A bit of a learning curve here, especially as I'm mixing Perry plastics with Old Glory metals, which in retrospect was perhaps a poor decision. Nevertheless, I think I'm on a path to making it work. The flag is a painted-over Perry from the men-at-arms box insert; the Swiss side's cavalry at Novara were Milanese, so I gave them that flag even though these test models will probably not be the exact 8 minis I use for that unit in the battle.
Still stalling on the cavalry, so I finished what I'll be using for the one light gun the Swiss will be fielding at Novara. I'm trying to complete this project without too many additional purchases, so this is just a TAG Cossack gun with a crew of lightly converted Perry WotR laborers.
Here are all the Swiss infantry I need for the battle of Novara. This is very nearly the entire Swiss/Milanese force; all it's missing are a unit of heavy cavalry and a small cannon + crew, and of course the flags and commanders.
Aside from the artillery and flags, this is the entire landsknecht contingent I need for the battle of Novara. Combined with the crossbows from a few weeks ago and the Swiss (who you've mostly seen but will soon see a nice group pic of) I've completed all the infantry I need.
Cavalry is next, and I'm not gonna lie, I find Renaissance gendarmes pretty intimidating. At least I've got a unit of stradiots too, which can break up the gendarme slog. Then its just commanders (any recommendations?) and artillery.
Here's the unit of halberdiers I need for Novara. Many of these are Warlord/Perry plastic mashups like I've been posting for a while now, but there's also four Assault Group minis, one Old Glory figure, and even a Games Workshop head. Probably more heavily armored than they need to be, but I like the look.
