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Title: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Stuart on March 15, 2013, 01:38:48 PM

The end of a very long project

Sadly the image files were too big to post so you'll have to take my word for it......or look on my blog  ;D;

http://www.stuartsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/yeomen-of-guard.html (http://www.stuartsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/yeomen-of-guard.html)

Stuart

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: traveller on March 15, 2013, 01:52:53 PM

Excellent work!  :o :o :o

Please tell us about your conversions, what figures were used?

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Stuart on March 15, 2013, 02:14:52 PM

Most of the figures are Wargames Foundry marching landsknechts with the addition of two marching landsknecht command figures.

They have equipment and a headswap from the Perry mercenaries boxed set from which two of the standard bearers were also assembled.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Lowtardog on March 15, 2013, 03:07:21 PM

Wow real beauties :-*

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: commissarmoody on March 15, 2013, 03:16:46 PM

Most excellent.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: OSHIROmodels on March 15, 2013, 03:25:22 PM

A thing of beauty (or many things of beauty)  :-* :-*

cheers

James

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Arlequín on March 15, 2013, 04:47:00 PM

Not bad...  ;)

They are excellent and I really think you've captured the 'reality' of them. The hard work has surely been worth it, now that you can see them complete and dare I say perfect?

 :)

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Captain Blood on March 15, 2013, 06:23:58 PM

Superb Stuart. What a lovely group - and a wonderful banner  :)

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Paul Hicks on March 15, 2013, 09:41:34 PM

Stunning simply stunning you must be very proud indeed.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Blackwolf on March 16, 2013, 12:36:47 AM

Cracking!

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Franz_Josef on March 16, 2013, 02:11:12 AM

Just absolutely beautiful.  Do you have a Henry in gendarme armor for them to be accompanying to the Field of the Cloth of Gold?

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Stuart on March 16, 2013, 09:32:34 AM

Thanks FJ,

I have this figure of him mounted though I'm sad to say that i'm yet to find a suitable dismounted figure of a young Henry in armour

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Gibby on March 16, 2013, 10:10:36 AM

Wow, those are awesome. I love the banner especially!

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: 15thpanzer on March 16, 2013, 08:55:53 PM

Up to your unusual standard.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Hubbynz on March 17, 2013, 10:38:59 PM

Oh very nice work on these.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Atheling on March 18, 2013, 08:42:27 AM

Mind blowing work Stuart!!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

I think you are right about the level and direction of the pageantry that Henry VIII would have used as a precurser to the invasion. Pageantry is a very much underrated aspect of Medieval warfare. After all, the banners and standards were more than just rallying points! These symbols communicated ideas that the troops in a said army, in an age where the population was largely illiterate, would have had a high degree of understanding.

Darrell.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: AlyMorrison on March 18, 2013, 01:51:26 PM

Hi Stuart
Inspiring stuff...
The butterfly that rules my hobby life has just settled on the Tudor army of 1513 ...
And it's all your fault  ;)
Keep up the good work
All the best. Aly

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Atheling on March 18, 2013, 02:52:18 PM

Quote from: AlyMorrison on March 18, 2013, 01:51:26 PM

Hi Stuart
Inspiring stuff...
The butterfly that rules my hobby life has just settled on the Tudor army of 1513 ...

You know it makes sense  :D

Darrell.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: Stuart on March 18, 2013, 05:49:35 PM

Aly, an excellent choice, you'll enjoy it plus it's not overly expensive if you utilise the Perry plastics.

Darrell, there is definitely a sense of wonder in the flags i've looked at throughout this project, symbols which seem to recur and the power of the cult of St. George, one wonders what senses of passion and identity a simple red cross must have summoned in an English soldier across the ages.

Title: Re: Yeomen of the Guard c.1513
Post by: IMRIE on March 19, 2013, 10:32:10 PM

Great work!