JTinQT Week 12 - Sign Off Post - More Landsknechts

Hi All

Glad just managed to sneak in a last post although time difference nearly caught me out. Thanks to Curt and all for this blog - pleased I managed to post something each week although sometimes just a single figure. Anyway perfect to take my mind off everything and to enjpy so many other others brilliant painting.

My last post is a couple more pike for the second back rank of my French Black Band pike block. Pity I could not complete but will keep pushing on to do this. As before figures are Old Glory.

 
This next shot has the front base in the background and the figures for the back base, just 4 so far including the new ones for this week. Still you can get the idea of what I will be finishing.

Once again thanks everyone ...... also a thumbs up from my brother Matt in case he misses the cut for a post. Know he is on night shifts this week but he has really enjoyed it as well. We have a few big wargaming clashes to schedule in when we can.

All the best everyone ........... Cheers Jez

JTinQT - Week 11 - Landsknecht Pike

Dear All

Still trying to post something every week although a day late on this week and only a couple of measley pike. Anyway all counts I guess. This is just plodding away on the second base for my new French Landsknecht Black band and the figures are Old Glory.

Thanks All - Cheers Jez

JTinQT - Week Seven - Landsknechts

Dear All

Hope everyone is well?

Happy to make more substantive post this week with 12 new figures. After doing some Swiss thought only fair to have a look at my Landsknechts. Using the same mainly Old Glory 28mm painted this front base of pike up as the "Black Band" who fought for the French at Marignano and Pavia. At Pavia they were fighting against the Imperial Landsknechts. As the name suggests the key point is mainly black clothing.

There are a couple of Games Workshop double-handers mixed in, an Artisan I think,and see if you can name the company for the fifer?

The fifer is a figure from the 1980's - QTModels I think, based in Yorkshire. Anyway a key feature was you could mix and match heads - very cutting edge for the 1980's. These figures are based for Basic Impetus wargames rules and need to get on now and finish the back rank base.

Cheers Jez

JTinQT - Week 4 - Swiss Pike

Hi All

Happy to get a more substantive post this week, that includes finishing a unit! First up are the figures painted this week. These are mainly Old Glory, but the two on the left are older Irregular Miniatures. The figure without the pike becomes a standard bearer in the finished unit.

Now these were done I could combine with those previously painted and some rebased figures to give the finished new pike block.This represents the third pike block at Marignano 1515 based around the cantons of Lucerne, Basle and Schaffhausen.

The ram flag is from Pete's flags and had to self create a flag for the Lucerne canton using the white cloth material left over from the flag sheet. Luckily Lucerne is a simple two colour banner white/light blue so quite easy to paint and weather in - should I call this a plagiarised Pete's Flag? Anyway pleased with the effect. As always great to base the figures and spend time to create the look of the unit. 

Post Covid this unit is going straight into action in a Basic Impetus rules Swiss army to take on Burgundians! Cant wait ..........

Cheers Jez