When I started my Italian Wars project I knew that, with my pitifully slow painting speed and output, it would take me a decade or two to get anything meaningfully completed. Therefore, I commenced with the full realisation what I would be dipping into the secondhand figures market.
What I found was that I actually quite liked bringing very jaded and basically painted miniatures back to life. In many cases, it actually meant that I was paying less for painted figures than the bare metal and that I was getting even the most intensely renovated units finished faster than painting from bare metal/plastic.
I recognise that this is not everyone's cup of tea. However, it has meant that I can get a reasonable sized collection ready and on the table for games before I die! ... I jest, I intend to live forever!
Recently, I bought twelve mounted men at arms. Apart from the complete absence of lances and standards, having a number of chips and wear on the paintwork, and the need to rebase, I was delighted with them.
What follows are those men at arms finished and ready to play with.
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| I have given these Papal standards. I'm not sure whose figure ranges these are from. |
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| These bad boys have standards from Florence. I believe the yellow and blue one is Montefeltro, a condottiere. The knight on the far left looks a like a Wargames Foundry figure; the one on the far right has the look of an Essex miniature. Not sure about the middle two. |
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| These gentlemen have Milanese standards relating to the Sforza family. Again, I'm uncertain about the manufacturers but the one second from the left appears to be from Wargames Foundry. |
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The flags are all from Pete's Flag except the Montefeltro one, which is from Battle Flag.
They look great, nothing better than seeing old figures brought back to life. A very quick way to build up an army
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