17th century pikeman

[henry_martini]

 

[henry_martini]

 

[cheng]

One pole has a length of quite exactly 2.5 klickies so it is 4,25m (assuming 5'6" or 1.70 as average height of the century).  The length of the poles varies a bit to appear more natural when put into its normal use as a native tent substructure.

hey...i never thought those poles were made with varying lengths, GB is really a gem of a toy maker who doesnt think costs all the time 

hmmm that means about 14 feet...thats quite handy....a 25 footer would be very difficult to control and adjust at the horsemen closing in real fast...25 feet would have to be clumsy against calvary but i guess they'll be a big advantage in a 'chopsticks fight' like yours 

very nice and thanks for sharing Micheal! I'm never going to have so many of these 'turncoats' nor 'pinocchio' legs nor 'chopsticks' but then i dont have to visualise now that you have put them here for eternity  (btw, thats what i thought when i never bothered to save my photos in playmoboard  )

[henry_martini]

I prototyped a musket stand yesterday. The use a fork for oars to hold a gun was shown here already some time before. Maybe even this whole thing was not my invention. It occurred to me yesterday to put a rod under the fork when I saw it in its  normal position. It is glued here but I plan to drill holes in future.

In spite of all this I have to show it now, hoping to promote the idea. Musketeers just look better with this device.

H_M
   

[cheng]

Micheal, your musketeers look like a handsome group even without this gun 
this is one of those themes I try not to make (I do have 4 simple ones just to satisfy my hunger )
AH-HA!!! drilling and gluing!! we are all veering off limits now and then aren't we 
 

[WarriorOfToys]

Brilliant!
That is an ingenious custom Michael!
I might have to make a few...

[Justindo]

Great idea, Michael!

[Foulques]

Pikemans and the "fourquine" for musketers are great! Ah we want a real new musket!

[henry_martini]

Pikemans and the "fourquine" for musketers are great! Ah we want a real new musket!

Glad to hear from you. And thank you for a word for the thing.  Or maybe "foulquine". 
Has anybody the english word for it?

@all: Thank you for your kind replies. I am preparing a DS order and will have to show some more soon.

@cheng: Only replaceable parts, the rod came from an already broken rigging.

[henry_martini]

My santa claus contribution 
TYW imperial croatian huszars

[Justindo]

I like your Croatians, Michael!  The mounted one almost reminds me of the portrait of Vlad Tepes.

[henry_martini]

Has anybody the english word for it?

I found out by chance that it is called a musket rest. 
http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=159

[henry_martini]

I bought the new blister 4127 and tried to find something useful to do for the the pyrate.
The arms of the recent conqustadors fit with the yellow of his shirt so I could use his torso.

[AndrewL]

Very nice!

I quite like both your figures, and the close-up shots are very informative.

I will be trying to get a hold of the new blister you mention because I am intrigued by the pirates arms --  the flowing sleeves are quite nice. Good to know that the colour of the pirate's shirt is what I call 'mustard yellow'.

I also like the gorget (metal collar) over the breastplate on your musketeer. Did you need to cut or otherwise modify it to make it fit over the breastplate? Just curious...

Anyway, well done!

Cheers,

AndrewL

[henry_martini]

I will be trying to get a hold of the new blister you mention because I am intrigued by the pirates arms --  the flowing sleeves are quite nice. Good to know that the colour of the pirate's shirt is what I call 'mustard yellow'.

I also like the gorget (metal collar) over the breastplate on your musketeer. Did you need to cut or otherwise modify it to make it fit over the breastplate? Just curious...

This combination can be made without modifications. Sometimes it fits a slight bit better, in this case it is difficult (but still possible) to rotate the head.