Started on a box each of pikemen and missile troops. I swapped some of the bodies between the two sets, and also used a few helmeted heads from Perry Wars of the Roses sets. Both boxes come with 30 figures each, but I'm only painting up 24 of the missile troops as arquebusiers for now - two 12-man units. I'm thinking I should've just gotten the Landsknecht Army Starter set instead of the 3 boxes so far. We'll see how that goes - I may indeed get the starter set eventually.
On a more somber note, a longtime friend and fellow blogger passed away this past weekend. I think some of you may have known of him, David Sullivan, and his blog, "I Live With Cats". He was diagnosed with terminal (inoperable) pancreatic cancer in May of last year. He managed to game up until January. I regret not attending the game day he was at - if I'd known he'd be there I would've made sure to see him. As you may be able to tell from his blog posts, he was quite an accomplished painter, gamer, and all around great person. He was a mainstay in our local gaming community, and will be dearly missed. Here's a link to his blog - his last post was from July of last year.
https://ilivewithcats.blogspot.com/
Looks like you'll be busy for a while Dean.
ReplyDeleteI've been following David's blog for a number of years, he will be greatly missed. RIP David.
Thanks, Ray. Yes, David will be missed by many. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteVery sad to read of David's passing. I was a long-time follower of his blog. My condolences.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Jonathan. I'm sure you'd really have enjoyed gaming and talking to him in person. David was a special kind of person who's loss will be felt for years to come. He was a big part of the NHMGS - ran a few Enfilades, one the BOD, published the old newsletter, as well as standing up and co-admin of our FB page. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteGood work on the pikemen Dean and sad to hear about David although I didn’t know him always a sad time to lose a friend.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Matt. Yes, sad whenever we lose friends we've known for a long time - especially with common interests. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteSorry to read you have lost a close friend Dean....I recognize the name of his blog, so I an sure j have visited him occasionally
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith. Yes, David's blog was very popular with his interesting and insightful posts. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteJust catching up on blog. My sincerest condolences sir, I’ll keep his family in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteIt was because of him that I got into the game system Tribal. I loved his cavemen and enjoyed his posts about them on his blog and Facebook.
Cheers
Kevin
More landsknechts excellent! I commented on David's posts a number of times, Interesting blog, sad news .
ReplyDeleteBest Iain