KenR : 28mm Italian Wars Project Wrap (181 points)

My personal challenge within this challenge was to complete at least one unit of Cavalry a week, a unit being 6 figures or more and this post completes that little personal goal.

Here we have 18 more 28mm Italian Wars Cavalry with a flag which should net a lovely 181 points for both the main total and the Renaissance Side Duel.

First up are 6 Light Cavalry to go with the 6 I did a couple of weeks ago. The big push to get this project moving has been my two days of mass horse production, by doing the base colour in acrylic paint using a dry brush and then applying the oil wipe I was able to comfortably do 80 to 100 horses in one day.

The 6 new figures in their parent unit.

It's so much easier grabbing 6 painted horses off the shelf, the horse furniture still to paint, than staring at a set of blank figures, it feels like your already half way there. It's certainly something I intend to continue post challenge, my two main projects Italian Wars and Crusades are both Cavalry heavy so I have already had another "horse" day with another due soon.

The remaining 12 figures form their own unit of Lance armed Stradiots, these are metal figures from the Perry's range and my second unit of Stradiots, there fierce raiders will add a nasty sting to the flanks of my army.

I have really managed to stay focused in this challenge and having 6 weeks off work was a bonus (if not slightly painful due to the injury) so I have ploughed through my Italian Wars Project much quicker than I thought and they will be out on the table at the local club in a couple of days.

Although this won't be any last post of the challenge it will be of the Italian Wars Project so I would like to say a big thank you to all of you for the kind comments during the course of the build. There will be more to come but the figures done in this challenge will form the bulk of the army going forward.

My favourite unit of the Project was the Papal Pike Block the colours, figures and flags just seem to work really well together.

Just remains to leave you with a couple of teaser photos of the madness that was Project Italian Wars, I will do a full army review on Yarkshire Gamer and of course a Challenge wrap post on here when we are done.

See you tomorrow for my secret side Project.

From Guest Minion JamieM - 
I think there must be a typo..... 80 to 100 horses in a day?!?!?  I stand impressed!  I've never had to paint many horses, but I've seen plenty on this hallowed blog bemoaning how un-fun they can be to paint so I doff my cap to you sir!

Anyway, these are the same excellent quality that we've frankly come to expect and that army shot is gorgeous - are you painting the army for the other team or is someone else putting the opposition forward?  Brilliant stuff and 181 points it is.