On one on my recent digs through The Lead Pile, I turned up several blister packs of Artizan and Crusader Reconquista figures. Most of these packs were likely picked up from a Caliver Books' order from a long time ago. Anyway, with the Reconquista games still in mind from the beginning of the year, I figured why not push some of these figures into the painting queue. Well, that is exactly what I did.
Activity on the painting front has slowed (OK, even slower than before!) as I undertake a rebasing of my growing Wars of the Roses collection. Details on that task another time! In addition to the rebasing of the WotR project, idle time has been spent sticking together more Perry WotR figures.
Holy Moly! This post showed up in the blogroll almost immediately!
Lovely looking unit there Jon, with a nice choice of colours, nicely complimented by the flag:). Very nice sculpts too. Good to see the Blog post back to normal, famous last words, so let's hope they have fixed the issue...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve! Yes, let's hope that blogger has returned to normal operations.
DeleteCracking looking unit Jon, very nicely painted and rather nice figures, good sense of movement.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donnie!
DeleteYet more El Cid period figures? Is that lead pile inexhaustible? ☺
ReplyDeleteRebasing? That way lies insanity! I assume it's due to a new set of rules?
Neil
Still more where these fellas came from although the supply of figures for this period is dwindling. The Lead Pile is HUGE, Neil!
DeleteRebasing is not so bad. The whole process can be enjoyable. The rules are not changing but I wanted the stands to fit into my four inches hexes better. I know, I know...
Wonderful looking casts, superbly painted. A lovely unit, Jonathan
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, Richard!
DeleteThose are great looking figures Jon and you have done a nice job painting them. I agree with Neil regarding re basing!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! I am likely in the minority when it comes to tackling the rebasing of an entire project.
DeleteAm a fan of these North African looking warriors. Love their dark cloaks and clothing.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dai!
DeleteA finely finished and well composed base of figures Jonathan. They ought to fight well when they hit the table!
ReplyDeleteWhen under my command, I hope they fight very well!
DeleteLovely looking unit. I've always liked the Artizan figures, finding them easy to paint
ReplyDeleteThanks, Neal! I agree that Artizan sculpts are easy to paint.
DeleteI like 'em Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWhat happened to the 24 hour delay? Nice to see things returning to some form of normality. I wonder what Blogger will have in store for us next?
ReplyDeleteThese look like terrific sculpts and beautifully painted Jonathan. Why are you rebasing your War of the Roses collection? A new set of rules?
Hopefully the 24 hour lag is gone! I am rebasing for a few reasons but mainly to reduce the number of bases to move per unit (two vs three stands) and so that each base fits within a four inch hex. Before I had three base spanning two hexes.
DeleteLove the way you have painted and based those - very clean, neat and smooth looking finish.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sir!
DeleteThey look ready for action, for sure! I love the way that you 'dip into' your pile, pull out some figs and say to self "I'm gonna paint these". It's a brilliant way to do things and so obviously works for you too.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thanks, James! Variety, as they say, is the spice of life. Works for knocking figures out of The Lead Pile too!
DeleteA dynamic looking unit: nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteWonderful addition to the painted pile Jonathan. A very fierce looking mob.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ben! Quite right in that I have a painted pile of figures.
DeleteBeautiful looking uniform Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteHave some of that Artizans and really love them!
Thanks! Artizan figures are nice!
DeleteThis looks like the kind of unit that will be useful to have again and again as they fit right into all sorts of encounters - perhaps unsung but ever practical. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteStephen
These fellas will see action in every scenario. Looking at the collection, I could use more archers in supporting roles. Glad you approve of the work.
DeleteVery nice mix of different poses. Very lively.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there are a lot of varied poses in these packs of figures.
DeleteVery tough guys! Great job, Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alexey!
DeleteLovely looking spearmen and I look forward to another go with your splendid samurai armies, rebasing is sometimes a neccesary evil!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you, Iain! More Samurai fighting and a rebasing project are keeping busy. I have run out of bases, though, and progress has ground to a halt until the order arrives.
DeleteA fine body of chaps added to the collection. May we see them in action sooner rather than later?
ReplyDeleteThanks! As for seeing the Reconquista collection back out on table, you ask a good question. I have other collections and scenarios in mind before bringing these armies back to the table but priorities can change.
DeleteNice unit Jon. As others have said, great variety of poses and colours. The flag looks like inspiration for tiles: I’d better not show the missus, or she’ll have me spending hobby money on them!
ReplyDeleteChris/Nundanket
Chris, just go ahead and buy the tiles!
DeleteA ton of colour and interest in that unit. Your post may have instantly published ….. but that doesn’t stop me being late to the party :-). Also very interested in your WotR plans.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Norm! You can never be too late to the party. I act run out of bases so rebasing is being pushed back a bit. Make sure you have enough bases before undertaking a rebasing project! With a long holiday this week, order turn-around will likely be delayed.
DeleteMore great looking figures. I like that flag as it should stand out quite well. Rebasing! That's a serious undertaking. Certainly a solid tease of things to come. Looking forward to more battles in the tomb reports.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Definitely another battle or two among the tombs in work. Next one on deck for Thursday.
DeleteA lovely looking unit Jon!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ray!
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