WMPC14 BlackEd's Pikes

[BlackEd]

Here's my entry!

First up, the miniatures before prep.  I decided to use one of the figures from War Monger's GreatSwords as the commander.  I wanted to base my unit with 4 rows of 3 men.


Pikes straightened and mounted on popsicle sticks.  I didn't have to remove any flash or stray bits of metal.


Command row.  I created a Warmaster base for archers, and decided to use that for the command stand. 


Part way through painting.  Going for a red and white color scheme.


Finished unit, ready for play.  The Fluer-dy-Lis is free hand.


There was no clean up to be done, other than gently straightening out the pikes.  To get rows of 3, I clipped some of the stands apart, but that was no big deal.  I backed up the inclined pikes by one row to minimize the amount y which the pikes would overhang the front edge of the base.

I saw that some other folks based the pikes in rows of 2, which I think looks great.  However, I have 3 units of pikes converted from Empire Halberds that are based in 4 rows of 3 men, and I need this units to fit in with that basing scheme.

[Dave]

Great stuff Ed! They look extra pokey.

[Stormwind]

That's interesting, I, too, was thinking about maybe having fewer pikes so that there was less overhang for when the units get into combat.

Anyway, good work!

[forbes]

Nice work. I too am thinking of basing the angled pikes back a fair bit to protect them.

The flag is very well done.

[BlackEd]

Thanks for the compliments, guys!

Now I will have to finish the DOW army!