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| The French Army Arrayed |
Over Christmas I had the time to set my collection up to represent a French Force. Everything in the collection so far is on the table, save the Spanish Jinetes and Rodeleros. On the left are the French Gendarmerie, then a block of Reisläufer, the Italians, Gascon Crossbowmen and, on the right flank three large blocks of Landsknechts.
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| French Gendarmes |
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| French Gendarmes |
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| French Gendarmes |
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| French Gendarmes |
The above photos are of my Gendarmes and supporting lighter horse. There are four line of 18 figures each, The first line ride fully barded horses, apart from the trumpeter, and the ranks behind get progressively lighter in armour. The figures are Foundry, Eureka and The Assault Group.
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| Reisläufer |
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| Reisläufer |
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| Reisläufer |
Next up are the Reisläufer, I was pleased with how they fit into the collection. The front two ranks are Foundry figures. I think they mix well with the Artizan Swiss. At some point I want to paint up some more Reisläufer standards so I can use my Landsknecht pike blocks as Swiss Blocks if needed.
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| The Italians in the centre |
In the centre are the Italians, represented mainly by Assault Group Spanish and Italian figures.
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| Gascon Crossbowmen |
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| Gascon Crossbowmen |
Next come the Gascons. Annoyingly a lot of my photos came out far too dark but I like the way these troops look slightly more medieval compared to some of the more fashion conscious troops in the force!
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| Landsknechts in French Service |
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| Landsknechts in French Service |
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| Landsknecht reinforcements |
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| Landsknecht reinforcements |
The right flank is held by 3 blocks of 64 Landsknechts each, with a further block marching in. Again some of these photos came out a bit dark.
Finally a couple more photos of the whole force set up, hopefully 2012 will some new regiments joining this lot, Landsknecht Crossbowmen and Stradiots are the next troops I will work on.
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| The French Force Arrayed |
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| The French Force Arrayed |
