| Bjorn Seleukos | 30 Mar 2015 2:50 p.m. PST |
(Sorry for the terrible title) My Makedonian pikemen are mostly from Foundry. They have two poses, standing and charging with the pike straight ahead. I think that the standing pose is boring, but the charging is not practical. But Warlord has some plastic pikemen that are advancing, 4 different poses. Are they good? Is the pikes in the way? How do you prefer your pikemen? Standing, advancing, charging? |
| Ping Pong | 30 Mar 2015 2:54 p.m. PST |
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| D6 Junkie | 30 Mar 2015 3:03 p.m. PST |
Advancing and some standing.
The Warlord plastic pikemen are wonderful and easy to assemble.
Just finished 128,
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 BigRedBat  | 30 Mar 2015 3:24 p.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 30 Mar 2015 5:51 p.m. PST |
I preferred the 45 degree angle and upright.
I played WRG Ancients with 4 on a base and to me lee the stands had to be in contact.
That's difficult with leveled pikes. |
| Mithridates | 30 Mar 2015 8:35 p.m. PST |
Well done on those phalanxes. I have some old Minifig levelled pikes that are now in reserve, with 75mm spacers underneath the pikes so that they can actually be used in extremis. I go for boring I am afraid – upright, even 45 degrees can cause problems on the table. |
| goragrad | 30 Mar 2015 10:57 p.m. PST |
Not Makedonians, but I based up an element of Two Dragons Kneeling Normans with spears extended. No one can get withing arms reach of them from the front… |
| mbsparta | 31 Mar 2015 5:43 a.m. PST |
Standing, pike upright; The Foundry pike in this pose are beautiful figures and perfect for wargaming. Cost aside, the Foundry Macedonians are stunning models and easy to paint. Alexander himself ONLY used Foundry miniatures. :) Mike B |
| JJartist | 31 Mar 2015 7:58 a.m. PST |
I prefer angled pikes- but transportation is a problem unless they can stay upright. Upright pikes are easy to pack, but boring. I think the Warlord pikes are very good-- but I'm not sure if they will last out here in the desert. We will see. Their butt spikes are too thick, but aren't everybody's? I have had few problem with Old Glory pikes and games-- their angle is perfect -- like the old Ral Partha's…. Here OG pikes have no problem engaging Don Manser's Foundry upright figures..
Hopefully I will finish my plastic phalanx in this lifetime… maybe the Megalopolis campaign will motivate me.
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| Marcus Brutus | 31 Mar 2015 2:59 p.m. PST |
Upright all the way. It just makes things a lot easier.
40 by Eusebeia2002, on Flickr |
| Markconz | 31 Mar 2015 4:45 p.m. PST |
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| Marcus Brutus | 31 Mar 2015 7:30 p.m. PST |
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| wargame insomniac | 02 Apr 2015 9:28 a.m. PST |
For me, no levelled pikes. Only upright or 45 degree advancing. At some point will need to buy some 20 packs of the Foundry pikemen – lovely figures. |
finally paints the first of his Gauls...
