Warlord games Pike and shotte epic battles sprue review

Alright guys. check out this review of the 2 new epic pike and shotte sprues from warlord games
in this review we look at both the infantry and cavalry sprues and compare them to the steel fist minituress and try and see how big the flags will for them need to be.
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[@dukesix3080]

Great close up review, and the figures do look nice, but I'm confused about the figure ratio. If the 'average' pike and shot Regiment was 2:1 (2 muskets to 1 pikeman) I'm curious as to why they have gone for 40 : 40, ie 1 : 1. Also, the ratio changed as the war went on, from 1:1 early on, through 2:1 and then 3:1 towards the end, so I'm not sure (without major cutting up of the strips) that other ratios of musket to pike can be produced.

[@philstephenson5855]

I’ve been wondering the same thing!

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yer your not wrong as like you say the ratio's are off. I think the easy way around that is to to just add more bases to the musket wings maybe but obviously you would have pikes spare but then I guess the spare pikemen would be good for the earlier ratios 😁👍

[@horuslupercal9936]

These look nice. Hoping they move on to include 30 Years War units.

[@andrewfuller9337]

Re. Flags: take a look at what Caliver books have to offer. They currently have some excellent ECW flags which can be bought in 28mm or 15mm. They also have ACW flags that have been resized for Epic, and they may well do this for Pike and Shotte after the figures go on sale.

[@ShakosAndSprues]

Awesome review there Miller. Great run through of the minis and their variations along with a very good looking size comparison with Steel Fist miniatures. With all your knowledge on the ECW your certainly the channel to watch for this Epic release.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers James appreciate it. Love the period and it was just the perfect project for me to kick start the channel again. 😁👍

[@kartchner7]

So excited for these!!!

[@MillersMiniatures]

You won't be disappointed mate. Their really good. 😁👍

[@Subcomandante73]

So the big take from this is that they are very very nice.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Haha yes I hope I managed to get that point across 🤣👍

[@leont66wargaming31]

More temptation. Hurry up WI so I can paint a tester unit.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Haha you'll have to wait till apruls issues I think unfortunately. But yer they look like they will be great to paint up. 😁👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

Another excellent review mate, your channel is definitely going to be the one to watch for this release. Really surprised to see how well Steel fist miniatures compared as well.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers Stuart. I was surprised by it aswell but they do have a nice range at steelfist so I would be keen to get some of the commanders. 😁👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

@@MillersMiniatures I’ll certainly be looking at them, loved them before but scared myself when I priced up an army, but adding a few nice extras will be affordable.

[@Mittens_Gaming]

I just bought 6 starter battalia for my ECW project and learned about this release a few weeks later :( Still, very cool, might pick some up for 30YW project or the like.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Bloody hell mate that's was unfortunate 😅 but I would still definitely recommend doing g it in 28mm as you still have the great look on a table

[@mike5d1]

English Civil War Infantry Colours had quite short staffs because the Ensigns were meant to be able to flourish the with one hand.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yer thats true but I'd still like bug false making it easier to distinguish the units from eachother. 😁👍

[@stevetjames7922]

Would they have formed up shoulder to shoulder in real life? I imagined there would be a gap between each man in real formations….

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yes your not wotng mate they definitely wouldn't have been as tightly packs as this especially not the musketeers. But for the sake of casting and giving the impression on of a unit, its something im willing to over look 😁👍

[@andyshaw5378]

Great video and nice crisp looking sprus

[@MillersMiniatures]

Thanks mate. 😁👍

[@James__V]

Great review. I for one would appreciate a painting tutorial. 👍

[@MillersMiniatures]

Haha I will try me best 😅

[@PhD777]

Excellent review! All of the flags look like they are for 25/28mm.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers mate. Mand doo seem large but they were from the 15mm range on wargames designs.

[@neilcook9088]

I only paint 15mm figures and buy the 10mm range flags. The 15mm just look too big to me!

[@paulroberts8946]

As regard the flags & standards couldn’t you use ones designed for 10mm figs be used ? Why create a problem if there’s a simple solution just a thought.

[@2pals2gether]

Thank you for an excellent review.

[@takedakiwi]

How wide is that infantry base?

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Very nice review

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers mate.

[@theenigmaticgamer]

Another very helpful review. Particularly the comparison with Steel Fist, which opens up possibilities to extend beyond Warlord’s range.

[@habsburgerdonkey5342]

great video! Fantastic news about the steelfist. Definitely gonna sub some in. And in terms of flags - flags meant for 10mm figures tend to fit really well on the epic scale minis as they are. 15mm flags don't look too outlandish once the whole unit is together... if one can be bothered to replace the flagpoles :D

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers mate. Yer I've always liked the big flags though 😅👍

[@NicGamz]

Very impressive review. The sprues looks great. Looking forward to see what you do with them together with steel fist minituress. Wonder how they scale next to " By Fire and Sword " - miniatures? Today I got my order on the big box at my local store. Going all in now. 😃👍

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yes that's a good question. Annoyingly I do have some of those figures and didn't think to scale them with them but I will have a look in a minute and DM you a picture 😁👍

[@oddballssherman3785]

Brilliant review. Now seeing these close up I can see how easy it would be with a scalpel and some miiiput to custom up an Uruk Hai Helms Deep force. The cavalry could be adapted to riders of Rohan by also applying a scalpel and miliput cape. I might buy a second box of Push Of Pike to give it a go

[@MillersMiniatures]

Wow! I never even considered that but I would really look forward to seeing what you mange to do with them. 😁👍

[@totalburnout5424]

Nice review on the new Epic figures. The different poses and armor are a nice surprise. Something to play with.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers mate. And yer that a nice little touch. Obviously they could all just be mixed in either way but yes it allows for some customisable units in a sense. 😁👍

[@totalburnout5424]

@@MillersMiniatures Sadly P&S doesn't differentiate between armored and unarmored pikes as FoG does.

[@MillersMiniatures]

No but some or the army lists in the To kill a king supplement which bishops war and ECW) you can give certain units freshly raised and some other veteran. That would mean you could obviously make them armoured or un armoured to represent this.

[@totalburnout5424]

@@MillersMiniatures Good idea! 👌🏻

[@lesliebeilby-tipping6854]

I would have thought you would have an odd strip painted for this show and tell. Scan and print them at s slightly smaller scale.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Sorry Leslie I'd only just received them that evening so sisnt have a chance to paint any. But I plan to have some painted for a future video. 😁👍

[@wargameshobby]

Nice review. They do look good. I look forward to seeing some painted and based. 👍

[@MillersMiniatures]

Thanks mate. Yer im looking forward wlto painting some up. Hopefully I'll have something up on the channel soon for them. 😁👍

[@bobroberts6702]

Thanks for the review. I wonder if 10mm flags might suit better? In the day flags were large for obvious reasons but I guess you do need to be able to fit them on the pole.

[@kayjay7780]

change out the pole with music wire.

[@JackSargePainting]

So glad they sent you sprues to review, you are the right man for the job. Chuffed to see you make the Steel Fist comparison, they look like an excellent option for extra bits n bobs to fill out an army. Well done sir!

[@MillersMiniatures]

Thankyou sir very kind of you to say. And yes I'm a big fan of the steel fist minis. I'm glad they scale well as would be nice to have a couple of them on a command stand for the epic stuff

[@martinradcliffe4798]

Great review. The size comparison with the Steel Fist figures was very interesting.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers mate. 😁👍

[@fogh]

Great to see your run through if the sprues. 👍 They do look nice. Look like a good size match with the Steel Fist range too.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers Andy. Yer I was surprised they matched but honestly their a really nice range as it is so I will enjoy fitting some in to my command units 😁👍

[@haroldhardrada7449]

Thank you for the review and the size comparison with Steel Fist Miniatures. They look very compatible, and useful for many things. TYW gamers might appreciate their cuirassiers. BTW, I though I saw the epic mounted dragoons holding muskets in their right hand.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yer your not wrong the cuirassiers would be good for TYW didn't think of that. And I think then I clip them off the sprue I might be able to find things a little easier 😅👍

[@richm6400]

Great review mate - good to see you back - looking forward to more 😃👍

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers mate. 😁👍

[@AppleMak2010]

Nice review. About the flags, I think there are two issues, The real life infantry flags WERE large, about 6' 6" square, so not completely out of scale. Also, the larger flags make unit recognition on the table easier.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yer I love the bigger flag look and normally get my flags scaled up so i am likely to get a load of flags from wargames designs to use instead.

[@paulspaintshed3511]

Great review mate. They look very good and it's nice to see that there's some play in the pikes. It's a shame there's only 2 cuirassier on the sprue as you'll need shed loads if you are doing the 30 years war.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yer I was really solworriwd about the pikes either being to stiluff and prone to snapping but they seem really good and hopefully will take a bit of a beating. 😁👍

[@BattleMatt]

Great review. They are a lot cleaner and more detailed than I thought they would be. Good to see some close up shots. Good mix of cavalry as well on one sprue.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Yer I was impressed with how detailed they are but it's not so detailed that it will be a pain to paint at that scale. Cannot wait to see what everyone does with them. 😁👍

[@BootsontheTable]

Awesome mate. Great looking sprues. I can't wait to get hold of them

[@ShakosAndSprues]

Have you not painted them already :D The really do look fantastic!

[@MillersMiniatures]

Cheers dom. Really happy with them mate and I think you will enjoy the project 😁👍