tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post4917587582508023569..comments2024-03-28T04:09:52.835-07:00Comments on Palouse Wargaming Journal: State of the Painting DeskJonathan Freitaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-57787343041282667542016-05-27T08:06:53.363-07:002016-05-27T08:06:53.363-07:00point taken Jon! :o)
I just thought some of your p...point taken Jon! :o)<br />I just thought some of your pikemen figures have gloves just to be different within your pike blocks :o)<br /><br />all the best,<br />cheersPhil Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369365598439913360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-35317505798466554882016-05-25T11:55:34.662-07:002016-05-25T11:55:34.662-07:00Oli, thank you for the historical information rega...Oli, thank you for the historical information regarding gloves. Very interesting stuff and much appreciated.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-3174614714003637852016-05-25T09:50:18.408-07:002016-05-25T09:50:18.408-07:00Great figures Jonathan, they will look great based...Great figures Jonathan, they will look great based up.<br /><br />From the contemporary illustrations and woodcuts I have seen of the Italian wars I don't think the pike would have commonly worn gloves unless of course they were wearing gauntlets. Saying that there are very few contemporary images of troops that are not landsknecht, reislaufer or gendarmes.<br /><br />The landsknecht and reislaufer don't seem to have worn them in the images I have seenOlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796318659076787601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-33838913520567575272016-05-25T05:59:09.058-07:002016-05-25T05:59:09.058-07:00A lot of pikes, for sure! Thank you, Christopher....A lot of pikes, for sure! Thank you, Christopher.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-33937710872954294442016-05-25T05:58:38.236-07:002016-05-25T05:58:38.236-07:00With pikes at a high angle, fitting them onto a ba...With pikes at a high angle, fitting them onto a base is not too much trouble. I will see soon enough hoe these TAG pikemen rank up!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-74684097961483393552016-05-25T05:57:27.747-07:002016-05-25T05:57:27.747-07:00Thank you, Peter! We all hope to get our units pa...Thank you, Peter! We all hope to get our units painted someday, don't we?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-71895173877901564802016-05-25T03:19:34.011-07:002016-05-25T03:19:34.011-07:00Looks like a lot of pikes! I'm sure they will ...Looks like a lot of pikes! I'm sure they will look great.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-30492208294951148022016-05-25T01:42:02.669-07:002016-05-25T01:42:02.669-07:00That's a lot of pikes squire. They look great...That's a lot of pikes squire. They look great. I always think that they must be difficult to put together on a base. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-59029257235725933292016-05-24T19:17:52.840-07:002016-05-24T19:17:52.840-07:00This will be a fine looking unit! Landsknechts lo...This will be a fine looking unit! Landsknechts look great, but they are a pain to paint! I have enough figures for another 2 units myself. I'll get to them... some day!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-62110523840443065302016-05-24T17:22:40.847-07:002016-05-24T17:22:40.847-07:00Thank you, Ian! That is a lot of figures to paint ...Thank you, Ian! That is a lot of figures to paint in one go.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-68103591325566214422016-05-24T11:27:26.706-07:002016-05-24T11:27:26.706-07:00That IS a lot of figures and they are looking migh...That IS a lot of figures and they are looking mighty fine too<br /><br />IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113835961977211021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-15117246858105708752016-05-24T08:59:44.641-07:002016-05-24T08:59:44.641-07:00Jim! Thanks for stopping by and dropping a commen...Jim! Thanks for stopping by and dropping a comment. Much appreciated! I look forward to seeing them put together too.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-89632079721964677512016-05-24T08:58:50.242-07:002016-05-24T08:58:50.242-07:00Funcken's three volume set for The Age of Chiv...Funcken's three volume set for The Age of Chivalry is definitely a classic. Often seen near the painting desk. Some manufacturers make a gloved hand obvious; some not so much. With these, they looked ungloved to me.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-31431690058949770542016-05-24T08:55:50.034-07:002016-05-24T08:55:50.034-07:00Me too, Michal!Me too, Michal!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-34534474686356991512016-05-24T08:40:16.562-07:002016-05-24T08:40:16.562-07:00Looking forward to seeing how they look when they ...Looking forward to seeing how they look when they are based. Lovely figures.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-92213476156362591252016-05-24T08:16:42.660-07:002016-05-24T08:16:42.660-07:00Great looking pikes, I'm ambivalent about glov...Great looking pikes, I'm ambivalent about gloves, in an ideal world a pikemen would have gloves but especially in this period conditions were not ideal so a mixture from one unit to the other seems reasonable. Btw I'm using that funken book as well, classic! <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-74233744310152254822016-05-24T07:57:44.328-07:002016-05-24T07:57:44.328-07:00Great! I'm looking for net steps:)Great! I'm looking for net steps:)Michal DwarfCrypthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915669873652904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-66766180073334367602016-05-24T05:28:00.114-07:002016-05-24T05:28:00.114-07:00Thank you, Hendrid. These 100mm, sharp pikes pose...Thank you, Hendrid. These 100mm, sharp pikes pose a hazard, no doubt!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-26003320141541177692016-05-24T05:26:58.455-07:002016-05-24T05:26:58.455-07:00Thank you, Tim!
As for pike length, storage is de...Thank you, Tim!<br /><br />As for pike length, storage is definitely a consideration. For my ECW collection, I cut the pikes down a bit but for this project left them at 100mm. I will show how I store them when this unit marches out from the painting desk.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-40205975434280866702016-05-24T05:25:05.656-07:002016-05-24T05:25:05.656-07:00Thank you, Phil! Good point re gloved hands but s...Thank you, Phil! Good point re gloved hands but see my note above. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-77821576712324795362016-05-24T04:28:10.616-07:002016-05-24T04:28:10.616-07:00Looking good to far. will be impressive once based...Looking good to far. will be impressive once based and 'blocked up'. I've suffered the speared finger treatment while painting up pike before, so sympathy due.Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-48938945591178982582016-05-24T01:23:03.920-07:002016-05-24T01:23:03.920-07:00I like the TAG Renaissance line. I've picked u...I like the TAG Renaissance line. I've picked up some nice English for the civil wars, as well as some covanenteers, and these fellows you've painted up look just lovely! <br /><br />How do you store guys with such long pikes! I always make mine too short - so they'll fit in the drawers! I have a few GW-LOTR Uruk-hai orcs with rather long pikes upright - I have to lie the stands down in the storage drawer, which I'm not entirely happy about...timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-41027909393424724012016-05-24T00:39:13.289-07:002016-05-24T00:39:13.289-07:00lovely painted figures Jon,.. but I would have pai...lovely painted figures Jon,.. but I would have painted brown/black gloves for the infantry holding their pikes :o)<br /><br />cheers,Phil Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369365598439913360noreply@blogger.com