The Italian Wars will form a good chunk of my Challenge efforts this year and here is the first of the bunch, a unit of Heavy Cavalry for my Spanish. The figures are from The Assault Group and Flags from Petes Flags.
I've got 36 heavy and 24 light ready to go. During the course of the year I have started to paint groups of 6 Cavalry in between larger units of foot and its really helped with motivation, it keeps things fresh and its amazing how quickly the horse builds up doing it this way.
6 figs is our usual size unit for Gendarme style Cavalry in the Italian Wars as they would usually operate in Squadron sizes of 100 - 120 (plus squires etc). Points wise it will be 6 x 10 for the 28mm Cavalry plus 2 for the Flags giving a total of 62.
Below is a picture of the new unit along with the other two I did earlier in the year, I think it's going to be pretty impressive at the end of the Challenge with 12 units all together.
I've got a unit of Arab Cavalry for the Crusades nearly done as well and they may make the cut before Curt hands over the reigns, if not then it will be on the first Minion Tuesday.
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Gorgeous work, Ken! These Spaniards look magnificent with their lances and pennants. I love seeing Italian Wars stuff. It makes me want to return to them for another run. Perhaps I'll have to try your approach of breaking up the units in more manageable (and varied) chunks. Great stuff and I look forward to seeing more!
- Curt
Those cavalry looks fantastic, Ken. Your Italian Wars project continues to be a highlight of the AHPC year after year thanks to entries like this.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Stuart, I think I'm addicted 😬 😅
DeleteGreat painting - was wondering what you would be concentrating on this year and glad it is Italian Wars - cant wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteCheers Jez, this and Napoleonics with a spinkle of Crusades 👍
DeleteI really enjoy the Italian wars period so it’s a pleasure to see your work
ReplyDeleteI don't do much else to be fair 😉
DeleteBeautiful, nuff said
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin 👍
DeleteVery pleasing to the eye Ken. Love the large units and colorful flags and pennants.
ReplyDeleteThese are little baby units of 6 but they group up nicely 😁
DeleteItalian wars are always so colorful and yours don't disappoint. Great work.
ReplyDeleteIt's the main thing I do, I think I'm addicted 😁
DeleteAwwwww those are really pretty!
ReplyDeleteCheers Adam, I hope they fight well as well 😁
DeleteAlways enjoy your wonderful Italian Wars figures - fabulous work!
ReplyDeleteThank you Peter 😊
DeleteLovely work as always Ken. Looking forward to the Muslim cavalry, be it on Curt’s watch or mine.
ReplyDeleteCheers Peter 👍
DeleteGreat work on those Ken
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Matt
Cheers Matt 👍
DeleteLovely stuff, they look grand
ReplyDeleteThanks Jamie 👍
DeleteI can feel the ground shaking! As ever Ken you kick things off in style. By the end of this edition of the Challenge I've no doubt the vision of the massed cavalry will be awe inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThese are metal figures, they are real heavy !
DeleteWow these look great Ken!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much mate 👍
DeleteThat's a luvvly unit, Ken!
ReplyDeleteCheers mate, hopefully a bit of watering and sunlight and it will grow nicely !
DeleteA lovely unit Ken and a sensible way of keeping things fresh by painting between infantry and building up
ReplyDeleteCheers mate, it's worked wonders for me this last few months
DeleteSplendid stuff. And who doesn't love Spanish cavalry? Apart from the contemporary French of course.
ReplyDeleteCheers, lots more to come
DeleteLovely work, I look forward to seeing the other units you have planned for this force.
ReplyDeleteCheers, the Spanish have been neglected for a while, I've only done one Colunela and the Cavalry you see
DeleteVery pretty Ken! The red and white is really striking.
ReplyDeleteCheers mate, I always take my colours from the flags and it works nicely
DeleteVery nicely done and I particularly admire painting skills that can get that ‘barber’ type swirl traveling down lance / flagpole type devices.
ReplyDeleteI only did one though 😎
DeleteLooking good Ken your on a roll!
ReplyDeleteI certainly am mate 😁👍
DeleteNow those do look rather swish, Ken!
ReplyDeleteCheers 👍
DeleteGreat group shot!
ReplyDeleteCheers mate, I love it when a plan comes together !
DeleteLovely job. Excellent painting - as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Tim 👍
Deletelovely heavy horse, Ken! They really do look like the grand cadillac horse troops of the period, the yellow and red are done particularly well!
ReplyDeleteThanks David, they usually come worse off against French Gendarme but they do look nice 👍
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