Wait you say – Mark, did you not just finish a group of Sword and Buckler Men (SABM) on your last post? Yes, but those eighteen were from Wargames Foundry, and the eight that this post will describe are from Outpost Wargame Services (via Badger Games). These would round out my SABM for Civilizations Collide scenarios for games of Feudal Patrol^TM . AND these are part of “Mark’s Conquistador Conquest” – so I know some of you are entered and wondering how that is going. All I’ll say is that it’s going well.

Back to the figures, they are metal, 28mm, and came in eight different poses. Six of the one-handed sword-armed figures needed assembly with sword arms and shields, and two had two-handed broadswords (they will of course get no shields but will have a more deadly blade). These figures came with eight shields as well – but these included shields were far too large to be considered “bucklers“. Therefore I replaced them with six better-sized Wargames Foundry shields. The figures are certainly “chunkier” and not at the quality of the previously-completed SABM that were Mark Copplestone sculpts. Still, this group of eight will bring my available SABM figures to 26. Additionally, this brings my project total to over 200 figures.

As I am stretching to finish the project and the blog posts about it, I did not do many WIP shots – and I did basically follow the same processes that I have done previously. Some of the figures here (and some future ones) were amenable to some amount of batch-painting, which has been helpful. I also do want to keep folks a bit in the dark on the contest’s progress until I can declare the winners officially. I MUST give another nod to Steven Thomas’ blog post on Conquistador painting – it and Osprey books were of great value – thanks to all the authors.

As a reminder, I started off with these like this:

And my only WIP shot was this one:

So let’s get to it! Continuing on my previous numbering system, these figures are numbered CSW19 to CSW26. Click on any of the images for a bigger view.

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Group Shot

I thought a quick comparison with the Wargames Foundry figures would be helpful – see below:

A couple more points – this group of eight also counts as yet another entry into Dave Stone’s Painting Challenge “PAINT WHAT YOU GOT CHALLENGE”.  Next up will be a falconet and crew, and then I’ll share the cavalry and dead horse markers. If and when I’m able to (or if I did already 😉) finish my personal challenge contest , I’m going to announce the winners. Then, if I do finish before the end of February I will try to take a one-figure break to complete a female figure for Alex’s Fembruary painting challenge. Then possibly I might run a similar guessing challenge to “Mark’s Conquistador Contest” for the terrain that I have – and yes, if I do, I’ll be giving away prizes. Interested? Stay tuned…let me know your thoughts about this post!

Total figures completed to date for this project: 203 figures:  109 Aztecs, 32 Tlaxcalans, 62 Spanish Conquistadores (27 more to go in Mark’s Conquistador Contest!)

Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:

Previous posts on games, units, and other projects for my 16th Century Spanish Conquest supplement for Feudal Patrol™ – “Civilizations Collide”

1. More Conquistador Sword and Buckler Men (this post). 8 figures total Outpost Wargame Services #CON001 “Sword and Buckler Men.
2. Conquistador Sword and Buckler Men (Wargames Foundry). 18 figures total in three blister packs: Wargames Foundry #SB015 “Swaggering Swordsmen”, #SB016 “Brutal Sword and Buckler Men”, and #SB017 “Bold Bladesmen”.
3. Perro de Guerra (Conquistador War Dogs). 13 figures total: Outpost Wargames Services #CONS6 “War Dogs” (8 war dogs); Eureka #100CON13 “Dog Handler and Dogs” (1 dog handler/pikeman and 4 war dogs)
4. Conquistador Foot Command, Crossbowmen, and a Couple of Officers. 11 figures total: Outpost Wargames Services #CONC1 “Conquistador Foot Command” (a leader, a banner bearer, a drummer, and a bugler); Eureka #100CON04 “Crossbowmen” (5 crossbowmen); and Eureka CONC1 “Conquistador Officer” and an unknown SKU officer (2 officers)
5. Merciless Adventurers (this post) – Wargames Foundry #SB014 (6 Conquistadores with arquebuses)
6. Audacious Arquebusiers! – Wargames Foundry #SB012 (6 Conquistadores with arquebuses)
7. Mark’s Conquistador Contest – for my loyal blog followers!
8. Montezuma and Chieftains – Wargames Foundry #AZ011 for Feudal Patrol – 6 Aztec figures (Montezuma, 4 Chieftains, 1 Warrior Priest)
9. Aztec Shock Troops – Cuachic Warriors aka The Shorn Ones – 8 Aztec cuachicqueh warriors
10. Tloxtoxl and the Priests of the Great Temple, Wargames Foundry AZ021 – 2 warrior priests, 1 priestess, 1 priest, 1 leader, and 1 signaler
11. Civilizations Collide – The Wars of the Aztecs, the Inca, the Maya, and the Conquistadores is now available as a FREE Download for Feudal Patrol™ – plus a Feudal Patrol™ review!
12. 18 Aztec Novice Warriors for Feudal Patrol Walk into a Bar – 18 Novice Warriors
13. Aztec Warrior Priests (painted as Tlaxcalans), Ral Partha 42-302, circa 1988 (this post) – 6 figures – 6 Tlaxcalan Warrior Priests
14. Tlaxcalan Novices, Elite Warriors, and Command Group – 18 figures – 8 Novice Tlaxcalan Warriors, 8 Elite Tlaxcalan Warriors, 1 Tlaxcalan Captain, 1 Tlaxcalan Conch Blower
15. Tlaxcalan Archers – 8 Veteran Tlaxcalan Archers
16. Aztec Game for Feudal Patrol across thousands of miles – via Zoom!
17. Aztec Snake Woman and Drummer – 1 Aztec General, 1 Aztec Drummer
18. A June and July Jaguar Warrior Frenzy (plus some Aztec Veterans and a Warrior Priest to Boot) – 3 Aztec Veteran Warriors, 17 Jaguar Warriors, 1 Aztec Warrior Priest
19. Doubling Down – Aztec Veteran Warriors – 24 Aztec Veteran Warriors
20. Aztec Arrow Knights, Ral Partha circa 1988 – 6 Aztec Arrow Knights
21. Aztec Eagle Warriors from Tin Soldier UK – 6 Aztec Eagle Knights
22. Aztec Novice Warriors and a few Frinx – 12 Novice Warriors

Total figures completed to date for this project: 203 figures:  109 Aztecs, 32 Tlaxcalans, 62 Spanish Conquistadores (27 more to go in Mark’s Conquistador Contest!)

PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE CONQUISTADOR FIGURES:

1. Gorilla Glue
2. 1/8″ x 1″ Everbilt Fender Washers
3. Poster tack
4. Vallejo Mecha Primer “White”
5. Vallejo “Flow Improver”
6. Vallejo “Airbrush Thinner”
7. Citadel “Nuln Oil” (wash)
8. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Gore-Grunta Fur”
9. Vallejo Model Air “Weiss” (off-white)
10. Citadel “Ironbreaker”
11. Reaper MSP “Black Primer”
12. Vallejo Mecha Color “Dark Steel”
13. Vallejo “Satin Varnish”
14. Vallejo “Gloss Varnish”
15. Citadel Air “Evil Sunz Scarlet”
16. Vallejo Game Air “Black”
17. Citadel “Runefang Steel”
18. Citadel “Nuln Oil GLOSS” (wash)
19. Army Painter “Red Tone” (shade)
20. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Black Templar”
21. Vallejo Mecha Color “Off-white”
22. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Snakebite Leather”
23. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Flesh Tearers Red”
24. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Akhelian Green”
25. Battlefront “GI Green”
26. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Magos Purple”
27. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Space Wolves Grey”
28. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Blood Angels Red”
29. Vallejo Game Ink “Red”
30. Vallejo Model Air “Brown”
31. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Gryph-Charger Grey”
32. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Contrast Medium”
33. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Iyanden Yellow”
34. Vallejo Game Ink “Blue”
35. Vallejo Game Ink “Yellow”
36. P3 “Blazing Ink”
37. Citadel “Waywatcher Green” (glaze)
38. Vallejo Model Color “Vermilion”
39. Vallejo Model Color “Neutral Grey”
40. Vallejo Model Air “Silver”
41. Citadel “Contrast Paint – Apothecary White”
42. Vallejo Model Color “Brown Rose”
43. Army Painter “Tanned Flesh”
44. Vallejo “Thinner Medium”
45. Battlefront “Dark Leather”
46. Vallejo Model Air “Bright Brass”
47. Citadel “Drakenhof Nightshade” (wash)
48. Vallejo Model Air “Light”
49. Citadel “Agrax Earthshade” (shade)
50. Vallejo Game Color “Bronze Fleshtone”
51. Vallejo Model Color “Sunny Skin Tone”
52. Army Painter “Flesh Wash” (wash)
53. Vallejo Model Air “Dark Brown”
54. Secret Weapon Washes “Armor Wash” (wash)
55. E6000 Epoxy
56. Battlefront “Flat Earth”
57. Elmer’s PVA Glue
58. Army Painter “Brown Battlefields” (flocking)
59. Vallejo “Dark Yellow Ochre” (pigment)
60. Vallejo “Burnt Umber” (pigment)
61. Citadel “Steel Legion Drab”
62. Citadel “Tallarn Sand”
63. Citadel “Karak Stone”
64. Americana “Desert Sand”
65. Vallejo Mecha Varnish “Matt Varnish”
66. Army Painter “Grass Green” (flocking)