I started tinkering around with rules for the era a few years back after being dissatisfied with Warmaster, not that interested in Black Powder/Pike and Shotte, and being so-so with Impetus/Baroque. The plan was to move into a 6mm project for the idea, but that puttered out as I quickly found that 6mm wasn't quite to my liking.

The project lay dormant for a few years, but I've returned to it in recent months with a move up to 10mm scale. I'm finding I like it much more and am more apt to spend time painting than I was with 6mm.

Here's two recent units: a big blob of schwarze reiters (100x100mm) and a small skirmishing base of Irish gallowglass, kern, & shot (50x50mm).

Figures are a mix of Pendraken and old GW Warmaster (for the cavalry).







More photos can be found on my blog:

https://tabletop.willphillips.org/2023/07/10mm-reiters-and-irish-gallowglass-kerns/

As well as my history Instagram and Facebook pages:

https://www.instagram.com/rebelsorbeggars/

https://www.facebook.com/rebelsorbeggars

Will be posting updates here as the project churns along. While I look to revise the rules I was working on eventually, my goal right now is just getting units painted.

There's a lot of fiddly pikes to worry about for this (which I have yet to really feel confident in a solution for)!

They look rather tasty, I especially like the striped cloak on the Irish base.

Those are fantastic!

Great work on these two units - really like the mix of figures on the bases. 

I think you said on LAF that the cavalry was a mix of GW Warmaster and Pendraken - and I am now starting to pick out some of the Empire pistoleers in that big mass of horse. 

Good stuff

Very impressive work

Thank you for the kind words.

The painting itself is really pretty fast and loose, aiming for speed and a tabletop standard. My poor photography helps obscure the lack of details!

But the nice thing is, en masse and at this scale, I'm finding my eye doesn't pick up on what I've ignored. The mass of figures as a single, cohesive vignette is what I focus on.

Quote from: fred. on 02 August 2023, 08:20:12 AMGreat work on these two units - really like the mix of figures on the bases.

Thanks. I really want some variety to my units, which is something I appreciate in Leon usually providing an alternate pose or two.

Quote from: fred. on 02 August 2023, 08:20:12 AMI think you said on LAF that the cavalry was a mix of GW Warmaster and Pendraken - and I am now starting to pick out some of the Empire pistoleers in that big mass of horse.

Yep! A big larger than Pendraken and usually sporting the plumes on hats and helmets.

But I find the size variations are not a visual problem at arm's length on the tabletop.

        

Have recent written a short tutorial on the fast-and-loose approach I'm taking to basing my small scale project.

In case anyone else is intimidated by it, here's what I've figured out as a fellow newcomer to the small stuff.

https://tabletop.willphillips.org/2023/08/easy-small-scale-basing-flocking-tutorial/

Using this newly finished 50x50mm base of Forlorn Hope as an example:

Your stuff looks excellent Will 

Is the black area for the units label - unit name, troop type, strength etc?

Quote from: pierre the shy on 03 August 2023, 10:10:22 PMYour stuff looks excellent Will 

Is the black area for the units label - unit name, troop type, strength etc?

Yeah, it's a magnetic strip. so I can affix a metal-backed label on top.

Since the plan is to build out enough generic-ish units to field two armies and then fight hypothetical/generic pike and shot era battles as well as historical re-fights, I need to keep them generic.

Plus, having a lot of units on the board, it'll be helpful to easily identify them at a distance.

      

Excellent stuff.

Looking great! I love the late 16th century (French Wars of Religion anyone?). Beautiful brushwork and basing.