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Blogger Phil said...

SUch a splendid and dynamic unit, such a masterpiece!

14 June 2019 at 18:00

Blogger TamsinP said...

Lovely figures Simon :)

Have you read Nic's "Dell'Arte della Guerra"?

14 June 2019 at 19:49

Blogger caveadsum1471 said...

Lovely looking swordsmen! You will of course have to build a Florentine army now,I look forward to it!
Best Iain

15 June 2019 at 00:07

Blogger Gonsalvo said...

Quite a unique and striking init. Yes, you must do a Florentine army now! Thankfully, many troops are pretty interchangeable between armies in this era.

15 June 2019 at 11:32

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks, chaps!

Tamsin, donkey's years ago. Could do with a refresher.

15 June 2019 at 17:03

Blogger Millsy said...

VERY nice indeed mate!

15 June 2019 at 23:21

Blogger Ray Rousell said...

Oooo these are very nice Simon!

16 June 2019 at 10:57

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks again, chaps!

16 June 2019 at 16:15

Blogger Friends Of General Haig said...

A brilliant looking unit. Love the details on shields etc. And those unusual looking helmet ‘cushions ‘! I can imagine they’d go down well in Florence

16 June 2019 at 18:05

Blogger BigRedBat said...

They are fabric rolls- alas I can't remember the Italian name for them. :-)

16 June 2019 at 18:14

Blogger Paul Scrivens-Smith said...

Very nice work Simon.

18 June 2019 at 14:08

Blogger Condottiero Magno said...

Those fabric rolls are called mazzocchio: https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2012/bridges2012-433.pdf

I don't think these were as common as depicted in art and on figures in contrast with other forms of turban like cloth worn around helmets.

http://www.nachtanz.org/SReed/histcost.html

25 June 2019 at 03:06

Blogger BigRedBat said...

Thanks for those links! Most interesting.

25 June 2019 at 09:32

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