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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: jamopower on September 14, 2018, 01:39:09 PM
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Hi, I'm new here and this is my first post. Been lurking around for some time and as I have got great amounts of inspiration out of these boards, decided to give something back. I have currently four "major" projects that I'm about to keep track here and on my new blog (http://wewargaming.blogspot.com) of which this is the first that I'm writing bit more about.
So got inspired on 30 years war after reading about it, which eventually led to ordering a bunch of models from Totentanz, then after listening about Finns' adventures at the battlefields of Germany, eventually got into painting the models. So here are the first pikemen for the project:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1870/44673554771_a5e14a1697_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2b4DDqX)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1897/44673554981_57e13d00dc_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2b4DDuz)
I have plans on doing enough troops for two forces and keep them vague enough that they fit in different sides. I'll also do some matching terrain for them as this is a new scale for me. Eventually I'll probably do some 28mm skirmish forces for scenarios as well, but they are not the first on the project list.
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Bravo! They look great!
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great stuff
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That is a fantastic first post! Their painting standard would perfectly suit 28mm! Incredibly good work man!
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Impressive! I think you’ve really caught the “feel” of the period!
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Tremendous. I really like those Totentanz figures - as good as anything in 28mm.
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Now that’s what I call pike blocks .👍 The title to this post also made me chuckle 😁. Welcome aboard Mr. J and i look forward to your future posts.
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Wow, thanks for the feedback. I had this painting as my reference https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rocroi,_el_%C3%BAltimo_tercio,_por_Augusto_Ferrer-Dalmau.jpg
The models are awesome. I had painted some 15mm Khurasan sci-fi models earlier, but the detail in these was from other world. Can't wait to paint more. I'll probably prepare the next batch today, 4 bases of musketeers, but I'll be busy for two weeks with work trip to Lapland and holiday trip to Tuscany, so you'll have to wait a bit for the next additions. I'll do a starting post for other projects at some point though.
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Very, very nice........I have a 'slow burn' TYW project
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Very, very nice job
Look forward to seeing more
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Great minis with great paintjobs :)
With minis like this, why go to 28mm for skirmishes? They look like they'd work fine for Pikemans Lament and similar rules.
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Great minis with great paintjobs :)
With minis like this, why go to 28mm for skirmishes? They look like they'd work fine for Pikemans Lament and similar rules.
Thanks.
What I meant with skirmishes, are the sort of skirmishes where each player has about 10 models on the table, Horse and Musket could be a possible ruleset. Larger skirmishes would work well with these, I agree.
I happen to have a collection of Tabletop world buildings that would be quite nice for this setting as well, so playing in 28mm would be nice as well some times.
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Stunning, simply stunning!@
I am at a loss to even try to compare....
I might just go take up baordgaming ;)
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Hey, they look so real!
Fantastic sculpts and unbelievably well painted!
Eager to see more of your works! Cheers!
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Thanks for your kind words. It keeps the motivation up to paint more stuff. Which I recently did and finished 8 stands of musketeers:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4809/32170275888_671a99a7d0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/R1M5e7)
And here with the pikemen:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4908/45991307522_46c439042b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2d56tpY)
Now with the infantry done, it's only a matter of painting some cavalry and I actually get to play. I'm very interested on the Task force sized By Fire and Sword, even if it's not exactly historically the right period for these models, but close enough for my taste.
I also wrote some words to my blog about them:
https://wewargaming.blogspot.com/2018/11/new-reinforcements-for-swedish-forces.html
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Outstanding paintjob! Very well done!
Real tabletop gems! Bravo! :-*
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Brilliant stuff. 28mm would be excellent, but at 15mm :o
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I painted some cavalry, Totentanz reiters and officers and Wargamer Dragoons to get my army to a level where I could actually play with it. That should happen in few next weeks. Game of choice will be By Fire and Sword with the new Task force expansion that fits quit well to the scale I'm looking for. The rules also look very interesting.
Well, anyways, here they are. The infantry is also on the backgound. I'm quite happy for the force as it is and next up I'll paint some cannons (more than I will ever need).
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4867/45890223134_5086387aac_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cVaoxG)30 Year War Swedes (https://flic.kr/p/2cVaoxG) by saimaanrannalta (https://www.flickr.com/photos/saimaanrannalta/), on Flickr
The Wargamer dragoons are quite horrible casts and the horses are visibly smaller than the Totentanz versions. That doesn't matter too much as I can say that they are Finnish horsemen as their horses have been described very small. Still won't be getting more of them for this army. Although I still have 5 bases of reiters that came with the Swedish skirmish force box. Infantry on the other hand is nice and fits well with the Totentanz models. After I get the cannons and remaining reiters done, I suppose I'll have to get some Croat cavalry and bit more Reiters and I could even get two small forces for Task force out of my collection.
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By Fire and Sword figures are beautiful, I have several of them and for Totentanz I was drooling long ago but never got any, they are really first rate! I think all three companies blend well, you are creating a gorgeous army and I'm eager to see them in action!
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These really are some lovely looking figures. Looking forward to seeing more.
next up I'll paint some cannons (more than I will ever need).
You can never have too many cannons!
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As an old artilleryman (and a Warhammer Dwarf player) I have to agree on that :)
By Fire and Sword figures are beautiful, I have several of them and for Totentanz I was drooling long ago but never got any, they are really first rate! I think all three companies blend well, you are creating a gorgeous army and I'm eager to see them in action!
Yes, I think the problem here is that the Totentanz models are even better, so they lose in comparison. The Totentanz models are also bit cheaper, although it is offset bit by them not having the bases included.
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Very nice army! Congratulations!