Swiss Pike for Gonzalo

 

After much delay I've returned to the Great Italian Wars.  First on my to do list was completing the Swiss Pike units. All of them intended for the French Army, hence the profusion of white crosses.  I had two units complete and one to do.  The outstanding one was one of the biggest so I prevaricated.  Above Venexia's offering and a fine one it is.  Lots of variety.

Below, we have the Blue Moon Swiss.

Another pic' of the same troops in a deeper formation.  Note that these fellows mainly lack armour even in the front ranks.  They have the long white plumes indicative of young Swiss heroes.  Accordingly, in Gonzalo, they will mover faster than their compatriots-themselves no slouches at the rapid advance.

There is much to commend the Blue Moon figures, not least an abundance of poses.  Next, we see mainly Legio Heroica figures, once more variations abound, with a few Blue Moon thrown in. Call this band the interim stage.

Finally, the completed unit and the complete Swiss contingent.  There's over 100 figures all told.

With officers from Blue Moon, one for each unit.  Swiss command was collegiate.

 

Lastly,from Museum Miniatures.

An Organ Gun, this one is destined for Imperial or Spanish Service. So, I found myself on a roll, a Swiss roll in fact. That's not a sentence you often get to write.

Consequently, I have finally got to the Imperial Landsknechts, the French ones are already done. Four bases done so far, that's 24 figures.  I'll be able to cheat of course, deploying back ranks to and from either formation.

Version 2 of my Gonzalo rules for The Great Italian Wars has been printed out too. A game is imminent.