Project Log: 10mm Pike and Shot Armies of the Late 1500s

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice

[Techno 3]

I like those, a lot !

[streetgang]

At the risk of being sacrilegious, I will mention that Warmonger has a 10mm range of fantasy/historical late 16th century sculpted by Bob Naismith. Landsknecht in pluderhosen, reiters, gendarmes, etc. i think they are intended to be used for Warmaster armies. They are cheap however. I had a heap of them but ended up selling them off. They were decent sculpts but for whatever reason I wasn't too keen on them.

[Last Hussar]

'Fast and loose painting'
    

I'm going to give up painting - just print flats from now on, as I will know you exist!

[willphillips]

(Crossposted from my gaming blog: https://tabletop.willphillips.org/2024/04/10mm-pike-shot-militia-levy-and-irish-skirmishers/)

Emulating the battles of the pike and shot era has been something of a white whale. I've quickly gotten intimidated by – or otherwise disinterested in – the sheer scale of such an undertaking each time I've embarked on the idea.

First time in 6mm. Then in 10mm. I last worked on this project during the summer of 2023.

After I stalled out on a recent smaller-footprint, hex-based skirmish project in the era (not posted here – see my Rebels or Beggars Instagram), I've come back to this.

Last week's project was to knock the dust and rust off. Here's a 100x50mm pike & shot unit, same footprint militia levy, and a 50x50mm unit of Irish skirmishers. Mostly Pendraken with a smattering of old GW Warmaster figures and – for the militia – some Forest Dragon.

One of my longer term* interests is to bring a wargame of a battle from the Dutch Revolt or French Wars of Religion to an SCA event as something of an interactive class on warfare during the pike and shot" era of the 1500s and 1600s.

Lots of units remain to be based and painted, including three monster sized 100x100mm tercios. Oof.

That said, here are some photos. I remain a bad photographer.









Next up? Two 100x50mm bases of Stradioti and a small 50x50mm base of shot.

I'll be posting progress pics on my history-focused Instagram and Facebook pages named Rebels or Beggars:

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

https://www.facebook.com/rebelsorbeggars

[willphillips]

Mods, if this thread should be in the Painting Diaries subforum, please do move it with my apologies!

[fred.]

Just seen these over on LAF - but good to see them again. Great work, really like the big bases full of 10mm figures 

[Roy]

        

Really do like the painting style and overall look of the units. Very nice.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Blimey, those are superb

[Techno 3]

VERY spiffy !!

[willphillips]

Thanks, guys. Kind of you. Nice to be back painting this project.

[Leon]

Those look excellent!

[paulr]

        

[sunjester]

Very nice indeed!

[willphillips]

Much appreciated, guys.

Work continued on the late 1500s big battles project this weekend.

Slowly, but surely, but... slowly. Two bases of stradioti light horse and a single, small base of shot.

With the exception of some old Warmaster figures in the base of shot, all other figures are from Pendraken.

Frustratingly still having a – for lack of a better work – painterly effect with my Pixel 6's camera. Looking into clip-on macro lenses that may resolve this issue.

With that said, apologies for the underwhelming photos!

https://tabletop.willphillips.org/2024/04/10mm-stradioti/
















https://tabletop.willphillips.org/2024/04/10mm-stradioti/