Author Topic: You call that a pike block? This is a pike block. (Read 3479 times)

Bushbaby · « **on:** March 13, 2017, 11:28:08 PM »

28mm GW conversion

The Captain with standards and musicians and surrounded by zweihänders.

"Rondellknektar" (rondassiers with pistols) forming front of left wing shotte.

The Colonel.

"Gott mit uns!"

mweaver · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2017, 02:43:47 AM »

OK, that is a pike block, no kidding.

-Michael

Irregular Wars Nic · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2017, 07:07:58 AM »

Yeah it's a pike block.

But individually based, imagine having to move it across the table...

Andym · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2017, 07:11:14 AM »

I just had a flashback to 3rd edition Warhammer and the REALLY sharp goblin spears I accidentally landed my hand on a few times! I still bare the scars to this day!

BTW your avatar has the same look I think I had when I opened up your post and seen your pictures!

levied troop · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2017, 07:14:10 AM »

From one angle, it could be a hedgehog

Impressive sight, wouldn't want to go up against it.

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2017, 07:16:18 AM »

that is a hell of a pike block indeed

Big Martin Back · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2017, 08:06:36 AM »

Very nice. Shame about the odd overhand grip with the left hand that they modelled on some of the figures.

SteveBurt · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2017, 10:13:03 AM »

Lovely painting. It's a shame the pikes (and indeed all the other weapons) are so over-scale.
Looks like the men are wielding telegraph poles, and the muskets look like blunderbusses.
But that's GW for you - they always have huge weapons on their figures.

GamesPoet · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2017, 03:33:15 PM »

It doesn't seem worth being hung up on how the weapons look when these figures are quite the impressive project!

Captain Blood · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2017, 04:02:30 PM »

I agree it's an impressive spread of figures - well done. That's a lot of painting!
Also agree however that the pikes themselves look like telegraph poles. And with a strange thin bit at the bottom. All a bit peculiar. But then, to be fair, these are fantasy figures - albeit here playing a historical role

Bushbaby · « **Reply #10 on:** March 14, 2017, 05:28:52 PM »

Thank you!

Regarding the "telegraph pikes". They are my own "fast" conversions, and considering the fact that I had to convert roughly two hundred GW spearmen into landsknecht pikemen (and not willing to spend half a year with a drill doing so) to make this project a reality, it was a price I decided I was willing to pay.

(It still took ages to complete the project though

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