It has been a full and interesting week, so a pretty small entry this time. I have nearly finished my Covenanters for Pikeman's Lament, and the penultimate unit is a group of lancers. The figures are from Warlord, and they are OK, although ideally I'd like the Scots horses to be a bit more scrawny... The Scots were unusual in using lances during the ECW, as they tried to compensate for their inferior horses and comparative lack of pistols.
60 points for six cavalry gets me past the 1000 point barrier. Yay!
Very nice work again, Dux. Your pictures show the interesting effects of warm and cool tones! It is a slippery slope of detail when we start insisting on appropriately emaciated horses... Congratulations on reaching the big M!
Barks
Nice lancers, Alan! :)
ReplyDeleteThese are really nice figures. Love these Border Lancers and their irregular feel.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff Alan, really like the groupings on those bases.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on getting to 1K
Nice unit of prickers. Better lock up your daughters and sheep.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the horses should be scrawnier.
These look great, well done.
ReplyDeleteSo, overall, how many figures do you need for a side in "Pikeman's Lament"?
A great addition to your force Alan. It would be great to have a set of small lean, hairy horses available. Perhaps a challenge for a digital sculptor.
ReplyDeleteGreat cavalry, Alan, good to see you pressing on with this project, a great benefit of participating in the Challenge.
ReplyDeleteCheers, MikeP
Good looking horses, I like the head markings and the blue pops out nicely!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. The horses look great and the riders really mesh color wise.
ReplyDeleteI love the detailing on the horses
ReplyDeleteLovely work Alan! I agree about the horses, but they still look terrific. I'm definitely going to transfer my old 28mm collection to this style of basing as I already have Pikeman's Lament squirreled away in the bookshelf.
ReplyDeleteThe horses may be a bit thick for your liking, but they are really well done!
ReplyDeleteVery nice looking Lancers Alan.
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