Just finished painting and basing some Great Italian Wars Gendarmes.
They are Wargames Foundry 28mm Renaissance figures.
The banners are from the excellent range from Pete's Flags.
I did originally paint one of the gendarme's lances with spiral stripes. I used masking tape wound round the lance to provide a sharp finish. However, it was a bit of a performance so I decided if I do stripes they will be horizontal and repainted. Bearing in mind that such fancy lances were generally reserved for the tournament lists, I'm not going to get too exercised about it.
One thing that you may realise is that I have not used the heavy lances provided by Foundry.
I took the decision of practicality and resilience over aesthetics. I've seen too many knights and gendarmes in blogs with bent soft metal lances, hence the metal replacements. Better speared players than bent lances!!
More gendarmes are on the painting table. I also want to start gluing together a box of Perry light cavalry.
Splendid work, Richard! Had you not mentioned replacement lances, I would not have noticed. I might do the same with my next batch of Gendarmes/MAA.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan.
DeleteOh my!!! Beautiful painted miniatures sir!
ReplyDeleteThat means a lot from someone of your talent Michal.
DeleteThey look splendid Richard, very colourful and don't blame you for changing the lances
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil. I just couldn't bear having bent lances. Once bent the soft metal rarely returns to perfectly straight.
Deletevery pleasing appearance of your Gendarmes sir! the banners are great too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil. Pete's Flags are brilliant.
DeleteOutstanding work on these Richard, you are off to a great start! Like Jon, I would not have noticed the lance substitution, they look excellent 👌
ReplyDeleteCheers Keith.
DeleteBeautiful work Richard, they look terrific. The shading on the lances really brings them to life, and Pete's flags top them off beautifully.
ReplyDeleteYou are too kind Lawrence.
DeleteOh my, these are beautifully painted figs, Richard. And Foundry are still some of the best around.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely figures Dean. I look forward to seeing was when they are painted.
DeleteLooking fab, Rich. Shame you can't use the heavy lance provided, but there's no way they wouldn't get bent up and ruin the look of the figures. I wonder if you can buy non bendy plastic ones?
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray. I did look for plastic ones, but I was wasting valuable painting time.
DeleteWow, such great stuff! A wonderful per I d to paint, and you're delightful results show the unit off.
ReplyDeleteThank you, they were a joy to paint.
DeleteSplendid painting, I'm another one that didn't notice the lance swap, I do like the spirals on lances myself and find if you just do a load of diagonals you can join them up, but that's my fast and dirty approach!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. I like the spirals too. However, I found it was taking me too much time to do them to mu satisfaction. Which, as I slow painter I don't want to lose.
DeleteThey look superb Richard:)! But spiralled designs on the lances?: that way madness lies;).
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve and I couldn't agree more.
DeleteMy, these are so expertly painted Richard. Good decision with the lances, I reckon (for what that my be worth), especially when you have painted them so well.
ReplyDeleteThat was a good looking collection of books in your previous; a big part of it all in my 'book' too.
Best wishes, James
Thank you James.
DeleteFantastic work on these, they look incredible. Agreed that punctured wargamers are preferable to bent lances. There's nothing more off-putting than wobbly lances or spears on miniatures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee. Let's hope you can avoid being wounded.
DeleteLooking great! I replace ALL my lead spears with North Star metal wire ones.
ReplyDeleteWe are clearly of like mind Mike.
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