From GrahameH - Italian and Swiss Wars (290 Pts)

Well this will be my last post for this year. I would like to thank all those that have organised and run the challenge again this year. 

So my last post consists of some more Italian Wars (15mm Essex Figures) and a Swiss Pike block for the Burgundian Wars.

Papal Pike Block (48 Essex 15mm figures)

Papal Crossbow Unit (16 Figures)

Papal Arquebus Skirmish Line (9 Figures)

Papal Foot Unit (24 Figures). Probably a bit too red and uniformed

Finally, another Swiss Pike Block from the Schwyz Canton (48 Figures)

So, that's it until next year. Thanks again to everyone for making it an enjoyable challenge. 

Oh almost forgot.

145 Infantry = 290 Pts 

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A nice Renaissance bomb for a parting shot, Grahame. 

I really enjoyed your Renaissance units this year, especially these large blocks of pike. So impressive and very nice, clean and crisp painting. Well done!

Great work Grahame! Thanks for joining us for this edition and I hope you can make it out for the next.

- Curt

From GrahameH: 15mm Italian Wars and Swiss Burgundian Wars - Essex Miniatures (996 Points )

Decided I needed a break from painting Cold War green (not quite true I am just half away through the basing of another Battlegroup) so had a look at to see what I could paint for my Italian Wars. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am completing my large Italian Wars armies and coming to the realisation that it couldn't fit on a 6" X 4" table. So I decided to split it up and have smaller armies representing each of the warring powers (MADNESS!!!). Having completed the army list it seems to need to paint even more figures, and having some pikemen left over I decided to start painting my Swiss for the Swiss Burgundian War. 

So first up are some Pike Blocks for Venice. Figures are Essex and Flags are from Petes Flags on Ebay. 3 blocks, each made up of 48 figures

The Swiss - Again 15mm Essex and Petes Flags. Each block consist of 48 figures, portraying the Zug, Obwalden and Zurich Cantons 

More Pike painted as the Soluthurn and Berne Cantons

Then three blocks of 32 fig halberds. Appenzell, Glarus and Obwalden Cantons

Finally some artillery

That it for this submission.

Total 

3 Guns = 12pts

144 Venice Pike = 288

240 Swiss Pike = 480

96 Swiss Halberds = 192

12 Swiss Artillery Crew = 24

Total = 996 pts

 

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Well, nothing says "taking a break" like painting 400 pike men...?

 

That's another entire-Challenge's-worth-of-painting for your total Grahame.

 

GregB