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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: olicana on 07 November 2014, 09:21:50 PM

Title: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: olicana on 07 November 2014, 09:21:50 PM

Just finished basing the latest additions to the Italian Wars collection. Some pics and thoughts on the figures here:

http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/eclectic-new-additions-for-italian-wars.html (http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/eclectic-new-additions-for-italian-wars.html)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4nnzVvTobl0/VF0sk1Br4sI/AAAAAAAAIls/74ZQA97ICs0/s1600/IMG_8999.JPG)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V2Uex2WdtlE/VF0svMpMFtI/AAAAAAAAImM/wLayxiIAomE/s1600/IMG_8998.JPG)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FTr1p3xiB6s/VF0s02GErdI/AAAAAAAAImU/TFcfP04Ziv8/s1600/IMG_8992.JPG)

Hope you like

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: morrigan on 07 November 2014, 09:32:35 PM

I really like the way you base your figures. Of course, the figures themselves aren't hard to look at either!  ;)

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: Axebreaker on 07 November 2014, 09:34:40 PM

Wonderful addition to your superb Italian Wars collection. :-*

Christopher

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: Captain Blood on 08 November 2014, 03:18:42 PM

Excellent. Love the handguns.

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: white knight on 08 November 2014, 05:56:26 PM

Fantastic stuff! How long did it take you to do that block of pikes?

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: olicana on 08 November 2014, 06:31:32 PM

Thanks, guys.

WK,

The whole pike block took about twenty five hours to paint and base. It was painted in two batches of 36 figures each. I started it last Sunday, finished it Friday. They are fairly simple to paint - they don't carry any equipment, etc.

This is actually my standard building block, painting wise, for pike units. Some of them get a lot bigger, like this Swiss one for Cerignola which is 216 figures strong.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-77HPwfsBgTk/UZpZSjkW6VI/AAAAAAAAGiE/rW-NtUqVctQ/s400/IMG_7587.JPG)

This is the last pike unit I'll need for my planned Marignano 1515 game. The pike squares, at one figure to fifty men, for this battle are:

Swiss - three blocks of 96 pike each.
French - one block of 72 (this new one).
Landsknecht - one block of 120 and one block of 72.

I'm a big believer in pike squares looking like pike squares - they were not little units, and often several thousand men strong.

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: NurgleHH on 08 November 2014, 07:31:53 PM

Wow,
looks gigantic. Very impressive. Very good painting.

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: traveller on 09 November 2014, 02:16:38 PM

Excellent work!

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 09 November 2014, 02:26:24 PM

216 figures in one unit  :o :o :o

They all look grand  :)

cheers

James

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: Captaingeneral on 11 November 2014, 04:49:46 PM

BIG WAR!

Splendid stuff  :D

CG

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: Metternich on 14 November 2014, 12:21:41 AM

MAN !  That's a lot of pikes !

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: Leapsnbounds on 14 November 2014, 02:19:24 AM

Now, you're talking "Italian Wars"  I love the big pike units you have assembled.  Truly inspiring.

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: Lowtardog on 14 November 2014, 07:58:17 AM

The painting and sheer scale are spectacular

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: Hu Rhu on 15 November 2014, 09:54:48 PM

Your armies are certainly spectacular.  I am an avid follower of your blog having seen some of your earlier posts.  This is an era that I would love to get into. I just need to persuade my gaming chums that the Italian Wars are for them (oh and clear a few other projects).  Keep the inspiration coming.

Title: Re: More eclecticism for the Italian Wars - TAG, OG, Foundry - and some thoughts
Post by: archiduque on 16 November 2014, 12:29:19 PM

Spectacular work mate!! :-* :o