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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Another Two-Fer Tuesday

Another Two-fer Tuesday is on tap today as I work to clear the unit backlog at the photo booth.  Neither of today's offerings are from projects that have seen a lot of attention of late so getting both into the painting queue was a welcomed change.  Both are heavy cavalry stands based either for Impetvs or To the Strongest!.

First up is a five figure stand of Gendarmes for the Great Italian Wars project.  Figures are from Wargames Foundry's venerable Renaissance range.  Still handsome sculpts with good casting quality.  Only enough figures for one more stand remain in The Lead Pile.  Today's recruits bring the total number of Gendarmes stands up to seven.  That should be plenty after I field the remaining five figures.
Next up is five figure stand of Spanish heavy cavalry for the Reconquista.  These five heavy horsemen are from Black Tree Design.  By my count, this unit makes the tenth such Christian heavy cavalry unit fielded for the project.  Ten?  Don't I show any self control?  Perhaps not.  One day, I ought to bring this collection out from its boxes and put them out on parade.  My fear is that the size of this project may be surprising even to me.  Actually, a quick check of the database shows the project is only about 500 figures strong.  
On the gaming front for the weekly Tuesday game is another new period and rules to sample.  Up today is a Far East, mid-19th Century battle featuring Graham's Taiping Era rules.  I will be going into this action with no preconceived notions on either the rules or the period.  I am a clean slate ready to be molded.  Wish me luck.
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45 comments:

  1. Michal DwarfCryptFebruary 2, 2021 at 12:32 AM

    Another great looking cavalry!

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  2. Lawrence HFebruary 2, 2021 at 1:15 AM

    They are terrific Jonathan, and I particularly like the way you have done the plate armour on the Italian Gendarmes. 500 figures is still a sizable army for the Spanish.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 5:09 AM

      Thank you! The 500 figures is for the whole collection, not just the Spanish. The Spanish make up about one-third of these 500.

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  3. Maudlin Jack TarFebruary 2, 2021 at 2:27 AM

    The Gendarmes are very nice figures and I can see why you might want plenty just for the heck of it! The Spanish heavy cav are nice too.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 5:13 AM

      Thanks! Some say you can never have to much cavalry. Or is that artillery?

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  4. TrebianFebruary 2, 2021 at 2:51 AM

    I have some of those WF Gendarmes' Some of the Perry's best work IMHO, before every figure got pumped on steroids. I bought them when they were 25mm (grin). As for Taiping Era...have no fear. It's 6 months since I last played them. I don't know how they work either.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 5:16 AM

      I remember when they were 25mm too! Good to see we all start today’s game in similar states.

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  5. PhilFebruary 2, 2021 at 2:52 AM

    Wonderful looking cavalry Jonathan!

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  6. Steve J.February 2, 2021 at 3:04 AM

    Two more cracking units of cavalry Jonathan! I would love to see a parade of what you've got, just for pure eye candy. Good luck with the game but worrying that the author has no idea how the rules work;)

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 5:22 AM

      Much appreciated, Steve! Once I clear the table, there are a few collections I would enjoy seeing on parade.

      If Graham can’t remember how the rules work, it will be an interesting session.

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  7. NormFebruary 2, 2021 at 4:32 AM

    Nice job, with some nice subtle variations within each base.

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  8. Paul Scrivens-SmithFebruary 2, 2021 at 5:45 AM

    A splendid pair of cavalry units Jonathan.
    I stopped counting how many figures are in an individual collection now and only count how many Really Useful boxes they take up :)

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 6:30 AM

      Thanks, Paul! Good idea about counting boxes rather than figures but my figure counts are all in a database so computations are easy.

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  9. Aly MorrisonFebruary 2, 2021 at 6:11 AM

    Lovely cavalry units Jonathan...

    Taiping Era...😁 a splendid name indeed

    All the best. Aly

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  10. DeanMFebruary 2, 2021 at 6:34 AM

    Great looking gendarmes and knights, Jonathan. Interesting gaming period/genre as well!

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  11. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comFebruary 2, 2021 at 9:40 AM

    They both look great.

    I'm just trying to figure out how many pikemen are needed to support 5 stands of gensdarmes and looking forward to seeing these armies deployed, if only for a review.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 10:24 AM

      Thank you, Ross!

      You ask a good question regarding troop-type mix. I often work to the principle of "paint what I have."

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  12. Matt CrumpFebruary 2, 2021 at 11:13 AM

    Nice figures and a change is good. 👍 Reconquista a very nice period 👍

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 11:56 AM

      Thanks, Matt! Reconquista is a nice period, for sure! I just need to get my collection out onto the gaming table. It has ben far too long.

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  13. caveadsum1471February 2, 2021 at 11:52 AM

    Lovely pair of cavalry stands,a bit disappointed with only one shot each though! My favourites are of course the Foundry gendarmes, especially as I am working on 24 gendarmes at the moment!
    Best Iain

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 12:34 PM

      Thanks, Iain. I will go back to multiple photos per unit next time. Good to see you are paying attention!

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  14. CyrusFebruary 2, 2021 at 1:17 PM

    Excellent Gendarmes and Spanish Jonathan!

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  15. GonsalvoFebruary 2, 2021 at 6:26 PM

    Some very nice Heavy cavalry, Jon. The Gendarmes might be a bit "Flamboyance Challenged" for Frenchmen or Imperialists of the Great Italian Wars; perhaps more Italian Elmeti?

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 2, 2021 at 6:30 PM

      Thanks, Peter! Since they carry a Florentine flag, Italians they are.

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    2. GonsalvoFebruary 2, 2021 at 7:07 PM

      I thought there might be a red Fleur-de-Lis on that flag!

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  16. rrossFebruary 3, 2021 at 2:16 AM

    Very nice indeed Jon...you seem to just randomly drop new periods into the conversation as if we all knew you had Reconquista figures....!! Taiping Chinese ...is that the combined French/British assault during which they bombarded and then looted the Forbidden City...?

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 3, 2021 at 6:56 AM

      Keith, if you saw the stacks of boxes contains painted figures, you might be less surprised at the seemingly random appearance of Reconquista figures. This project has not been out on maneuvers in several years. Hopefully, they can return to the table one day.

      There was an Anglo-French contingent but I don’t know if the Forbidden City was bombarded and looted. I need to do some reading since I have no knowledge of this conflict.

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  17. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)February 3, 2021 at 3:20 AM

    Super looking cavalry Jonathan!

    Christopher

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  18. Amtmann B.February 3, 2021 at 3:31 AM

    Knights are somehow special on your blog. I'm always astonished how many projects you manage to continue at the same time. But that's easier for you, as you love to create data.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 3, 2021 at 6:59 AM

      The number of projects astonishes me too. I ought to show a little restraint but I enjoy painting figures and fielding armies.

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  19. StewFebruary 3, 2021 at 7:24 AM

    So many different periods you have! Really nice cav and I hope you enjoyed the new game! 😀

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 3, 2021 at 7:44 AM

      Some would say too many periods...
      The game was enjoyable as ever. Details another time.

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  20. George AndersonFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:12 AM

    Late again, but worth the wait, very nice Jonathan.

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  21. Mike VellaFebruary 4, 2021 at 2:20 PM

    Another two splendid units off the desk! Well done Jonathan and good luck for the Taiping game.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 4, 2021 at 3:38 PM

      Thanks, Mike! I came out victorious in the Taiping game.

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  22. James FisherFebruary 6, 2021 at 2:34 AM

    Not a period that has 'seen a lot of attention of late' explains why I had no idea that you even *did* mediaeval!
    Regards, James

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