Raglan's Italian Wars

[Lord Raglan]

French Gascon Crossbow Companies, led by the young Swiss Mercenary Captain Franz Robert Karrer










Captain Karrer can be seen here instructing a French Lord in the Art of War

[Bloggard]

great stuff.

[Stuart]

Nice work, is there a biography of Karrer or is he fictional?

[Hu Rhu]

Those Gascon Crossbowmen are superb.   

Which make are the figures from and are the flags hand painted?

[Lord Raglan]

Nice work, is there a biography of Karrer or is he fictional?

You might be thinking of the historical character from the latter period

[Lord Raglan]

Which make are the figures from and are the flags hand painted?

Cheers buddy

The crossbowmen are a mix of Front Rank and Athena Miniatures

[Charlie_]

The crossbowmen are a mix of Front Rank and Athena Miniatures

Would you say they are the same scale as Front Rank, or smaller? I got some of the Athena billmen and archers, and found there was a bit or a range of different sizes, some scale well with Perry, whereas others look bigger and more suited to go alongside Front Rank.
I'm quite fussy with this sort of thing, and would like to get some more of the Athena range but don't want to find they are too big.

[Lord Raglan]

 

Would you say they are the same scale as Front Rank, or smaller? I got some of the Athena billmen and archers, and found there was a bit or a range of different sizes, some scale well with Perry, whereas others look bigger and more suited to go alongside Front Rank.
I'm quite fussy with this sort of thing, and would like to get some more of the Athena range but don't want to find they are too big.

Both ranges mix perfectly, I wouldn't judge size difference until you have some painted examples 

[Atheling]

Both ranges mix perfectly, I wouldn't judge size difference until you have some painted examples

Yep, that's the way to do it. There are some manufacturers that you might never think would go together. I've got all sorts of stuff in my Anglo Danish units that at first glance I would not have thought of putting together, when painted though, they just meld together- (link below if you're interested):
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=82845.105

[Lord Raglan]

The Black Band marched into Italy in 1515 in time to fight alongside King Francis I at the Battle of Marignano, where, defending the ditch and supported by artillery, they recoiled from the attacking Swiss, but did not break.

[Lord Raglan]

Let the big guns roar!!

[fred]

Cracking work

I love the dark mass of the pike block!

And the optimism of the gunners in their clean white shirts!

[commissarmoody]

Looking great. Where did you get the figs for your black band?

[Atheling]

Excellent Gareth 

[wrgmr1]

Fantastic work Gareth!!