Finished up 6 regiments of pike and shot. Three regiments were from unpainted sets and the other three were repainted – mainly the clothing as I left the other areas like the leather equipment and muskets alone. From left to right, first rank: Newcastle’s Whitecoats, Earl of Northampton’s regiment in green; second rank: John Hutchinson’s regiment in blue coats, Earl of Essex’s regiment in orange/tawny coats; third rank: Sir Gilbert Talbot’s regiment in yellow coats, Sir Ralph Hopton’s regiment in blue coats.

Although I only think Newcastle’s regiment fought at Marston Moor, they’ll all be used in the game. I just like the variety of coat/jacket colors and the regimental flags as well.

The pike units are on movement trays for ease of play, as pikes can be a bear to handle otherwise.

There are 6 more units to complete from the ones that were already painted by my buddy. I plan to paint up at least one as Lord Brookes‘ regiment of foot in purple. Again, not so much as their presence on any particular battlefield, but for the color of their coats. I also got some nice packages in the mailbox today too – an Osprey Marston Moor Campaign book and a small order from Perry – to flesh out another regiment. The Perry order only took 10 days to arrive – mailed out on 30 December.

Thanks again for swinging by the old blog and wishing you all a great start on the new year!