One of my very, very rare painting commisions. Painting up an Alexander Saga Army for a buddy.
He bought Pikeman standing at attention and after a think I decided to only make the pike shafts 2.5 inches long. The three foot rule goes into affect here. From a distance they look longer than spears so will still have the Pike impression. They will be easier to store. Most importantly they will be less apt to be knocked over reaching across the table to move them.
I filed the tips of the pikes, but they still porcupine’d me a few times, but drew no blood, so good enough.
I was researching what the infantry actually wore, and decided to discard all the "Artist" impressions and go with a more historical feel.
The only thing I am waiting for are the shields. The shields they came with suck..... and my friend is having a friend print some off since Victrix shield pack is out of stock. When he gets those I will apply sheild transfers and that will give these figures a lot more color and life.
Here is a shot of eight done of the twenty four pikeman working on.
I agree about the length of the pikes, in 28mm a twenty-one foot pike would be over 4" tall, "proper" length is completely unplayable. As long as they look "longer than spears" they are just fine. As always your brushwork is superb; crisp, bright and precise. I can't wait to see the rest of them!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anton! Kind words indeed. We need to cross swords one of these days.
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Kevin
Very nice. I agree with Anton. It is your usual outstanding brushwork. Shield transfers are the way to go.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave! Hopefully your Welsh are coming along.
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Kevin