Friday 15 November 2019

Steel Fist Landsknecht


Ever since these Landsknecht were released I have been meaning to have a go at a unit of them. Initially the plan was to mix these figures with some of the Wargames Foundry marching Landsknecht but the Foundry marching poses are more casual so in the end I have painted up six bases of Steel Fist figures. I love a good marching pose and I'm really pleased with the way these figures work as a unit. The detail on them is superb and the separate heads mean that all sorts of combinations are possible. A word of caution to add is that some of the broader brimmed hats are not suitable for the marching figures as the brims get in the way of the pikes, so checking if they can still hold the pikes when choosing which heads to go for is a good idea. A couple have plastic Warlord Games heads but otherwise all the figures are from Steel Fist. The Imperialist flags are from Pete's superb range and are also available from Steel Fist.

These particular figures really remind me of the image below, by Erhard Schön c.1535, the headgear and style of slashed clothing seems very similar. Depending on which head options you choose these figures look to be suitable from about 1515 through to the start of the 1540s. They also match up well with the Warlord Games metal Landsknecht and the classic Perry sculpted Foundry ones. I have included a couple of pictures with them used in combination with these miniatures to give an idea of this. The photos of the finished unit are below. Yet again I was plagued by terrible light trying to photograph them. The UK seems to have been shrouded in grey or darkness for about a month now!

Landsknecht from the Siege of Munster, Erhard Schön 1535.

Steel Fist Miniatures Landsknecht.

The Landsknecht front rank.

A view from the side. Note the detail in some of the slashed clothing, leather jerkins and the hats.

Steel Fist Landsknecht on the march.

A Landsknecht piper in the 3rd rank.

A view from the back of the unit which shows off the headgear well.

Foundry front rank with the Steel Fist Miniatures behind.

Another photo showing the Steel Fist figures with Wargames Foundry ones.

26 comments:

  1. Another great post...with a splendid and impressive unit of Landsknechts...Love the piper!

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    1. Thanks Phil, yes the piper is a great miniature, I should have got a better photo of him.

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  2. Nice work and a great looking castle wall too.
    Best wishes,
    Jeremy

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    1. Cheers Jeremy, if you go back a bit through the posts I have covered the repainting of the castle in detail.

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  3. Superbly painted Landsknechts, Oli! Truly museum-quality brushwork!

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    1. Thank you Dean, they were a pleasure to paint

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  4. Top painterly work on these great minis Oli, you did them proud!

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    1. Cheers Chris, they are really lovely minis

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  5. Lovely looking landsknechts! Working really well with the Warlord and foundry figures too!
    Best Iain

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    1. Cheers Iain, yes they go well with the other manufacturers.

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  6. Oli - just found this! Great work on those, and I'll post a link from Facebook is thats OK? All the best, Simon.

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    1. Cheers Simon, yes of course put a link up - I am always happy to support the cause of Renaissance Wargaming!

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  7. Really fab work mate!! I love them!!! They are spectacular sculpts!

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    1. Cheers Darrell, I am glad you like them.

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  8. Cracking brushwork on those figures Simon, when I finally get around to my Italian wars stuff, first port of call!

    Cheers
    Matt
    French Wargame Holidays

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    1. Cheers Matt. It was myself that painted them - Simon owns the company that makes them. They are great sculpts.

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  9. Hi Oli, Great game and figures.I couldn't work out how to message you directly, but which re-enactor company are you with? Cheers Stuart

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    1. Hi Stuart

      oliver f r g @ hotmail. com

      is the email. I am with the FitzGeralds - we reenact the Earl of Kildare's household in the late 15th century. We don't have a website as we have more than enough events already each year so no need to "advertise" so to speak. If you want to see some of our events have a look at these Facebook Albums - you don't need to have an account to seem them:

      https://www.facebook.com/pg/gwp.reenactment/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1756661851079936&ref=page_internal

      https://www.facebook.com/pg/gwp.reenactment/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2381584011921047&ref=page_internal

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