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Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:29 pm
by Paul
Love to see a nicely formed pike block, very pretty.
World2dave wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2020 5:28 pm Iain would like to hear about the evidence for the length of the pikes, and how they used to fight with them. He's got some theories of his own on this of course....
Opinion is divided on pike use. Iain is in one camp and everyone else is in the other.

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:11 pm
by Essex Boy
Nice try, you two, but I flatly refuse to be drawn into another discussion on this subject.

For a while, anyway.

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:17 pm
by FreddBloggs
He has (S)piked the conversation.

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:24 pm
by goat major
He’s ended up being a push-off pike

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:26 pm
by Essex Boy
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:29 pm
by valleyboy
Lovely pikeblock Fred

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:08 pm
by Essex Boy
Sorry Fred, I meant to say 'splendid unit'.
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Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:24 am
by Count Belisarius
Yes. They are rather good.

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:37 am
by FreddBloggs
Only 2 more of them to paint! But Thessalian Cavalry next on the bench.

Re: Pointy Sticks, Macedonians!

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:40 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Paul wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:29 pm Opinion is divided on pike use. Iain is in one camp and everyone else is in the other.
Both using completely different base sizes, presumably?