ECW Infantry - Re-vamped?

[mollinary]

Yes, those are the ones!  The new Pendraken cavalry fit in perfectly with them, even in the same units.  I use Old Glory Generals, and some of the new Pendraken ones.

Mollinary

[FierceKitty]

I would definitely vote for 'open-handed' as I'm replacing all the pikes with 0.5mm plastic rod; drilling out the hands is a bit of a chore.

I find that plastic rod has a nice amount of flex, without actually breaking, which means that you can catch your hand on the pikes without them bending.  In the event that a pike does get broken you can easily drill away the remaining plastic rod and insert a new length; something you can't do if you've used piano wire or other metal rod to make your pikes.

The lightness of the plastic rod also helps stability as all the weight in a base is down with the figures.

Does it hold paint well?

[DHautpol]

Does it hold paint well?

I've not encountered any issues yet.

I suppose that acrylic paints are basically just a thin coat of coloured plastic once they have dried.