Monday, 8 October 2018

Great Italian wars 23 Spanish flagged

I said when I posted my Spanish coloneas  that I would post them again once flagged and this is that post,what I didn't expect was that it would take quite so long,as it was August 2017 when I blithely said I'd do that,possibly even soon!
After the first outing of my Italian wars with To the Strongest,I realised that lots of my infantry were lacking flags and as they add so much in this colourful period I decided to make amends,bite the bullet and get some flags!













Four coloneas and a command stand, most of the flags are from Petes flags and are splendid,one of them is a Foundry free download and the rest came from the warflag site, the last picture is of them back in their box ready to get stored again!
Next up is some newly painted landsknechts, probably followed by a load of landsknecht reflagging and (whisper it) some rebassing (oh the horror!)
All the best Iain.
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35 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag8 October 2018 at 13:00

    Banners look great, Iain! I recently ordered several flagsets from Pete too in thoughts of doing the same with my Italian wars project.

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:22

      Thanks Jonathan, Pete's flags are great and would look good with your splendid figures!
      Best Iain

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  2. Zabadak8 October 2018 at 13:08

    The flags really do make this a great sight to behold and more to come too!

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:24

      Thanks Zabadak,yes I think they add something dynamic, working on more units!
      Best Iain

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  3. Peter Douglas8 October 2018 at 14:03

    Those look great Iain, banners really make the unit. I'm too cheap and impatient to order flags so go the DIY route using warflag where I can and cutting and pasting on the Mac where I can't.

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:26

      Thanks Peter,I know what you mean,but in this case they're so nice and it also meant it happened this year!
      Best Iain

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  4. DeanM8 October 2018 at 14:11

    The banners and flags enhance an already splendid army, Iain!

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:26

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

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  5. Aly Morrison8 October 2018 at 14:12

    Splendid Ian
    In fact Flagtastic!

    All the best Aly

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    1. Jonathan Freitag8 October 2018 at 14:55

      "Flagtastic" I like that!

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    2. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:27

      Thanks Aly! Future post will need to be tagged as such!
      Best Iain

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  6. 'Lee.8 October 2018 at 15:10

    They really do enhance your already very colourful units Iain. Excellent!

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:28

      Thanks Lee,all the red and yellow is quite tasteful compared to the landsknechts!
      Best Iain

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  7. Michal DwarfCrypt8 October 2018 at 15:51

    Woooow! Really great sir!

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:29

      Thanks Michal! I'm glad you like them!
      Best Iain

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  8. Phil8 October 2018 at 16:51

    These beautiful flags add a lot to some already handsome units...Well done!

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:30

      Thanks Phil, flags really help give this period life!
      Best Iain

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  9. Rob8 October 2018 at 18:03

    They are nice and lots of flags always seem to go well with Italian Wars - the costumes are OTT already so seems to 'fit'. Still amazed to find others who like Piquet - do you use for any other periods than Italian War?

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:33

      Thanks Rob,its the fancy clothes and colourful flags period!
      Haven't tried Piquet yet although it sounds an interesting system.
      Best Iain

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    2. Rob9 October 2018 at 18:16

      Sorry my mistake, can't remember what took me to your profile and blog but was carried away by finding an interesting blog posted from somewhere a bit closer than Yorkshire. Needless to say that's where the IW Piquet game was from - see link.

      Apologies.

      https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2018/10/piquet-and-italian-wars-in-olicanaland.html

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    3. caveadsum147110 October 2018 at 07:25

      No problem Rob, it's a lovely game and it's all Italian wars in 28mm!
      Best Iain

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  10. Cyrus8 October 2018 at 22:23

    Great looking units and flags!

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:33

      Thanks Cyrus! Very nice of you to say so!
      Best Iain

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  11. Oli8 October 2018 at 23:00

    Great work Iain, the flags really add to the finished look. I look forward to the new Landsknechts - I am also working on some at the moment.

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:35

      Thanks Oli! Oh good it's always nice to see your detailed posts, especially on landsknechts!
      Best Iain

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  12. Lawrence H8 October 2018 at 23:32

    Well worth the effort Iain, and they set the figures off nicely. I haven't heard of Pete's flags before, so must look them up. Are they the same as Warflags?

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:36

      Thanks Lawrence, Petes flags is an ebay store here in the uk, I have to say his flags are well worth it!
      Best Iain

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  13. Fitz-Badger9 October 2018 at 03:23

    A banner day! Sorry about that.
    Excellent work!

    I often struggle with flags. I don't really care for the look of printed paper flags for most of my stuff, but also don't like the looks of most hand-painted flags I have tried to make, nor other materials I have tried to use. I have a few standard bearer figures that have been flagless for years because of that.

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:41

      Thanks Fitz,we can't search for the perfect banner forever, sometimes we have to compromise to have something,or maybe have an interim flag until you have created your own,I quite liked overpainting printed flags,not too painterly but less printed, it all just uses up time and it seems that time management is what this hobby is all about,who knew?!
      Best Iain

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  14. Stew9 October 2018 at 05:49

    The flags really make the units pop and much more dynamic.
    Poor guys though, waited over a year to get some pretty flags now back in the box! 😀

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    1. caveadsum14719 October 2018 at 07:43

      Thanks Stew, well they've had a game this year that's more than most of my figures could say, if they could say, you know what I mean!
      Best Iain

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  15. rross11 October 2018 at 10:56

    A beautiful job on these figures Iain

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    1. caveadsum147112 October 2018 at 07:41

      Thanks Ross, that's very kind of you!
      Best Iain

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  16. Dai16 October 2018 at 00:04

    At least you gave them the love they deserved. Eventually. For shame. LOL

    Looks bloody good though mate.

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    1. caveadsum147116 October 2018 at 08:16

      Hey,at least I got there in the end! Thanks Dai!
      Best Iain

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