Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Great Italian wars 13 another Spanish colonela

Third time lucky, I keep losing this post when I try to upload more than one photo, anyway here we have the third of four Spanish colonelas the fourth unit is jostling with some french napoleonic line infantry and more Italian wars command to see who's next! These are once again old glory and foundry conquistadors and a couple of Perry plastics who have made up the numbers. All of them have been fun to paint. I really must address the absence of flags and once I have some I'll post all four units with flags flying!


Don't really know why the last photo got out of sync, it was the first! 
All the best Iain 
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18 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag26 July 2017 at 14:26

    I like these a lot, Iain! The barn red color of the jackets is a good, muted coloring scheme. Your work on the faces really brings the character out on these Spaniards.

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    1. Jonathan Freitag26 July 2017 at 14:28

      Oh, one more thing...I tend to be slow on adding flags to my Italian Wars project too. For me, it might be indecision and lack of period knowledge.

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    2. caveadsum147127 July 2017 at 08:41

      Thanks Jonathan, yes I think the red works really well with Spanish troops of this period, I'm uming and aring about making my own or buying in and since I want four flags for each unit it's a lot of flags!
      Best Iain

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  2. Michal DwarfCrypt26 July 2017 at 14:41

    Great work like always Iain!
    best regards

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    1. caveadsum147127 July 2017 at 08:42

      Thanks Michal, not up to your finish but good enough!
      Best Iain

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  3. Fitz-Badger27 July 2017 at 03:55

    Excellent! They look well-seasoned and like they mean business.

    Flags are one of my weak points with miniatures. There's the issue with design, and then how to create them (printed on paper, painted, some other material, etc.), and then affixing them to a flagstaff. I have some minis sitting waiting for flags for literally decades.

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    1. caveadsum147127 July 2017 at 08:43

      Thanks, I'm hoping it won't be decades but I'm ruling nothing out at the moment!
      Best Iain

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  4. Oli27 July 2017 at 21:02

    Great stuff Iain, I would recommend Petes Italian Wars flags for the Spanish, they are really good. Just remember not to use any of the Saltires if you want them to represent the Spanish before 1504 as the Saltire came from the Burgundians via the Hapsburgs.

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    1. caveadsum147127 July 2017 at 21:10

      I think you're right Oli, it's what I was thinking anyway, Petes flags do look good, they will be removable so I can mix and match, so thanks for that as you have confirmed what I was thinking!
      Best Iain

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  5. Chasseur28 July 2017 at 00:02

    Good job you're certainly pumping these out!

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    1. caveadsum147128 July 2017 at 08:24

      Thanks Mark, backlog of painted figures, it's a big basing thing at the moment!
      Best Iain

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  6. DeanM30 July 2017 at 23:09

    Superb work on all of these, Iain. You've blended in the different makes flawlessly.

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    1. caveadsum147130 July 2017 at 23:28

      Thanks Dean, that's very kind of you.
      Best Iain

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  7. Cyrus30 July 2017 at 23:18

    Excellent Spanish with a nice mix of figures!

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    1. caveadsum147130 July 2017 at 23:29

      Thank you Cyrus, yes there are some nice makes of figures.
      Best Iain

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  8. Dai31 July 2017 at 16:13

    I bet these blokes all ranked up must be an impressive sight. Lovely work Iain.

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    1. caveadsum147131 July 2017 at 19:12

      Thanks Dai, they'll look a whole lot better with some flags!
      Best Iain

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  9. Silver Whistle7 August 2017 at 10:41

    OG and Foundry have been around for a long time but they still paint up well. 10/10.

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