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Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries was a place of almost constant warfare. With no organised national armies, battlefields were the domain of the mercenary companies of the day – chief amongst these were the colourfully dressed Landsknechts.
Landsknechts were instigated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I, as a reaction to the Swiss mercenary pikemen that had dominated battlefields for decades before the Italian Wars (1494-1559).
They would be found in most armies in Western Europe of the time, even appearing in the British Isles in the service of Henry VIII. Clashes between rival Landsknecht regiments were particularly bloody, becoming known as ‘Bad War’.
The toughest of a rough bunch were the veteran Doppelsöldner – soldiers on double pay. Their extra payment was for volunteering to fight in the front ranks and the inherent risk that entailed. The trick was surviving to claim the extra pay!
Doppelsöldner would most often be armed with the ranged arquebus or crossbow and arrayed in front of the main blocks of pikemen. Alternatively, they may be armed with the vicious six-foot-long two-handed swords, the Zweihänders, or equally long halberds. Zweihänder-armed Landsknechts would generally be found in the front ranks of the pike blocks or occasionally detached to form their own unit for special roles as well as providing protection for the unit’s colour party. The famous German mercenaries, the Black Band, included 2,000 two-handed swordsmen.
The figures in this boxed set can be used to represent the Landsknechts raised in Germany or other nations of the period and can be armed with either halberds or Zweihänder swords.
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These are great figures
one box can be assembled as 12 greatswords, 12 pikemen or 12 polearm men. note that the polearm are in metal
The greatswords come in two somewhat variable poses 1) sword over shoulder 2) in front of face.
the scale of the figures are somewhat smaller than GW's heroic scale, but id say that they are compatible.
for ekstra diversity in the army, you can mix bodies and heads from the misile troops box.
the plastic is easy to work with, and the plastic glue reacted well with the plastic glue
cant wait to paint and play with my new figures
First, I have to say I bought this box of soldiers to mix and match them with the rest of my Empire army (now called Free Cities) from Games Workshop fantasy game Warhammer Age of Sigmar.
Thoses models are great! The plastic is from a very nice quality and very cool to paint. They can maintain different poses that make them don't look to much similar.
The only "negative" thing that bother me just a bit, is that the Zweihanders soldiers with their swords in front of them are quite a bit hard to paint, on the chest especially.
Still, those are great minis, well suited for any Renaissance based army!
Most awesome minis ever, chosen for the painting potential rather than me actually playing the game.
The clothing of the Landsknechte has patterns and details good for a colourful and mixed visual quality. By varying which arms and which head were put on which body, a multitude of different models can be made.
The quality of the model design is high, a fine amount od details but all clear and precise. Much to my surprise the sprues contained arms wielding both zweihânder as well as pikes, and even a few arquebuses. Plus a couple of metal arms with polearms were also included. Sprues also include extra knives and swords to add to the models plus even additional feathers for the hats - because a Landsknecht can never have to much flash!
In the end you could mix it up and have models with 3 kinds of melee weapons, plus the firearms.
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