Outstanding work, those look great!

Thank's for all the comments chaps, i'm addicted to these  , you just have to love this range of figs. Hopefully not as long before i get working on another unit , should be Dutch next.



kev

That is so beautiful.

Ah, back to era when officers wore different uniforms - until they realised they were effectively saying to the enemy "shoot me!"

Great stuff, Kev.

Awesome work Kev!

Where did you get the Danish flags from?

Superb work as always.   Inspirational.   I just love the vivid colours
and precise brushwork.

>>should be Dutch next.

Yippee !   I'm just about to start on some of these so am really looking forward to seeing
what you do with them.



Phil

The painting is absolutely out of this world, but..........can't you fit more figures on a base?  Think what these would look like with 8 or preferably 10, figures on a base!  .   In particular, I thinks pikes have to be close packed, or their weapons are useless. And they then provide that wonderful, woodcut, engraving sort of period look. My big complaint about most 28mm ECW pike "blocks" is they look like a few fey gardeners waving bamboo stalks about. Now 16pikes plus officers/flags on a one and a half inch square base, now that's a "block"! No prizes for guessing how mine are based? I know all of this is very subjective, but does anyone out there have views? None of this is a criticism of Kev, whose work is simply stunning. 

Mollinary

Thank's chaps,

I have to agree with you Mollinary, they would look better with more figs per base, as most of you know i have never gamed before so i went with this amount as it was a rule system one of my customers used,( Maurice i believe), it seemed to be a popular rule set, in hindsight i should of opted for fuller bases as i'll probably only ever look at them  .
I just squeezed in a couple  of arty bases in today Phil, one being Dutch, so should get the base finished tomorrow and put pics up, might be a while before the Dutch infantry get done as i'm very busy now.

kev

>>I just squeezed in a couple  of arty bases in today Phil, one being Dutch, so should get the base finished tomorrow and put pics up, might be a while before the Dutch infantry get done as i'm very busy now.

Definitely looking forward to seeing these.   I think the Dutch army of this period is
fascinating - as well as the National Regiments you have the massive subsidy
contingent from so many nations that give it such colour and variety.   Worthy of an
Osprey at least but it doesn't seem to be a period they cover with any enthusiasm.

Ho hum.  Can I just ask where you get the wonderful flags ?   They look very similar
to those on the Warfare Miniatures site and I wonder if reduced versions are available ?

Cheers,

Phil

QuoteI know all of this is very subjective, but does anyone out there have views?

I go for less figures on a base becuase:

- The abstract look appeals to me.
- I base my figures and then paint them, so this is easier generally with less figures on a base.
- It costs less, pure and simple.

Quote from: Steve J on 14 April 2015, 07:01:15 AM
I go for less figures on a base becuase:

- The abstract look appeals to me.
- I base my figures and then paint them, so this is easier generally with less figures on a base.
- It costs less, pure and simple.

Agree with all of that.  My EE Warmaster minis are all one strip to a base rather than two.

Pikes do look great en masse though.

Quote from: mollinary on 13 April 2015, 07:08:45 PM
I know all of this is very subjective, but does anyone out there have views?

My 6mm Sumerian formed units are 48 figures to a base, I don't think you could get many more into the space. I think that says where I stand on figures to a base!

My Italian Wars pike started at 16 figures to the 40mm square base, as I'm now "upgrading" to Impetus they'll end up as 48 to an 80mm by 60mm, or 64 to a "full size" 80mm by 80mm with all the trimmings base...

It was supposed to be small and cheap, *sigh. Gone from two units to a pack, to two and a bit packs per unit

Quote from: toxicpixie on 14 April 2015, 12:10:28 PM
It was supposed to be small and cheap, *sigh. Gone from two units to a pack, to two and a bit packs per unit

Kerching thinks Leon.

A few allied artillery . I have a few pikemen spare so will see how many i can get on a base in a day or so.

kev