Saturday, 13 August 2022

15mm Medieval Spanish Spearmen

A quick post on the next group of figures in my Spanish medieval army project, this time ten elements of spearmen with pavise shields:











I initially thought about taking the easy way out and just giving them plain pavise shields, but decided to paint them to add a splash of colour to the army:





















The figures are gain from Khurasan Miniatures:











Not quite as colourful from behind:











Next up, the star of the show in the form of a dozen elements of Spanish men-at-arms. Once they are completed things should be on track for the army to make its debut against some 100 Years War English before the end of this month.

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14 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag13 August 2022 at 05:53

    Wow! Your shields Pop ! Impressed by your handiwork and very glad you did not take the easy way out.

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    1. Lawrence H13 August 2022 at 14:00

      Thanks Jonathan. I am taking the slightly easier way out with the knights and am using a mixture of freehand and Little Big Men Studios transfers which are the right size for some of the shields, to mix things up a little.

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  2. Codsticker13 August 2022 at 08:36

    Very nice work on the shields; they really catch the eye.

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    1. Lawrence H13 August 2022 at 14:01

      Thanks Codtsicker. I was a little concerned they might end up looking like a bag of jelly beans, but am happy I did them.

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  3. Richard13 August 2022 at 09:40

    Great work Lawrence. You made the right decision to paint the shields. The figures look really special for the extra effort.

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    1. Lawrence H13 August 2022 at 14:02

      Cheers Richard. The hardest part was coming up with the designs, but luckily there were plenty of examples to use for inspiration.

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  4. Stew13 August 2022 at 11:16

    Great job. They are a nice sight lined up like that. Echo the others about the shields. 😀

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    1. Lawrence H13 August 2022 at 14:03

      Thanks Stew. They should lend a bit of colour to the army as I say, alongside the knights when they are completed which should hopefully be some time this week.

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  5. Phil C14 August 2022 at 19:23

    Awesome work Lawrence , I prefer hand painting shields on 15''s but use shield transfers on 28's :o)

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    1. Lawrence H15 August 2022 at 03:30

      Thanks Phil. Your 15mm shield designs really are quite special.

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  6. caveadsum147115 August 2022 at 04:27

    Splendid looking shields, they look great!
    Best Iain

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    1. Lawrence H15 August 2022 at 13:15

      Cheers Iain. A bit of extra effort, but I think worth it in the end.

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  7. Gonsalvo17 August 2022 at 06:47

    Well, there's certainly no doubt that the time spent on those pavises was well spent; awesome looking unit!

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    1. Lawrence H18 August 2022 at 13:46

      Thanks Peter. Coming up with individual designs was the most difficult part.

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