Brother Vinni Band Together With The Spanish Pikemen
September 30, 2013 by brennon
Brother Vinni are on the historical front once again and they have mustered a grand force of Spanish Pikemen to help press onwards with the frontier expansion. What do you make of them?
Now these are actually some very nice looking Pikemen that would be perfect for both historical and fantasy I reckon. Admittedly you only get five of them for the cost but it could be the start of a built up Estalian army.
They reminded me of a while back when I watched a Spanish film with Viggo Mortensen in it, Alatriste, certainly worth the watch if you are into your historical foreign films.
When it comes to these models Brother Vinni have essentially hit the nail on the head and the sculpts are top notch, something we assumed would be the case with anything from him really.
Do you think you'll be adding them to your army?
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Don’t understand having a second weapon with a pike tbh.
Anyone with more knowledge able to verify that is how they fought?
I would have thought that both hands were needed on their poles oo-er missus
They do look good otherwise and assume would also appeal to Empire builders.
Depends on the length of the pike really (and besides, it’s always good to have a back-up weapon). Irish pikemen were known to cut the lengths of their pikes (bloody hard things to lug around through marshes and forest) while continental armies kept the great big ones as large formations could be more easily maneuvered around the great plains of Europe… Stuff like pistols were always handy, wait till they get close, pop off a shot, back in the belt before bracing the pike for the inevitable impact. Once in the crush however, (and a lot of armies did this,… Read more »
Thanks Dave, much appreciated
I think the point of a pike formation was to get the enemy to back off, rather than actually fight them.
The sword etc options may be there to signify your unit leader (many games need a model that represents a unit leader).