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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

28mm Reconquista - African Spear

Before the household stirs to life this Christmas morning, I find time to post a quick painting update.  

 My first dozen Artizan figures from The Moors range migrated from the painting table.  These figures are African spearmen.  The sculpting is exquisite especially in the facial detailing.  I would like a few more of these Artizan Moors.



With the Reconquista Project's stand count now consuming about a half dozen containers, one project to tackle over the holiday is to group photos of each unit into a Gallery.

Speaking of Galleries, I added the latest AWI British foot regiment to the 28mm AWI Gallery page.
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19 comments:

  1. PhilDecember 25, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    Lovely work!

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  2. DeanMDecember 25, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    Nice work as always, Jonathan. I take it these are based for Impetus (haven't played the rules before). Is that area in the rear of the stand for IDing the unit? I noticed that area on some of your earlier work for this project. I've started to rebase a lot of my single figures onto 40mm squares for either Hail Caesar or Black Powder. Tired of individual casualty removal. Anyway - Merry Christmas and wishing you a great New Year. Dean in Puyallup

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    1. Jonathan FreitagDecember 25, 2013 at 2:59 PM

      Hi Dean! Correct on both counts; based for Impetvs with a left rear cleat for unit information.

      I'm with you with respect to single casualty removal. I also prefer single element maneuver units with whole element casualty removal. Impetvs addresses this desire perfectly.

      Happy Holidays to you and your family!

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    2. DeanMDecember 26, 2013 at 1:34 PM

      I may have try it out someday - although I'm not much for learning new rules - heck I'm currently refreshing myself with Hail Caesar and Black Powder :)! Regards, Dean

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    3. Jonathan FreitagDecember 26, 2013 at 3:09 PM

      Dean, I'm not as adept at having rules 'stick' as some of my regular gaming buddies but Impetvs rules 'stuck' fairly quickly. The mechanisms are quite basic and just make sense in play.

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  3. MontyDecember 25, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    More great work for the Reconquista project!

    I hope to find a partner for Impetus in 2014. In the meantime, I come here for my fix. Merry Christmas!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagDecember 25, 2013 at 3:00 PM

      Merry Christmas, Monty!

      I hope you find an Impetvs partner in the new year too. If not and you want an FtF fix, come on out to the Palouse!

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    2. MontyDecember 26, 2013 at 3:02 PM

      If only we had a West Coast vacation on tap! That is mighty kind to offer. :-)

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    3. Jonathan FreitagDecember 26, 2013 at 4:42 PM

      Simple solution...plan one!

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  4. DartfrogDecember 25, 2013 at 12:43 PM

    Another great unit. The colors all tie in wonderfully.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagDecember 25, 2013 at 3:01 PM

      Thanks, Jake!

      The Artizan figures are really a joy to paint.

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  5. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)December 25, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    They look great! Artizan does indeed produce fantastic Moors which both look great and are a pleasure to paint.

    Christopher

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    1. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)December 25, 2013 at 1:27 PM

      Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!

      Christopher

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    2. Jonathan FreitagDecember 25, 2013 at 3:02 PM

      Thank you, Christopher! I agree completely wrt Artizan.

      Happy Holidays to you and your family too!

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  6. GonsalvoDecember 25, 2013 at 7:20 PM

    Very nice figures. "Tell them Balthazar sent us..."

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  7. IanDecember 26, 2013 at 2:50 AM

    These look great and well painted for sure

    Ian

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