Author Topic: The Great Italian Wars for "Pike and Shotte" (Read 40217 times)

DonVoss · « **on:** June 02, 2013, 05:51:33 PM »

I collected a few foundry Landsknechts over the last couple of month. And I will try to build something playable with, may be "pike and shotte".
It won't be over historical... more generic, for example using perry plastic mercenaries as italians (even thou they are way to old fashioned to fight against landsknechts)....

Here is what I have painted so far:

Not decided how to base them...

Cheers,
Don

Franz_Josef · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2013, 05:57:57 PM »

Magnificent. Superb Imperial regiment.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2013, 06:01:25 PM »

Very nice indeed

If I were to do something similar I'd base them on 40x40 bases and have three or four to a base. You can still get a regimented feel but also a bit of a vignette touch to it as well depending on the figures used

cheers

James

Blue in vt · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2013, 06:10:36 PM »

They look fantastic!! I'll gladly be keeping an eye on this
Project...you can never have enough puff and slash!

Cheers,

Blue

traveller · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2013, 06:47:43 PM »

Drool

Nice job indeed!

Reminds me of my own Landsknechts somewhere in the leadpile...

Hussar072 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2013, 07:30:55 PM »

Beautiful unit! Excellent painting!

Captain Blood · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2013, 07:35:06 PM »

Beautiful

gringo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:44:08 PM »

delightfull..............

.

regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com

Galloping Major · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2013, 06:50:14 AM »

Very nice

www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

janner · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2013, 07:00:29 AM »

Cracking

DonVoss · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2013, 03:13:18 AM »

Thanx, for your kind comments...

I based the next bunch of troops. This time poorer mercenaries from Italy or in french service.
I know they are way to old fashioned for the period after 1500, but perhaps they get their stuff at the second hand market or wear the armour of their grandpas...

I ve taken the perry-plastic-mercenaries (sticking with the perry-theme) and based them 3 models on a 4x4cm-base. They will skirmish most of the time...

Okay here is the first unit, italian or in french pay.

And some arquebuse.

Cheers,
Don

joekano · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2013, 04:32:46 AM »

Great work!

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2013, 06:40:29 AM »

Cracking new additions

That background works a treat

cheers

James

Stuart · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2013, 07:50:24 PM »

You can never have too many Landsknechts and these are rather nice, good effort !

I like the French infantry too, I'm interested in painting some up at some point but have delayed over how to do it and what figures to use.

These are what i've come up with so far for Picard Pike c. 1513 in the Therouanne campaign;

http://www.stuartsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/picard-pike-ii.html

Regarding Landsknecht basing i prefer to base pike on 120 x 120mm bases, so much so that I wrote an essay on it!;

http://www.paintinglandsknechts.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Basing

Hope that helps,

Start a blog too, I want to see more !

All the best, Stuart

painterman · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2013, 08:14:31 PM »

Great start - very nice looking figures.
I too like the backdrop - it inspires me for some terrain that looks like rolling Tuscan countryside for a possible future Italian Condottiere project.
Look forward to seeing more.
Simon.

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