Imperialist Tercios and Gendarmes

I've already got more than enough Imperialists for a very large game of Midgard, but I decided that I really wanted to field some Tercios.

First Tercio

First Tercio

So, I purchased a few packs of unshielded spearmen, I figured that for resin prints, if I used pikemen then it would just end in broken resin and tears! I then added a pack each of hand gunners and crossbowmen and finally some skirmishers with swords and pistols. Enough to build three large units of fifty figures* each.

First Tercio

Second Tercio

* I would say men, but these exquisite Forest Dragon figures show what a equal opportunities employer the Imperialists are. Some with missing eyes, some with a wooden leg, some with only one arm, some of them are women!

Second Tercio

Second Tercio

Each tercio has a core of 30 spearmen in five ranks of six, then two crossbow detachments of four each on the rear corners, two detachments of four hand gunners on the front corners, then a screen of four skirmishers out in front.

Third Tercio

Third Tercio

For Midgard purposes, in their first game I counted them as Warriors (Heavy Infantry with Missiles - Bow) then added the Big and Steadfast traits.

Third Tercio

 There were enough figures left over to do a couple of characters.

Master of Crossbows

Heroes with swords and pistols

To complete this post, I had a palette cleanser of a fourth unit of Gendarmes to add to the force. This clumsy oaf did break off a couple of plumes though.

Gendarmes

Gendarmes

Gendarmes

Already working on more Imperialists and hope to have a bumper update when we get back from vacation in a couple of weeks.

Sold: Burma 1945 collection

Burma 1945 collection: £1250.00

Sold 

Since we moved back to the UK and downsized, I want to move on some of the stuff that I'm just not playing with anymore.

I had a blast researching and painting this collection, but being honest with myself I've used these troops and terrain once in the past ten years so they can go to someone who can give them the use they deserve.

So, what do you get for £1250.00:

• Over 200 infantry, enough for two platoons of 14th Army British, one Platoon of 14th Army Gurkhas and two Platoons of Japanese plus plenty of support options. All magnetized and supplied in three magnetic receptive 4L Really useful boxes.
• Three armoured vehicle: A Sherman V of Probyns horse, a Universal Carrier and a Chi-Ha
• Four scratch built buildings, a pair of log bunkers and about 24" of entrenchments.
• Terrain pieces, a well, a Burmese toilet and some objective markers plus a 9L Really Useful box of jungle terrain (some of which you can see in the photos).

Most of the figures are from The Assault Group, but there are a few from Warlord Games, Artizan Designs and Too Fat Lardies.

Posted in the UK for £20.00, or collect from Ruddington, Nottinghamshire.

Some more images:

I'd suggest reading Quartered Safe Out Here by George McDonald Fraser, it was my inspiration for this project!

If you search the Battle of Meiktila on the Scrivsland blog, you'll find many of the painting and gaming articles I wrote when creating this force.

More Imperialists

We're back from our vacation in the Veneto and here are some more Imperial troops that I was working on both before we left and since we returned.

The first unit is another battalia of shielded spearmen to strengthen the line, as usual, these are Forest Dragon models printed by MGS Miniatures and bought through Etsy.

A second unit of crossbowmen have also been added.

There were enough spare crossbowmen to also add a detachment of skirmishers.

I've also added a second detachment of Forlorn Hope with swords and pistols.

I was a bit of a clumsy oaf when painting these and a drop meant that quite a few swords were broken and plumes were lost!

In a break from the Royal Blue and Amber, I decided to relive my classic fantasy days of yore and add a unit of Ogres to the army.

There was a suitable ogre left over to use as a heroic leader in the force.

Finally, our Midgard games often require one or more objective to hold and capture, so  bought these files from Cromarty Forge and chum Martyn printed them off for me.

Like the earlier Vampire force, I've got way more troops than any reasonable person would need for a game but the painting continues....