I've finally managed to get some flags onto my blocks of landsknecht pikemen. You will notice the chaps from the last post and the levelled pikemen from a couple of posts back together with all my other landsknecht pikemen.
Once again the flags are free downloads from Warflag and krigsspil with the edges touched up.
There are Artizan,Foundry ,Old Glory, Warlord and some unknown eBay chunky types.
I've based the units on this illustration from Funkens Age of Chivalry volume three.
That was the image that I had in mind when I started these pike blocks,Im pretty happy with how they have turned out,I'm working on a similar type of pike block with levelled,angled and vertical pikes for a Swiss force, Perry plastics and others, great fun!
Mostly cleaning up genitors and stradiots when I'm not working on pikemen,no one near getting painted for a while but I do have further flagtastick outings planned!
All the best Iain
Wow, that looks amazing Iain! Love it.
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Thanks Peter! Not many, most of my pikes are blunt florists wire, it's only the last batch with their nasty pointy pikes!
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Marvelous sight, Iain! The leveled pikes work much better than I could have imagined.
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Thanks Jonathan! Im very pleased with how they've come out!
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Love all the colours on the landschnect flags.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray! They're a colourful bunch all round!
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They do look fantastic in blocks like that with pikes lowering. And does portray that first image well. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Fitz! Yes I'm pleased they actually turned out the way Id hoped they would!
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Fantastic units, really colourful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cyrus! Yes to me the only problem with Macedonian pike blocks is that there just isn't enough flags!
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Amazingly colorful units.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean! I think you're right!
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That is a superb basing solution, giving a lovely diorama effect and if I may say, a great way to get a look of a bigger, more packed base, with greater presence without having to go down the route of extra figures to do that.
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm! Yes they've got a nice diorama feel, they're pretty densely packed at thirty six per block,if they have extra presence it's an unplanned bonus!
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I'm jealous, this kind of unit is simply perfect...Congrats!
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That is quite a sight to behold Iain (is that right? you know what I mean!). The massed pikes and basing style really work well, this is a lovely collection coming together.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee! I know what you mean, glad you think it works!
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A very impressive force Iain... the basing works a treat.
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Thanks Aly! I think it's come out well!
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Excellent work Iain!
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These flags really set the figures off beautifully, and it is especially nice when things turned out as you had envisaged them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence! Yes we love it when a plan comes together!
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Great sight, seeing the four block together.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe! Yes, I think I need a bigger table!
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I KNEW it would look bad ass. 😀
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Thanks Stew! Your right, they do look bad ass!
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Great Pike blocks Iain - they can form the backbone of many different Italian wars armies. I wish I had based mine like that but I can't face basing them a third time!
ReplyDeleteThanks Oli,yes the universal soldier of their time,rebasing a third time surely falls under cruel and unusual punishment!
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Holy crap Iain, that is an impressive sight! Very well done, get them on the gaming table already!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dai, nice to get them done, they can join the Spanish in a box!
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Very impressive Iain. I like lots of flags.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark,me too and in a non uniform period I can have loads!
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