Bendy and broken pikes

[petercooman]

Not having this problem yet, as i don't do pike troops!

But i think i would rather have them cast on, that way you can remove and drill if you don't like them. To me that would look sturdier as opposed to half open hands.

[FierceKitty]

If hoplites come, can Macedonians be far behind?

Lousy scansion!

[petercooman]

If hoplites come, can Macedonians be far behind?

Lousy scansion!

Probably not!

[mollinary]

Just been checking the Painting Competition, and there are some amazing pieces of work this year. Congrats everyone!  The reason I have posted here is the last set of pics on the Army list have been put up by Leon of behalf of forum member d'Hautpoul. They show a lovely ECW army with, I think(!) pikemen with replaced pikes. They certainly look the business. 

Mollinary

[Womble67]

We'd be looking at around £300 I'd think to modify the 4 English and 4 Scots pikemen poses and remould them empty handed.  We'd then need to shift close to a couple of hundred packs to recoup that outlay, so it's probably not viable. 

Ok I would be willing to give pendraken £30 to get something I would like.
Are there another 9 forum members also willing to pledge £30.

Could be less if more pledge.

Take care

Andy

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I will chuck in. I quite like the ECW pikes as they are. Just gives everyone the variety, like FPW French and Prussian standard bearers...

[Womble67]

I will chuck in. I quite like the ECW pikes as they are. Just gives everyone the variety, like FPW French and Prussian standard bearers...

Thanks

8 to go

Take care

Andy

[doctorphalanx]

I'd contribute £30 towards the production of open-handed pikemen suitable for TYW, though that begs the question of which figures are suitable.

I haven't looked in detail at what I'd need for TYW as I've been put off by the pike issue. Perhaps I should raise that in another thread.

Richard

[Womble67]

I'd contribute £30 towards the production of open-handed pikemen suitable for TYW, though that begs the question of which figures are suitable.

I haven't looked in detail at what I'd need for TYW as I've been put off by the pike issue. Perhaps I should raise that in another thread.

Richard

Are  the English Civil War figures suitable for Thirty Years War ?

If so 7 to go

Take care

Andy

[doctorphalanx]

I started a thread here to discuss TYW codes:

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,13784.0.html

[old smokie]

agree with the open handed pikemen but what about having open handed flag bearers as well , I have had quite a few bendy and broken flag poles 

[petercooman]

Now maybe i am just blessed, but i have never had a broken flagpole up until now 

Worst thing to come off was a bajonet, and that was during prepping using a needle file.

[doctorphalanx]

There's a thread on flags and poles (technically also called 'pikes') here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2562.0.html

[Leon]

The trouble already is that people start thinking about which other ranges/figures they'd prefer open-handed and it starts that domino effect.  If we did the ECW's, we'd then get asked about the Elizabethans, and so on.  It's a slippery slope...!   

[Orcs]

Not the period, but Pendraken Macedonian pike are cast open-handed.

That is one of the main reasons I have avoided a macedonian army, despite having an Indiamn opponent

As Leon says its a matter of preference