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Title: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on January 23, 2019, 05:27:38 PM
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ld3CnLyHGVM/XEhJiVzuvOI/AAAAAAAAbBM/cD3FopjBbGEi9bjroF4bXdDroE0sJIrKACLcBGAs/s1600/20190121_092117.jpg)

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https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2019/01/papal-pike-block-and-more-gendarme.html (https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2019/01/papal-pike-block-and-more-gendarme.html)

It took a while to get this unit finished but then there are 60 28mm figures, flags and some swanky basing !

28mm Italian Wars Perrys Miniatures done as a Pike Block of the Papal variety, Julius II to be exact or Rex Harrison if your of a certain age !

Stuff is flying off the paint table at the moment so I am taking advantage of the enthusiasm and cracking on with stuff so there are another 6 Gendarme to add the collection.

Bags more photos and details on t'blog.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Charlie_ on January 23, 2019, 06:03:24 PM
Fantastic! This is the sort of thing I like to see...

I'm currently working on my own (mostly) Perry pikeblock, also 48 strong (four ranks of twelve) - the front ranks are looking very similar to yours.

And the gendarmes look fantastic all grouped together like that!

Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: fred on January 23, 2019, 07:56:41 PM
Very nice, both the fancy dandy cavalry, and the big meaty block of pikes!
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: jaytee on January 23, 2019, 08:34:48 PM
Very nice stuff.
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Metternich on January 23, 2019, 10:07:59 PM
A beautiful riot of color(s) among those gendarmes.
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: AKULA on January 23, 2019, 10:18:06 PM
Lovely work, very jealous of your quality AND quantity of paint jobs

 8)
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Antonio J Carrasco on January 24, 2019, 06:10:16 AM
Lovely painting! And I love your clever solution for basing levelled pikes!
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Belisarius on January 24, 2019, 07:02:25 AM
Superb work . I always enjoy your blog .
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Orctrader on January 24, 2019, 08:42:14 PM
Very impressive.  I agree with AKULA.  Good to see such quality and quantity together.   :)
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Peter d on January 25, 2019, 12:57:45 PM
Lovely work Ken!  :)
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: vtsaogames on January 25, 2019, 04:51:45 PM
Wow!
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on January 26, 2019, 09:43:12 AM
Quote from: Yarkshire Gamer on January 23, 2019, 05:27:38 PM
28mm Italian Wars Perrys Miniatures done as a Pike Block of the Papal variety, Julius II to be exact or Rex Harrison if your of a certain age !

"You dare to dicker with your Pontiff?"

(And one they didn't include: "You can take my paintbrush from my cold dead hands.....")

Good film reference - on a par with your painting and basing of the figures.  Well done on all three!
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: DintheDin on January 26, 2019, 09:45:02 AM
Really impressive!  :-*
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on January 26, 2019, 09:48:29 AM
Thank you.

Ah, sorry - you meant the figures, didn't you?  :-X
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: DintheDin on January 26, 2019, 09:55:06 AM
Quote from: Baron von Wreckedoften on January 26, 2019, 09:48:29 AM
Thank you.

Ah, sorry - you meant the figures, didn't you?  :-X


I liked your post but I meant the figures of course!

Otherwise I would have quoted your quote  :)
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Paul Richardson on January 26, 2019, 11:05:28 AM
Beautiful units. If you want to know more about Julius II, do a web search on Julius Exclusus or Julius Excluded From Heaven.
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: DintheDin on January 26, 2019, 02:43:00 PM
Quote from: Paul Richardson on January 26, 2019, 11:05:28 AM
Beautiful units. If you want to know more about Julius II, do a web search on Julius Exclusus or Julius Excluded From Heaven.

I greatly thank you because you made me learn about Erasmus' work (Julius Exclusus) and historical details about Julius II life, I had never studied before!
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Costanzo on February 03, 2019, 05:44:51 PM
Beautiful work!
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: grendelbert on February 28, 2019, 11:21:59 PM
Lovely.
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Rogerc on March 02, 2019, 03:12:25 PM
Brillian Ken
Title: Re: A Papal Pike Block and more Gendarme
Post by: Hu Rhu on March 03, 2019, 05:21:21 PM
Excellent painting on those Italian wars figures.