Landsknecht revisited


Yes, more 28mm figs.  Let's call it "28 days of 28mm" in recognition of February.  My Landsknecht project has really taken on a life of its own.  What started as a lark to round out my old WHFB Empire army is turning into a exploration of the armies of  Maximilian and Charles V.

I am sticking with the theme of my refurbished Middenland army for the first batch of units.  This stand is meant to round out the large pike unit I painted last December.
The concept is to use this as a triple stand Large Unit for Impetus (Charles V list from the Rulebook)  When I lose a stand I pull the back rank, when I lose a second stand I swap it out for the large stand.

 
I assume a single flag swap will make these guys acceptable for historical play, otherwise they may end up part of an Imagi-nation campaign if I get the motivation.  Until then, I will just enjoy painting these guys.

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  1. PhilFebruary 21, 2014 at 4:37 AM

    EXCELLENT looking unit!!

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  2. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 21, 2014 at 6:30 AM

    Really nice!

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  3. DeanMFebruary 21, 2014 at 7:43 AM

    Nice pikemen! Middenland colors look great on them. Another reinforcement as to why I ventured into WHFB with an Empire army - the plausibility of using them as historicals too. Best, Dean

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  4. DartfrogFebruary 21, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    Thanks all. The next challenge is learning how to move the units without being repeatedly impaled.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 21, 2014 at 1:25 PM

      Avoiding being a pin (pike) cushion is no simple task. Pike and shotte is a thin man's game.

      My ECW pikes are much less lengthy than your behemoths. Mine are cropped to about 80mm so I can store them in a container. How on earth are you storing your 'pikey' guys?

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    2. DartfrogFebruary 24, 2014 at 3:49 PM

      I built my display cabinets with 4.5" gaps between shelves. Now I have learned that the Pike "at ready" guys need an extra .25" Time to modify the plans for the last display case....

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  5. GonsalvoFebruary 21, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    They look great!

    Now you know why the pikemen tended to cut a few feet off the ends of their pikes historically as well - to fit into their storage boxes! :-)

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