Next in line for this army are some crossbowmen, with sixteen elements in closeorder and six skirmish elements comprising 76 figures in total:
The figures are Khurasan but smaller and more slightly built than some others in their range, and to my eye the corssbow looks a little oversized. They probably look better en masse:
When I was painting them I couldn't get the image of the Monty Python French soldiers out of my head due to the similarity of the helmets:
I preferred painting the skirmish figures some of whom are in lighter clothing:
That's the crossbowmen completed then:
I hope to have completed the basing for twelve elements of cavalry before the weekend is over, which will mean I am starting to make an impact on this army. I am looking forward to doing some Spanish knights as part of the project but will probably save them until last as I am expecting they will involve the most work.
Great work Lawrence - that's a stack of figures completed in a couple of weeks - I like your definition of the description "some"!
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith. There should hopefully be enough Spanish crossbowmen there to allow for most variations in the Spanish army list.
DeleteLawrence, the number of figures you tackle in one group is amazing. I don’t even have room for 76 figures on my painting desk. Great work as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan. My limit is really around forty in the one batch, and I did these in two groups of 36, albeit back to back. I like to get all troops of the same type done in one or two batches like that if I can as otherwise I struggle to remember how I did them.
DeleteSmashing quality (and quantity) of work. I'm always impressed by what you show Lawrence.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard, very kind of you. I wasn't particularly engaged with these figures though, apart from a couple of the lightly-armed crossbowmen, but was quite pleased with the end result.
DeleteA very impressive, and handsome, collection of crossbowmen...Superb!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. They do look like they will hold their own and will hopefully be getting their first game within the next couple of months.
DeleteNicely done Lawrence they look great on mass 👍
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt. As a bunch they do look quite effective and form an integral part of the DBMM Spanish Army list.
DeleteThat sure is a LOT of crossbowmen, and they look just fine, Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter. As I mention, a little to slender for my liking, but quite satisfactory when grouped together.
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