of my work once, they’ll do it again.
That's kind of astonishing. I consider that you and Perries set the standard in historical sculpting, a standard that I try to chase. I am genuinely bamboozled by this.
I’ll never critique another sculptors work. I’ve had it happen to me before. Might even been the same sculptor as the Warlord Swiss.
I absolutely agree with this. There's work out there that I don't like, perhaps more than I like, but I wouldn't ever post about it. Even where I don't like the results I usually admire the effort as I know sculpting is not easy.