Elizabethan Gothic

[whiskey priest]

I was swithering about putting this thread in the fantasy forum or here but I decided to split it as that would be most fitting so I'll post a link at the bottom for the fantasy bit.

Basically I've had a interest in Elizabethan/Tudor warfare for a while, even before TAG brought out there gorgeous range, and I've focussed on the Dutch Revolt but long term want to be able to use the figs for the French wars of religion as well (then I can buy the Gendarmes from TAG!)

Anyway I started off with the idea of building 'companies' of 16 figs plus a officer and a standard bearer. The first unit I completed was a unit of spanish musketeers (i think I've posted them before)


And apart from basing and the officers I've got a Dutch/Rebels/Huguenot unit painted


A second unit of spanish, this time arquebusiers, is about half way through


A third unit of spanish has also been started using the classic citadel estalians. As there are only three poses I've had to do a bit of head chopping

as well as using the Gamezone imperials with and without head swaps


The plan is to use Donnybrook for rules and count the spanish as elites so that they will at first get only two companies. The Dutch will be of lesser quality so will get three companies of arquebusiers, a small unit of halberdiers and small mounted unit, maybe Reiters

or maybe argoulets /mounted arquebusiers.

Anyway that's the plan for playing large skirmishes, or 'actions', which I'm really looking forward to...

Then these happened......


part2
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=72329.0

[The Gray Ghost]

are those Gamezone miniatures in your first picture?

[whiskey priest]

The officer and standard are foundry but the troops are gamezone with some head swaps.

[Mad Doc Morris]

Ahh, the later 16th century! Miserably underrepresented in wargaming, despite a great variety of theatres for all kinds and scales of brawling. Thus looking forward to what you're up to. Great start so far.

[carlos13th]

These look fantastic mate. Not something I had ever been intrested in before but consider my curiosity piqued.

[Metternich]

Fascinated to see where you are going with these.  You may want to give Eureka's Conquistadors (both Spaniards and Portugeuese) a look (they have, for example, some very useful light cavalry and mariners - all of which fit very well in scale with Foundry's Swashbucklers). 
 http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/conquistadores-28mm-spanish
http://eurekaminusa.com/collections/conquistadores-28mm-portuguese
In addition Sgt. Major's borderers, although not as detailed, work quite well also :
http://www.sgmm.biz/Bloody-Day-28mm-Elizabethans_c_17.html

[whiskey priest]

Thanks for the comments guys, I'll post more figs as I get them done. I reckon the spanish arquebusiers aren't far off being finished and I've converted and undercoated an officer for the guezen company, just need to get them painted and based and I'll show them off. As as the eureka and Sgt major figures, I've got some of the former and a shitload of the latter! They'll get used as I expand the project and to big set piece battles (in about 5 years or so  )

[warburton]

Are the resin heads from Maximini?

Great stuff by the way.

[whiskey priest]

Yes Mr Warburton, the resin heads are Maxmini.

While I've been motivated I've painted an Officer and an Ensign for my first dutch unit.


which means that, now that I've based them, I finished my first unit of Geuzen.



Another unit of Spanish aren't far behind, Arquebusiers this time. I've just got another 13 to finish off but hey should end up looking like this lot



Cheers

[Captain Blood]

I like the officer in the cape. Is that a Bicorne head on the Foundry sea dog body?

[whiskey priest]

Yes it is. Bicorne were nice enough to sell me packs of Burgonet heads.

[Lowtardog]

Lovely project and great work on the conversions, where you based mate blighty?

[whiskey priest]

Indeed, I'm a scot stuck down south, beds to be exact.

[Lowtardog]

Drop me your address mate i have a couple of foundry ogres you can have should fit in with your project

[warburton]

Thanks!

The Dutch look really excellent. It is a fascinating era of history.

The Spanish additions likewise look fantastic.