I know I have done a few "full army" style posts recently where everything is set up, since the rebasing they are much easier to do! Over the summer I was keen to photograph the collection covering my whole 8' by 4' table. For these photos I decided to use the figures to depict a French Italian Wars Army, referring back to an earlier post from 2012, http://camisado1500s.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/french-army.html. There have been some big changes since that post, notably the banners and bases.
The figures shown here are meant to depict a French force from roughly 1512, the Battle of Ravenna. The heraldic flags displayed are for Frenchmen who fought at Ravenna with lots of more generic French or Louis XII period flags also on show. The French employ Landsknechts as oppose to Reisläufer as well as Italian Cavalry and Infantry. The native French Infantry comprises Crossbowmen, Archers and Pike. I was worried the French Archers I completed a few months ago wouldn't fit in well but I really think they look the part in these photos. I will leave exactly who they are meant to represent for another discussion!
This was also a chance to add the Convent from Grand Manner to the Italian town pieces I have collected so far and some of the photos focus on the town. I think the Convent makes a great centrepiece for the town and fits in nicely with the other buildings. At some point in the future I would like to do a large scale siege set up but I think there are a few more bits and pieces I need before I try this.
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| French Gendarmes behind Light Cavalry |
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| The French Cavalry |
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| The French Cavalry |
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| French Horse c.1512 |
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| The Banner of Gaston de Foix can be seen between two French Royal Standards |
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| Landsknecht Skirmishers |
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| Landsknechts in French service |
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| French Heavy Guns |
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| The French Artillery |
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| Italian town with the French in front. |
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| A view from above the town. |
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| A view from above the tower. |
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| Landsknecht reinforcements in the town |
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| Inside the town. |
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| The French Infantry |
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| French Light Guns, Aventuriers and Archers |
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| The infantry under Adrien de Brimeu (Humbercourt) |
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| The French Infatry |
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| The French Light Guns |
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| The French Infantry c.1512 |
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| The French Aventuriers and Archers |
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| French infantry in front of the town. |
Your collection is inspiring. Excellent work, and thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteGrand looking sight. Definite eye candy following your re-basing marathon. Definitely worth the effort.
ReplyDeleteNice!
Truly magnificent, Oli! Thanks for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular!
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteVery impressing. One question: where do the light cannons come from? Is it Foundry?
ReplyDeleteHi Jaeckel, the light cannons are from a variety of manufacturers. If you look at the fourth picture up from the bottom of the post, entitled "The French Light Guns", the closest gun to the camera is by TAG, http://www.theassaultgroup.co.uk/index.php?prod=1147
DeleteThe next gun is indeed Foundry, http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/medieval/wars-roses/artillery/ , the second gun down.
The third is an Old Glory model, http://www.oldgloryuk.com/wars-of-the-roses-artillery/3/51/90/89 it's WRE-008 Light Horse Drawn Gun
The fourth is an old Redoubt Enterprises peice, a great gun but I sold the crew on Ebay, http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=1991&category_id=eb73981cf64d4b195808a2977a1bfb79
Finally there is another Foundry gun, identical to the other foundry piece and then an Old Glory Organ Gun, WRE-007.
The Crew are a mix of Foundry, Perry and TAG figures with a few head swaps and arm repositions. The extras, barrels, baskets, shot and so on are by TAG and Front Rank Miniatures.
Quite a mixture, I hope this helps
It helps indeed. Thanks for the tips
DeleteMost impressive army and pictures...Truly fantastic!
ReplyDeleteTremendous display of Renaissance magnificence!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments guys, it's always great to share the pictures with some fellow renaissance enthusiasts!
ReplyDeleteAstounding Oli, there's a real attention to detail there which is evident in your inclusion of the French infantry, glad there's someone else out there having a go at representing something which has almost no visual resource ! Really impressive, an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteAll the best
Stuart
Wow! Wow! Wow!
ReplyDeleteA really amazing sight to see the army arrayed like that.
You must be proud! I would be!!
Darrell.
Magnificent Army roll call! Inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic army, really great eclectic mix of figures, thanks for this
ReplyDeleteIain
Incredible photos. Love the guns.
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