Friday, March 6, 2026

Italian Wars Swiss Pike

Quite a while ago, I bought thirty two secondhand 28mm Swiss Pike.  I think that they might be Old Glory miniatures.


They were in pretty good condition but did need some TLC, a few new pikes and general reinvigorating.  Plus, they all wore yellow and black or yellow and blue livery which I did not want.  So, out came the pliers, wire and paint.

Here's the result.

First up are the figures from above freshened up in the blue and white for the canton of Zurich.






The second have been redone in a mix of green and black for Schaffhausen and the white and black for Appenzell.





All flags, except the Swiss Confederation flag, are from Pete's Flags.

I'm currently re-lancing, flagging and rebasing some secondhand men at arms. Then, onto painting some command stands that have been a long time in the queue.


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22 comments:

  1. Neil ScottMarch 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM

    Nicely done Richard

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  2. rrossMarch 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM

    You have done a great job reinvigorating these figures, Richard!

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  3. Jonathan FreitagMarch 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM

    Nice job on your refurbishment project! Those are definitely Old Glory sculpts.

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    1. RichardMarch 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM

      Thank you for the confirmation Jonathan. I may have to invest.

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  4. Michal DwarfCryptMarch 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM

    Lovely looking soldiers Richard!

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  5. Lawrence HMarch 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM

    Beautiful work Richard. I'll have to remember those colour combinations for when I finally get around to doing some Swiss.

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    1. RichardMarch 7, 2026 at 8:03 AM

      I look forward to seeing your Swiss, Lawrence.

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  6. Ray RousellMarch 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM

    Excellent work Rich!

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  7. pancerniMarch 7, 2026 at 4:05 AM

    A little painting and there you have new units. Wonderful hobby, isn't it!

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  8. david in suffolkMarch 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM

    Very nice - interesting that they had a colour scheme for each canton - perhaps makes painting a bit easier!

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    1. RichardMarch 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM

      Thanks, David. It is nice when working with livery colours... one less painting decision to make.

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  9. Phil CMarch 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM

    lovely painted figures/units
    confirming with Jonathon, The miniatures are Old Glory 25's :o)
    cheers!

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  10. Steve J.March 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM

    A very nice upgrade to those figures, which look markedly better than when you bought them:)!

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  11. caveadsum1471March 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM

    Lovely bit of refurbishment! My Swiss are the same Old Glory figures, dint look much in bare lead but paint up nicely, as youve done here! Ive got 108 more Swiss to do,almost all plastic cinversions, I am somewhat regretting that decision!
    Best Iain

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