Monday, July 21, 2025

Spanish Colunela With Wargames Atlantic Conquistador Figures

Here are two colunela - each with a main body of pikemen with swordsmen mixed in, and flanked by arquebusiers. This is how I've interpreted the formation in the Death and The Landsknecht supplement.

Here's an excerpt of the Colunela special rules from the supplement.
These Wargames Atlantic figures paint up pretty quickly, and take the Minwax staining well - particularly on the quilted armor.
The pikes aren't as tall as the Warlord Games Landsknecht ones, but are close enough, and easier to handle.

This should be enough infantry for a trial game, but I still need to get some crewmen for the 3D printed cannon I already have. I reached out to Wargames Foundry to see if they'd let me order just crewmen - waiting to see what they say. I know Artizan sells crewmen separately, but I like the Foundry ones better. I wish Steel Fist still sold their crew separately, but looks like they only sell them along with the guns. Until next time, thanks for stopping by and hope you are all doing well.

18 comments:

  1. Fantastic Spanish Dean, they’re pretty formidable units!

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    1. Thank you very much Mike. The later Tercio has roots in the Colunela. Kindest regards, Dean

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    1. Thanks for the kind words again, Michal! Warm regards, Dean

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  3. Dean, these are really good. You should have a great time fielding them.

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    1. Thanks a lot, Joe. Kindest regards, Dean

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  4. These look fantastic Dean - the Wargames Factory figures have always appealed to me, but they seem a bit expensive compared with other plastic brands? Probably worth it though, looking at your results!

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    1. Thanks, Keith. I've found deals on ebay for them, but I've seen the prices vary a lot from different sellers. Warmest regards, Dean

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  5. Excellent painting dean, thanks for sharing.

    Willz.

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    1. Thanks a lot for the kind words, Willz. Warm regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you very much again, Ray! Warmest regards, Dean

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  7. Looking really good, Dean. I do love a colunela! They probably appeared somewhat after Gonzalo de Cordoba's famous victories, more likely around the time of Pavia (1525). The presence, numbers, and effectiveness of the swordsmen has been questioned (Machiavelli was a big proponent of them), but they are just too cool from a figure and rules standpoint, so everyone uses them (including me).

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    1. Thanks for the kind words and historical background, Peter. I agree, the swordsman are too cool to be left out. Warmest regards, Dean

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  8. Amazing job Dean. That's how I would interpret the formation as well.

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    1. Thanks, Richard. I suppose, according to the ratio, I could have a few more pikemen, but I went with what I could from the 3 boxes of figures. Kindest regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you very much for the kind words, Christopher. Warmest regards, Dean

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