FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:24 pm
Gents of an Italian Wars bent, any advice on figures ranges if someone were mad enough to start the period in 28mm?
There's quite a range on offer isn't there and I have quite a mix though no TAG figures (yet)
For Landsknecht my favourites are Artizan though these are too chunky for some - nice and easy to paint
Steelfist are probably more classy but I think their cost precludes a large collection. I don't have any Foundry, I do like them but I went down other routes because of cost and these were Warlord and Old Glory, the latter being good value
Gendarmes - Wargames Foundry, Steel Fist and Eureka are all lovely, with probably the former being post useable
Perry do a nice range of cavalry like mounted arquebusiers, stradiots and crossbows
For Swiss - I have Artizan, nowdays if I needed more I would add Perry
Perry do a some nice Italians and I think adapting some of the plastic European infantry by adding swiss or Italian heads will improve utility - great for missile troops and the Warlord offerings are also really good - missile troops and great sword
Spanish - have just started with the new Artizan range
Other cavalry - casting room - bought a pile at Christmas to use as Spanish lights, jinettes, and heavy horse but have not painted them yet, I like the look but the horses are my favourites
Not sure how to use Perry plastic Knights and light cavalry yet
Couple of blogs worth looking at would be
http://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/
http://olicanalad.blogspot.com/
http://camisado1500s.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5532485986825121 ( Italian war) - run by Darrell of this parish
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/
http://progloriaminiatures.blogspot.com/
Hopefully Darrell will give you more ideas
I haven't really said anything about Tag's extensive range - this is because of a lack of familiarity on my part not a lock of appreciation and hope to get some soon