Thursday, 21 March 2019

Great Italian wars 32 jinnetts and Maximilian

Another unit of light cavalry,this time it is a unit of jinnetts or genitors, Spanish light cavalry armed with javelins and  leather shields in the distinctive heart shape.
These are old glory figures,I know people comment on perry figures having a lot of flash but I have to say there was an awful lot to do cleaning these chaps up, drilling out hands etc and on this side of the pond they are no longer quite so economical,they're not far off the same price for cavalry. That said I do like them,  they are characterful and lively and are a pleasure to paint up. The flag is a medieval Catalan flag which might be slightly anachronistic but I think works well enough and to me close enough is good enough!










So another light cavalry unit done. Next up my Curtgeld,which isn't an orc but is instead an elderly Maximilian from Warlord games. You'd have to say most of the Rennaisance princes acted in an abominabal manner,absolute power, unbridled ambition,no check to their excess is lets face it not a recepie for a stable human.



Points wise 8x 28mm mounted figures plus flag, 28mm figure plus Curtgeld, 80+1+5+20, so 106 points.
All the best Iain



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33 comments:

  1. Oli21 March 2019 at 21:21

    Great Stuff Iain, the Jinetes are a really useful unit, your Spanish will be glad to have them!

    I know what you mean about OG figures, they can be a lot of work to prepare to paint.

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:50

      Thanks Oli! Yes a fair bit of work to clean up but they do paint up nicely!
      Best Iain

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  2. Cyrus21 March 2019 at 21:39

    Lovely cavalry and Maximilian. OG do have some nice ranges.

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:51

      Thanks Cyrus! Yes I think OGs Rennaisance range is one of their best!
      Best Iain

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  3. Fitz-Badger21 March 2019 at 22:16

    Whatever the case may be at the start they turned out very well! Nice work!

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:52

      Thanks Fitz! Worked out alright in the end!
      Best Iain

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  4. Jonathan Freitag21 March 2019 at 22:26

    Excellent work! I would not fret much about the flag. Looks terrific to me.

    How any units have you added to your Italian Wars project during this contest?

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:54

      Thanks Jonathan! Yeah I figure the flag is fine,I'll do a post with everything I painted during the challenge of you would like me to?
      Best Iain

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  5. Suber21 March 2019 at 22:45

    Nice jinetes, I really like them; don't worry about the banner, I think it does work!

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:55

      Thanks Suber! I'm glad you agree with me about the banner!
      Best Iain

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  6. Stew21 March 2019 at 22:48

    Nice looking dudes. Drilling out hands is so tedious... the flag looks cool and billowing and that’s what counts. 😀

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:56

      Thanks Stew! They look cool and that's what counts,I can live with that!
      Best Iain

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  7. tim21 March 2019 at 23:44

    Very nice!

    It's been a while since I bought/painted any Perry minis - but I don't recall them ever having much in the way of flash...? Maybe they sent me all the good ones!

    I find Old Glory always very hit and miss with the quality of the sculpts and castings.

    These, however, turned out LOOKING just fabulous!

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:57

      Thanks Tim! I have never had any problems with Perry figures I just thought I was lucky as people often complain about them,I like Old Glory infantry, they're good value and less fiddly!
      Best Iain

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  8. Chasseur22 March 2019 at 03:20

    Good job, even average figures can look great with proper metal lances and painting!

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:58

      Thanks Mark! They do take paint well!
      Best Iain

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  9. Norm22 March 2019 at 06:06

    very nice and the basing style of staggered horse gives a nice sense of movement and presence.

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 21:00

      Thanks Norm! I can take no credit for the design of the basing,I just copied Olicanalads!
      Best Iain

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  10. Phil22 March 2019 at 06:55

    Splendid additions, most impressive job, painting and basing!!

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 21:00

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

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  11. 'Lee.22 March 2019 at 08:50

    More fine figures there Iain. Old Glory are getting on a bit know so we must forgive them a little flash here and there, they have much character. Re the Perry's yes, lots of those tiresome little casting 'worms' can be annoying if you miss one on the face or hands, but without them they could not achieve the incredible level of detail. Drilling out hands I agree can also be annoying, even on my 40mm's I have to drill out the standard bearers hands.Your collection is coming along at some speed now Iain :)

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 21:01

      Thanks Lee! You tend to forget about it once you get to the painting!
      Best Iain

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  12. Lawrence H22 March 2019 at 11:39

    Lovely work Iain. Drilling out hands is one of my pet dislikes as well. No check to their excesses? They obviously never got married.

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 21:03

      Thanks Lawrence! Yes drilling out hands is rotten,Henry VIII is a contemporary and was one of the princes I was thinking of,I believe he was married once or twice!
      Best Iain

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  13. DeanM22 March 2019 at 12:50

    Great looking cavalry, Iain. I like those iconic targes.

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 21:04

      Thanks Dean! Yes I've got some of them spare so I can convert a unit of the Perry plastic light cavalry to jinnetts!
      Best Iain

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  14. Gonsalvo23 March 2019 at 10:53

    Lovely Genitors! I missed that OG even did any; I may have to add some to my next OG order. Yes, it is a pain drilling out the hands. I did lot of that on my recent ECW pikemen, but once I did it the wire pikes fit perfectly and glued in with ease!

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    1. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 21:07

      Thanks Peter! Yes,you should add them when you have your army card, the stradiots are even worse, you have to glue the tiny hands on before you then drill them out,I didn't mind drilling out the landsknechts and Swiss so much, fitting the pikes seemed to be worth it!
      Best Iain

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  15. caveadsum147123 March 2019 at 20:58

    Thanks Michal! Very kind of you!
    Best Iain

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  16. Zabadak24 March 2019 at 16:16

    I like OG figures, depite their age and hand-drilling issues etc - they do paint up well - Great job on these Iain.

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    1. caveadsum147124 March 2019 at 18:07

      Thanks Joe! Me too,just a little bit of extra faff!
      Best Iain

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  17. rross26 March 2019 at 04:28

    Great job Iain - I see you have slipped in two posts in a couple of days so I will need to comment on your other cavalry unit too!

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    1. caveadsum147127 March 2019 at 13:42

      Thanks Keith! Yes it was the last day of the challenge, amazing what a deadline does for you!
      Best Iain

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