AHPC11 - The Chamber of Challenge - Alter of the Snow Lord - Gendarmes 1525

I've finally found my way to the Alter of the Snow Lord!

The Altar of the Snow Lord: In this final chamber our very own Snow Fiend will select a challenge for you, as a tribute to the painting Gods.

From Curt..........Okay Ray! I heard you mention that, in the long and distant past, you and the Rejects collected 15mm Italian Wars figures to do Pavia. Well, colour me intrigued - I'd like to see a unit of these done up. What say you?

For my Oubliette post a few weeks ago, I painted up some 15mm Renaissance infantry that 

have been laying around for far too long. These Gendarmes have also been laying in a box for far too long and it was about time they got a lick of paint!

The figures are from Venexia, which I bought at Salute form the original Venexia owners many moons ago.

They can be used for either side of the Battle of Pavia in1525.

I'm pleased how they came out, trouble is what do I do with the rest of the unpainted figures??

12 x  15mm Cavalry @4 pts each, 48 pts

 bonus round 20 points 

For a total of 68 pts

AHPC11 - The Chamber of Challenge - The Oubliette - Renaissance Arquebusiers

 

Well I bet this is a surprise? No Donnybrook!

Long Long ago, long before my blog, I painted up a rather large 15mm army for both sides for the Battle of Pavia 1525. The Rejects played quite a few games using Age of Discovery rules, which always worked well, if a little fiddly. I'll get them out again one day, I promise!

These 3 small units have been glued to sticks ready to paint since around 2002-5. So I thought they'd be a good entry into The Obliette bonus round.

Oubliette: Your challenge in this chamber is to paint something forgotten, or lost. A figure you thought you’d sold years ago. Or a model from a long-forgotten project. Resurrect what excited you, long ago, with a flourish from your brushes.

I hadn't planed on painting any 15mm figures during this Challenge, but it sure reminded me just how quick they are to paint up, over 25mm.

The figures on the right are from Essex Miniatures and I can't remember who made the two Landsknechte units? They could be Venexia, but I'm not 100% sure?

The 3 units of 15mm figures will earn me 48 points

along with the 20 point Bonus, making a total of 

68 points.

Donnybrook - 25mm Moorish Horse

These 23 Moor Horse were in my "To Paint" pile, so as I was running out of time to get 

them painted up for our recent game Teviot's Last Stand, at Broadside.

I sent them over the Irish Sea to Reject Fran, who painted them up very quickly, and got them back to me well in time to get them based up for the game.

 

The figures are a mix of Gripping Beast, Artizan, Essex, Perry and Footsore.

They seem to mix well?

And of course, they can also be used for my El Cid games???

Cheers Fran!

15mm Italian Renaissance Buildings

More building I've had for far too long and not got around to paint, until now that is.....These are sold by Magister Militum in the UK and are made by JR buildings. They do sell a large collection of the Italian Renaissance buildings but boy are they expensive!!!!! But unfortunately for me I need to buy a few more and add them to my collection! Dammit!!!!!!
These are to go with my large 15mm Renaissance army that have not had a game for 7 years. I'll have to get a few pics of them taken as well me thinks!!

JR4205 Clock Tower

JR4212  Three story Townhouse

JR4203 Large Out Building

JR4204 Church Bell Tower

RP No 131 Henry VIII's Pikes & Demi Lancers

These are some of the figures I bought many moons ago for my 1513 English Flodden army, BUT the figures are dressed a little late for 1513, so they'll be used for Henry's later adventures in Flanders and Boulogne.

There are two units of English Demi-Lancers

And two units of English pike. The English were a little late in using the pike, preferring to hire German mercenaries, but I've already got stacks of them, so thought that'd look nice with  

the flag of St George flying high.

This little lot was painted up and was part of my last entry into Curt's Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge and earned me 128 odd points