The reorganisation and refurbishing of the late medieval collection have moved along nicely. All armies are double size or 24 elements strong to play the larger game or offer players a civil war option for a game. An element of mounted crossbow is missing from two commands and these have been ordered to complete the army. Finding a manufacturer with miniatures compatible to Legio Heroica was not easy, but two were found.
The Italian
Condotta are last on the project list. There are more than enough crossbowmen and
spear to fill out the infantry and cavalry will be ordered on Mirliton, their Condottieri
look superb.
French Ordonnance IV/82b
With the
exception of the Old Glory artillery, all figures are Legio Heroica. Next to
the Swiss pikemen are French pike, based on a 40mm x 40mm stand as they are
classed as horde and have nine figures to improve their appearance as solid
horde. An element of skirmishing crossbowmen remained in their box while
photographing, a slight oversight. Flags were remade giving a neater appearance
to the whole.
Burgundian Ordonnance IV/85b
The ‘b’ sub list represent the Burgundian Netherlands army of the Maximillian era and
for that reason I have Flemish pikemen in place of the German mercenary. This
army has yet to be tested but should prove an interesting opponent for the
later German armies.
Medieval German IV/13d
The ‘d’ sub list represent the Imperial armies of the Italian Wars and feature landsknecht
mercenaries for the units of pikemen, swordsmen, handgunners and artillery.
Medieval German IV/13c
This sub list offers a better representation for the clerical, city-state or princeling armies that fought within and outside the empire. For our games, I have used the DBMM army list to modify the composition of infantry and the number of cavalry in wedge formation. Both commands lack an element of mounted crossbowmen and these have been ordered on Blue Moon miniatures.
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