Tuesday, April 28, 2020

KenR - 28mm Italian Wars Artillery


A quick addition to the things that go boom in my Italian Wars Army. I found this gun and crew already undercoated in a box under a box in a cupboard I hadn't looked in for a while ! Heaven knows how much stuff is hidden around the Home of Yarkshire Gamer 😁

Thirsty Work !
The figures are from Wargames Foundry who do a few different gun and crew packs, they are old casts but like the Gendarme they very much stand up to today's more modern sculpts.


A quick 30 points taking me to 734 so far in Q Challenge, got some more Cops to post tomorrow.


Posted by Yarkshire Gamer at 10:12 AM
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27 comments:

  1. EmjenicApril 28, 2020 at 10:32 AM

    They look great. I would not want to stand around (on either the friendly or the enemey side) whenever this piece is fired, though. Alcohol and traffic don't mix, but I am not sure about alcohol and gunpowder either. Excellent work nevertheless!

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    1. Yarkshire GamerApril 28, 2020 at 11:50 AM

      Many thanks, drinking on the job was essential in the renaissance 😁

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  2. CurtApril 28, 2020 at 10:43 AM

    Terrific looking gun and crew, Ken. Bravo!

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  3. caveadsum1471April 28, 2020 at 12:02 PM

    Lovely looking gun and crew,always a delight to see your Italian wars stuff!
    Best Iain

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    1. Yarkshire GamerApril 28, 2020 at 9:38 PM

      Cheers Iain, it's probably my favourite army at the moment !

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  4. Peter DouglasApril 28, 2020 at 12:07 PM

    Superb looking piece and crew Ken. You need to look under more rocks to see what other hidden treasures are buried.

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    1. Yarkshire GamerApril 28, 2020 at 9:39 PM

      I think I might find a few horrors too !

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    2. Peter DouglasApril 29, 2020 at 5:40 AM

      Crank up the Skullometer horrors, 1970s lumps of lead horrors or 13 year old learning to pain horrors?

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  5. SimonGApril 28, 2020 at 12:08 PM

    Lovely cannon. I especially like the creature on the cascabel!

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  6. Jez ToddApril 28, 2020 at 1:20 PM

    Great to have found these lying around ... painted and now back to life, ready for action!

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    1. Yarkshire GamerApril 28, 2020 at 9:40 PM

      Cheers Jez, I definitely have too many boxes of figures lying around 😁

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  7. Mike VellaApril 28, 2020 at 1:48 PM

    Lovely stuff Ken. Some exquisite detail on the barrel there!

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  8. NoelRWApril 29, 2020 at 2:15 AM

    Great painting, as always, Ken. Love seeing your Italian Wars pieces.

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  9. Greg BApril 29, 2020 at 11:22 AM

    Great work Ken - as a relative newcomer to the Italian Wars, I'm always struck by how these figures are, essentially, the "Empire" figures from GW's now-departed line of fantasy figures. So even though I have never played an Italian-Wars battle (and wouldn't really know where to start if I wanted to) I get a jolt of nostalgia every time I see your efforts on this project!

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    1. Yarkshire GamerApril 29, 2020 at 11:52 AM

      Yes the similarities to the GW stuff are remarkable 👍

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  10. BarksApril 29, 2020 at 11:42 PM

    I like the thirsty gunner!

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  11. StuartLApril 30, 2020 at 6:18 AM

    Every time I open one of your Italian Wars posts, I am greeted with the sight of amazing figures.

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  12. SanderApril 30, 2020 at 11:24 PM

    That's a nice great boomer for sure!

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  13. Evan HughesMay 1, 2020 at 12:40 AM

    What a brilliant little vignette! The Foundry sculpts paint up very well indeed!

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    1. Yarkshire GamerMay 2, 2020 at 3:55 AM

      Thanks Evan, real character in the sculpts 👍

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