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Medieval Adventures / Re: [Kickstarter] NOW LIVE - Heraldic Waterslide Decals for Wargaming Part 4
« Last post by Dice Roller on Today at 02:05:30 PM »They're very nicely produced but they seem more suited to fantasy games than history.
I offer these thoughts constructively.
They look more like livery symbols than devices for coats of arms (with a few exceptions). And livery symbols were often simple badges (cloth or metal) worn on the clothing so probably too small to be depicted on the actual miniatures.
But the other problem is that coats of arms were all individual. What use are a dozen or so rampant lions on the same sheet? I know some of you will say that it allows you to put them on the shields of retinue troops so you know they are all part of the same. But there's no historical proof to say that was ever done. Again, fantasy.
What would be more useful is a sheet of different individual coats of arms. Although that may be a lot of work.
Another option would be useful heraldic devices such as a sheet of ermine or vair (which can be a bugger to paint). Or heraldic labels for eldest sons. Or some partitions, particularly the ones that are difficult to paint (castellated, bars, wavy, etc).
They would prove more useful to historical miniatures than a sheet of livery badges which never actually appeared on shields. Otherwise this should be in the fantasy thread.
Again, all offered constructively.
I offer these thoughts constructively.
They look more like livery symbols than devices for coats of arms (with a few exceptions). And livery symbols were often simple badges (cloth or metal) worn on the clothing so probably too small to be depicted on the actual miniatures.
But the other problem is that coats of arms were all individual. What use are a dozen or so rampant lions on the same sheet? I know some of you will say that it allows you to put them on the shields of retinue troops so you know they are all part of the same. But there's no historical proof to say that was ever done. Again, fantasy.
What would be more useful is a sheet of different individual coats of arms. Although that may be a lot of work.
Another option would be useful heraldic devices such as a sheet of ermine or vair (which can be a bugger to paint). Or heraldic labels for eldest sons. Or some partitions, particularly the ones that are difficult to paint (castellated, bars, wavy, etc).
They would prove more useful to historical miniatures than a sheet of livery badges which never actually appeared on shields. Otherwise this should be in the fantasy thread.
Again, all offered constructively.