I know it has been a long time .....

It has been months since I posted and even longer since I picked up a paint brush.  Lots has been happening that has kept me away from painting through this period.

But I have taken up the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge as a way of getting back into the swing.  Lots have been prepared and under-coated - just need to get painting.

The photos below will show that as usual I cannot make up my mind on what to paint - so started many things and will wait to see what takes the fancy.

Painting started yesterday with the hope of a base of four mounted arquebusiers for the Italian Wars collection to be completed by end of today.

Landschneckt shot and mounted shot

20mm WWII (SS and US Rangers) and Adler Prussian Landwehr cavalry

Last of the Venetians .... for now

 

Here are the last of the Venetians for the time being.  Again all are based for Impetus.  Firstly an FL of Shot 



 

Foundry Arquebusiers

Then two units of Skirmisher Shot.

Foundry Arquebusiers

 

And finally the obligatory camp or bagage stand.

 



Redoubt camp scene plus a tent from I don't know where

Pike blocks

These are nearly all TAG from their Italian range - but as they didn't deliver the whole order I needed to pull out some Old Glory which forms the front base of the bottom picture. 

 

The TAG are lovely figures - but the Old Glory are very good as well - definitely one of the best ranges of theirs that I have seen.

 

TAG Italians

TAG Italians

Old Glory from base - TAG remaiinder

Detail on the Knights and Light Cavalry

Here are close ups the Knights and Light Cavalry

Foundry Gendarmes

 

Foundry Gendarmes

TAG Mounted Arquebusiers

Perry Stradiots

Venetian Artillery

Here are some close ups of the artillery stands

Venetians on the field

My new Venetian army got its first outing at Wintercon in Canberra last weekend.  In fact they bucked the trend for new units and ended up coming second.

I will put up posts over the next few days of close ups of the units.

But here are a few shots of them on the field - doing a lot of damage to a Swiss army.

Arrayed at the start of the game

Awaiting the 'off'

Doing a fair bit of damage to a Swiss pike block

Men at Arms disordered but that didn't stop them

Very brave Swiss about to meet their end