*
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 29, 2024, 11:03:31 AM

Login with username, password and session length

Donate

We Appreciate Your Support

Recent

Author Topic: Henry Tudor and company  (Read 10993 times)

Offline Captain Blood

  • Global Moderator
  • Elder God
  • Posts: 19311
Henry Tudor and company
« on: December 05, 2011, 05:44:00 PM »
Well, here’s the unsuccessful party of Henry Tudor, self-appointed Earl of Richmond, fresh from Steve Dean's latest painting competition, where Sascha Herm's King Arthur did for them in the final.

The scene depicts Henry’s landing at Dale near Milford Haven in south Wales in August 1485 - from where he marched to Bosworth to seize the crown of England and establish a dynasty whose doings reverberate down the course of British history to this day.





The figures are mainly from the Perry Wars of the Roses range, plus a couple of figures from Stephan (Regulator’s) Pro Gloria range, sculpted by the indefatigable Mr Hicks.

The first two figures are assembled from the WOTR and Mercenaries plastic boxes, with fairly minimal conversion, but with the addition of the metal Tudor heads.
Now I adore Michael Perry’s work, but have to say that a set of plastic heads would have been a better bet. Firstly, the metal heads are whisker too big for the plastic bodies – to my eye, anyway – and they don’t sit properly in the neck socket either. I had to add a lot of epoxy around the necks to secure them in place properly. Secondly, the faces are a bit... odd. Not truthfully amongst the maestro’s finest work (sorry Michael).
The flag is a simplified version of Henry’s standard, hand painted on a piece of tomato puree tube. (Yes, I have to eat a lot of spag-bol to make all these flags).





Next up, Henry himself plus a household Welsh longbowman. Again, slight conversions here to get the sort of poses I was after. Henry has another of the metal heads with the wonky face, whilst the longbowman has a beautiful (and free) zouave’s head, the hat reshaped with a bit of melted sprue into a Phrygian cap.





A pair of pikemen – again, metal heads on plastic bodies. The advancing pikeman has been made by drilling out a bill from one of the pairs of bill arms in the WOTR set, and replacing it with a pike from Warlord’s ECW set.





These next two are metal figures straight out of one or other of the Perry WOTR foot personality packs. Can’t remember who they’re supposed to be – I think one of them might be meant to be Henry VII, ironically… But they serve well enough as a couple of bigwigs in Henry’s retinue…





And finally, these two figures are from Pro Gloria – metal figures, and very excellent characterful models they are too. I have several more on the paint table, and they are all just as lovely. Well done Paul and Stephan.





Offline thebunkergames

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 580
  • -puts the game back into wargaming-
    • The Bunker Games
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2011, 05:56:56 PM »
Wonderful!
I spent alot of money on strong drink & toy soldiers - the rest I just wasted...

Offline Malamute

  • Prince of Darkness
  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Elder God
  • *
  • Posts: 19311
    • Boot Hill Miniatures
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2011, 05:58:15 PM »
'Bout time you showed us something new. :D

 I especially like the chap with the dog and the cleric, Marvellous ;D
"These creatures do not die like the bee after the first sting, but go on age after age, feeding on the blood of the living"  - Abraham Van Helsing

Offline Helen

  • The Grey Heron
  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Galactic Brain
  • *
  • Posts: 5806
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2011, 06:44:16 PM »
Very nice Richard, well done.

Helen
Best wishes,
Helen
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well (V van Gogh)

Offline Silent Invader

  • Galactic Brain
  • Posts: 9636
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2011, 06:55:12 PM »
Great stuff - beautiful!  :-*
My LAF Gallery is HERE
Minis (foot & mounted) finished in 2024 = 0
(2023 = 151; 2022 = 204; 2021 = 123; 2020 = ???)

Offline Phil Robinson

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 3469
    • http://newsfromthefront-phil.blogspot.com/
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2011, 07:03:09 PM »
Outstanding stuff again :-*.

I think you were robbed personally :).

Offline Captain Blood

  • Global Moderator
  • Elder God
  • Posts: 19311
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2011, 07:16:26 PM »
Outstanding stuff again :-*.

I think you were robbed personally :).

;) Thanks Phil.
It was a tight one to call. I did think all along that King Arthur would edge it, and was surprised to find myself out in front by several votes halfway through. But the voting seemed to suddenly swing quite conclusively in his favour ::)
C'est la vie.
I'll be back  ;)

Online OSHIROmodels

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Elder God
  • *
  • Posts: 27708
  • Custom terrain a speciality.
    • Oshiro modelterrain
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2011, 07:17:47 PM »
Stunning as always Richard  :-*  :-*

Although, to my eyes the dog looks a little purply (I am slightly colourblind so that might be it)  ???

cheers

James
cheers

James

https://www.oshiromodels.co.uk/

Twitter account -     @OSHIROmodels
Instagram account - oshiromodels

http://redplanetminiatures.blogspot.co.uk/
http://jimbibblyblog.blogspot.com/

Offline Anderson Collection

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 746
    • The Anderson Collection
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2011, 07:26:33 PM »
Top notch :-*

Offline Paul

  • Mastermind
  • Posts: 1442
    • Paul´s Bods
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2011, 07:35:30 PM »
 :-* :-* :-* Blimey, they are good....
I knew the truck didn´t want to hit me...it had dodge written on the front

Paul´s Bods Blog
Federation of Bodstonia

Offline Mason

  • Elder God
  • Posts: 21222
  • Eternal Butterfly!
    • Blind Beggar Miniatures
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2011, 08:12:12 PM »
 :-* :-* :-*

Amazing!

I envy your ability to pull off such stunning results using so many bright colours.
They are all great, but the Pro Gloria models just edge it for me.
Your basing is just amazing as well, setting off the figures beautifully.

I MUST check out the opposition to find out what could possibly have beaten this entry...

Offline Blue in vt

  • Mastermind
  • Posts: 1883
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2011, 09:13:47 PM »
 :o :-* ;D

Really top notch work here...the bright vibrant colors are spectacular and your blending is very smooth.  Love them all but have to agree that the Pro Gloria models are the cream of the well painted crop.

Cheers,

Blue
My Painting/Collecting Blog: http://bluesmarauders.blogspot.com/

"Jesus weeps when people buy resin." ...Hammers March 2012

Offline janner

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 2877
  • Laughing Cavalier
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2011, 09:19:24 PM »
Awesome Richard and thanks for the pointers to a range I wasn't aware of (Pro Gloria) ;)

I also thought the dog looked a tadge purple in the main shot, but he looks the err dogs in the smaller photo  :-*

James, you can stick the sammies up your arse - I want to get medieval again  lol lol
« Last Edit: December 05, 2011, 09:21:11 PM by janner »

Offline JollyBob

  • Galactic Brain
  • Posts: 4411
  • I've only had a few ales...
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2011, 10:00:14 PM »
Fantastic stuff Captain!   :-*

I'm always impressed with how naturalistic you get the poses with your conversions, excellent stuff.

The Pro Gloria minis are lovely too, I've never seen them before, but now I want some!  :D

Offline Dr Mathias

  • LPL Champion (S6,S7) Bronze Medalist (S5)
  • Galactic Brain
  • Posts: 4490
  • Purveyor of the one-and-only Miracle Elixir!
    • Dr. Mathias's Miniature Extravaganza
Re: Henry Tudor and company
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2011, 12:10:12 AM »
I'm constantly impressed by the clarity and vibrancy you can get. Well done, as we would expect :)
a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice.
Dr. Mathias's Miniature Extravaganza

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
0 Replies
1829 Views
Last post November 02, 2010, 06:57:56 PM
by yar68
16 Replies
4609 Views
Last post June 12, 2012, 02:58:19 PM
by CyberAlien312
20 Replies
5041 Views
Last post March 09, 2013, 09:01:01 AM
by Blackwolf
1 Replies
612 Views
Last post August 11, 2021, 09:09:31 PM
by Captain Blood
3 Replies
878 Views
Last post August 22, 2021, 06:08:43 PM
by The Major