Saturday 19 January 2019

From Iain Great Italian wars Hinchcliffe wagon and Organ Gun (84 points)

Back in the distant day of the 1970s,pre Thatcher, before mobile phones or home computers no internet just cefax and books there were already various ranges of gendarmes and landsknechts about, minifigs,Ral Partha both 25mm and the slightly larger hinchcliffe range.
Last challenge,no the challenge before (how time flies!) I painted some hinchcliffe gendarmes and Curt was kind enough to paint one for me following our Rennaisance duel.
What we have here is a great fun little model of a wagon for the Great Italian wars,a German peasants wagon based on a contemporary woodcut from the triumph of Maximilian.
The model actually comes with the shoemaker,a chap with a wheelbarrow,three donkeys and a peddler.
It's a pretty big lump of lead and arrived without the characterful waggoner,Ian Hinds (who now manufacturers hinchcliffe figures) was excellent in sending out a replacement as he was featured in the photo on the site but did not arrive, excellent customer service. The load,children and lady in green are also part of the kit,I was reminded of the folk song"little sir Hugh" after painting her so I don't give the kids much chance if they end up anywhere that nobody can hear them scream! I do think that the design of the wagon is a little large,especially if you compare it to the Perry wagon I have previously painted, it's also a little odd that the superstructure appears to be made of branches and not joinery,having said that it seems a little churlish as there is something like 40 years between the two designs,it's also a really characterful piece.





  The organ gun is another hinchcliffe piece as is three of the crew, the fourth ,the portly chap slaking his thirst was part of an eBay purchase so I'm not that sure,maybe redoubt?


That's both the bases I've done this week, the gun and a gun I did for a previous challenge actually came with a two horse,four wheeled wagon,so I have those yet to do! Hinchcliffe,or Ian Hinds are going to have a sale in February,worth checking out,certainly for wagons and guns!
I think this adds up to 4x28mm horses,6x28mm figures and 2x 15mm for the children? The gun is a crew served weapon and the wagon is I guess a 28mm vehicle? 84 points? Some period appropriate terrain next, oh and I guess these should count towards the Rennaisance duel too.
All the best Iain

Guest Minion PeterD here stepping in as Tamsin seems to be unable to join us today.

You are taking me down memory lane here Iain - I can vaguely recall pre-Thatcher Britain having visited my Dad in Hampshire during the Winter of Discontent.  I certainly recall Ral Partha and Hinchcliffe models.  Lots of OS character in these pieces and lovely paintwork too.  It's great to see some more Italian Wars figures and nothing says early Renaissance warfare like an organ gun.

You had me working with pen and paper and poring over the scoresheet, but I agree with your tally.

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  1. Lovely bit of transportation there, I was only thinking yesterday about getting something similar.

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    1. Thanks Ken! Have a look at hinchcliffe,very good value!
      Best Iain

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  2. Very nice additions to the wagon-train indeed! They are also very characterful and your painting really enhances this!

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    1. Thanks a lot Sander, very kind of you!
      Best Iain

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  3. That wagon is spectacular, Iain - I just love how rustic it is. Brilliant stuff.

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    1. Thanks Curt,very characterful I feel too!
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  4. Very spiffy work, especially the wagon!

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  5. Great additions to any game I‘d say!

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  6. What great fivures, love the wagon.

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  7. Always great to see old models revived.

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    1. Thanks a lot Paul, still got some go in them!
      Best Iain

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  9. Great looking wagon. What rules do you use for the Italian wars? We've been using Pikemans Lament with some Lion Rampant thrown in - seems to work even for quite big battles.

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    1. Thanks Scooba! To the strongest! Ive got pikemans lament and have played (and liked)Lion rampant, I'll have to have a look!
      Best Iain

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  10. Very nice indeed, is the wagon for use as terrain? That organ gun looks distinctly bad for the health of everyone involved - the crew as well as the targets!

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  11. Thanks Jamie,yeah health and safety in the 16th century military is probably a very small book! In to the strongest! You have to have a camp and I have used wagons in the past for that and also objectives in lion rampant.
    Best Iain

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  12. Very cool Iain. Packed with character!

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    1. Thanks Tamsin! Glad to see your better!
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  14. Holy cow, this is great. Bravo!
    Organ gun...sounds so fun. What could go wrong??

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    1. Thanks Greg! Yeah"what could possibly...!"
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  15. Awesome! Really good posy. Cheers

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