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Author Topic: Charlie's 15th century - Some long-overdue Burgundians! (Feb 28)  (Read 152678 times)

Offline Silent Invader

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #210 on: November 17, 2018, 12:04:56 AM »
I like it - good use of figures too  8)
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Offline jamesmanto

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #211 on: November 17, 2018, 01:20:48 AM »
Excellent.
Using the very period Perry wagons puts it over the top.
Well done.

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #212 on: November 17, 2018, 06:37:40 AM »
You are doing a great job with such precision in conversion so that each figure of yours is completely individualized!
And your paintjob is outstanding! You are creating a fantastic collection! Many congrats!
« Last Edit: November 17, 2018, 07:27:14 AM by DintheDin »
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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #213 on: November 17, 2018, 07:19:31 AM »
Great progress  :)
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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #214 on: November 17, 2018, 10:44:34 AM »
Very nice! Thanks for sharing :)

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #215 on: November 17, 2018, 05:00:37 PM »
More great additions Charlie - the wagons looks very useful for defences and general baggage.
Simon

Offline Tonhel

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #216 on: November 17, 2018, 05:08:35 PM »
Very, very cool!

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #217 on: November 17, 2018, 07:42:20 PM »
I like the new unit. Good that you found a use for those miniatures. I wouldnt mind seeing more for them.

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #218 on: November 18, 2018, 08:24:57 PM »
The metalwork of your men-at-arms is marvelous, and I need to put those wagons on my want list.

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #219 on: November 19, 2018, 10:19:49 PM »
Superb thread, Charlie!  :-*

Offline Charlie_

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #220 on: November 20, 2018, 05:45:10 PM »
Thanks all, glad you're liking the thread!

My current list to get done by Christmas is....

- 4 more cavalry (working on now)
- re-do armour on existing units, most importantly on some of the earlier cavalry I did
- a few last command models

So then by Christmas or New Year I will have a fun photo shoot of the project as it will then stand, with a tour of my commanders and flags.

Then units to start for the new year will be...

- Big Swiss pike unit (four ranks of twelve)
- Mounted crossbowmen (which will involve some fiddly conversions)

Offline Metternich

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #221 on: November 22, 2018, 03:53:05 PM »
Charlie,
          What is your new method for painting armor ?

Offline Charlie_

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - wagon-fort!!!!! (16th November)
« Reply #222 on: November 22, 2018, 10:01:23 PM »
Charlie,
          What is your new method for painting armor ?

Couldn't be easier. Just basecoat bright silver (GW Runefang Steel), followed by a dark wash (Army Painter Dark Tone wash - NOT the same thing as the dark tone 'dip').

Sometimes the fully armoured models will get a little but of extra wash to pick out the recesses and a quick very light silver drybrush just on the tops of the helmets and shoulders. But that's it.

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - Commanders, heraldry and flags! (9th Dec)
« Reply #223 on: December 09, 2018, 08:41:11 PM »
Ok, big post here.

Let me introduce you to my commanders and their flags.

To recap, this project is currently 'generic' European warfare, and I use my own made up heraldry. I have put together lots of different commanders with their own heraldry, the plan they can be mixed up for each game so it's not always the same two commanders fighting eachother. Currently I have nine commanders with coats of arms, four of which also have separate badges on livery banners. There will be more in the future.

I used the Perry Wars of the Roses command figures for most of these -  I really like these figures, they have great poses. I put a lot of thought into how to use each pose, and made sure each commander is consistent with their little retinue - either in standing / commanding poses, or leading the troops from the front line. They are all based individually, with the exception of two who are based with their standard bearers. I also conveniently made the four main ones red, green, blue and yellow.

Here's the first one - absolutely my favourite of the Perry commander sculpts. Again I put a lot of thought into matching up the mounted figures with appropriate horses, not wanting to duplicate any horses (there are only a few of these metal 'commander horse' sculpts).





Here's his coat of arms, and his badge of a hawk's lure.



I have three infantry standard bearers with his badge, to align units to him.




Next up, the green commander. He's on foot, waving a battle axe, more likely to get into the thick of the fighting.







His badge is a white swan, here are his infantry standard bearers.



I also have a mounted version of him and his banner, to lead the cavalry from the front.





Next, the blue commander. This is one of the two who I decided to base with his banner-man.







His badge is a buckle.





I also have another version of him on foot, to lead the infantry.




Here's Mr Yellow. Another one based with his banner-man.





His badge is a caltrop.





And again, there is another version of him on foot to lead the infantry.




So those are the only four with additional livery banners. Now there are several that just have their own personal banner, so are perhaps lower-ranking.

This one is on foot, will look good leading a defending army behind fortifications. The commander himself is one of the excellent sculpts from Steel Fist Miniatures, my favourite of the batch.








This one, also on foot, is in an attacking pose and so works well leading an infantry unit.










Same goes for this guy.










The foot men-at-arms in their retinues aren't specifically assigned for them - I have a good collection of them that can be assigned as retinues as needed each game, or to be used as commanders themselves.




I've also got a couple of banners for commanders leading the cavalry - there aren't specific commander models for them.







Now let's see some of these flags in context.

Here's three infantry units being led by the blue commander. The commander himself and his banner is in the middle unit, and the other two units have the livery flags.




Here are the same units led by one of the lesser commanders without a badge, so the two outer units don't have any flags.




And some other examples of how they could be used....






« Last Edit: December 09, 2018, 10:12:21 PM by Charlie_ »

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - Commanders, heraldry and flags! (9th Dec)
« Reply #224 on: December 09, 2018, 09:03:18 PM »
Speechless!
Commanders, banners... all so well-studied and so beautifully done!  :-*
Many-many congrats for your work, your collection starts taking epic dimensions!
Cheers!

 

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