Hello,
I promised photos of my Spanish tercio last year I think but it has taken until today to have the opportunity to arrange the scene, apologies for the delay. This is the first time that I have set up my full tercio of 80 Playmobil Klicky soldiers (real tercios had 3000 soldiers).
My tercio is formed of three types soldier,
arquebusiers with firearms,
pikemen, and,
soldiers with pistol and sword (for close-quarter fighting).
This may not be entirely historically correct but my formation looks good and I like it
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There are a number of sources of information for tercios including Wikipedia and an excellent book 'The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704' by Osprey Publishing. Tercio formations can also be seen in the film, 'Captain Alatriste - The Spanish Musketeer' starring Viggo Mortensen.
The pikes and arquebusier firearms are not Playmobil, they are custom made by a Spanish chap and sold on eBay.
The four photos are,
( 1 ) an overall view of the tercio,
( 2 ) a closer view of the soldiers,
( 3 ) the green uniform arquebusiers have different heads/hair/beards to make them distinct individuals. In this photo you can also see the '12 Apostles' - the bandolier worn by each arquebusier with 12 shots worth of powder in pre-measured containers. For Playmobil the bandolier only has 3 Apostles but regardless of that the Apostles are a fabulous detail,
( 4 ) a rear view of the tercio.
I hope that you like this scene, when I first came across the Playmobil Spanish (Conquistador) Klicky soldiers, with their morion helmets and the 12 Apostles detailing I was instantly drawn into the world of Playmobil. I've now expanded my Playmobil interest into other themes but my Spanish tercio remains my favourite Playmobil creation.
Best wishes,
Neil