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Title: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on May 30, 2013, 01:44:00 AM: Okay so me and a friend take turn buying a few miniatures that we like and paint for our group. He just finished with around 300 figures for numerous SAGA war bands and now its my turn. I chose the Wars of the Roses, but with a twist. Since we both are partial to football I decide that I will paint each minor factions within the Yorkist and Lancastrian armies in the colors of certain F.C.s.

Yorkist
Stoke City F.C.
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
~~Queens Park Rangers F.C.~~ Yeovil Town F.C.

Lancastrian
Chelsea F.C.
Swansea City A.F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

This list is just to balance the colors so if anyone has a swap they think is on the wrong side let me know :D I will be posting the WIP pictures as I take them.

This was inspired be cause I find the War of the Roses fascinating and I enjoy being a football coach. We also plan on using this game as a teaching aid.
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: von Lucky on May 30, 2013, 08:23:25 AM: Interesting concept. Look forward to the photos of the works in progress.
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Captain Blood on May 30, 2013, 08:31:54 AM: Sounds like as good an idea as any for picking proven colour combinations, and a great in-joke into the bargain. Nice idea :)
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Arlequín on May 30, 2013, 03:14:14 PM: I presume there is some sort of hatred rule in play for when Wolves face off against the Baggies? ;)
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Bugsda on May 30, 2013, 04:25:36 PM: Nice idea but..........you'll need an away strip a third strip and a champions league strip for the bigger retinues, you'll also have to repaint every august ;)
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Ray Earle on May 30, 2013, 05:17:35 PM: I take it Chelsea will be the ones hiring all the foreign mercenaries? ;)

Haven't York got a bit of an easy job, QPR and West Brom are both blue and white, aren't they?
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on May 30, 2013, 10:56:15 PM: @ Ray I changed QPR to Yeovil Town F.C., is that a better color scheme? ;)

@Arlequin I believe they need one! ;)
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 03, 2013, 10:21:04 PM: The post came get ready for the pictures!
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Captain Blood on June 03, 2013, 10:50:34 PM: Hurrah!
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 04, 2013, 04:32:19 AM: I building my retinues 2 archers to 1 MAA or billman, and it just seems like too many archers.
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Captain Blood on June 04, 2013, 08:14:06 AM: Yeah, it might be historically accurate, but it's quite boring. I have a retinue of more or less 1:1:1 bills, bows and men at arms. Not historically accurate, but a lot more fun ;)
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 05, 2013, 01:24:58 AM: So I'm not sure how to post pictures ???
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 05, 2013, 04:26:02 AM: Here is my Lancastrian captain, Sir William Hemlock. He will be get some green stuff work on his arm.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-roD8rEcLtUY/Ua6s9pBosmI/AAAAAAAAAU8/JbvJhkhFcgo/s1600/P6040194.JPG)

Here is my noble Yorkist captain Sir Robert Smithwick. He too will be getting some green stuff also.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SxI4KZXCsAI/Ua6s80M7QOI/AAAAAAAAAUw/wbbSJbyJ_Vw/s1600/P6030190.JPG)

Here http://stalbanstostokefield.blogspot.com/ (http://stalbanstostokefield.blogspot.com/) is my blog but I will also post some pictures here. I am working on my photography skills but they are still lacking.
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: moonshado on June 05, 2013, 04:32:00 PM: Those look like very interesting conversions, look forward to seeing the painted result.
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on June 05, 2013, 06:52:22 PM: Which figures did you use as a start point for the conversions?
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 05, 2013, 09:51:12 PM: Quote from: moonshado on June 05, 2013, 04:32:00 PM
Those look like very interesting conversions, look forward to seeing the painted result.
In a good way I hope. :D
Quote from: Mick_in_Switzerland on June 05, 2013, 06:52:22 PM
Which figures did you use as a start point for the conversions?
Mike, I started with WR11 Mounted Standard Bearers. I will be doing a few more conversion if you would like a step by step.
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: max on June 06, 2013, 05:43:31 PM: Cool conversions, nice idea of mixing metals and plastics
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 07, 2013, 01:38:13 AM: Thanks Max, I am not nearly as good at conversions as you are.
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on June 07, 2013, 07:06:05 AM: Please do show your finished conversions before painting. I often get ideas from seeing what others do.

Mine are here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31905569@N05

Regards

Mick
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 08, 2013, 08:28:26 PM: Here are some shots from a quick battle a friend and I played, sadly my Yorkist did not fair to well. I am still cleaning the figures up and I will post more glamor shots after I take them. We used Silent Invaders rule set.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ynYim_Y856c/UbKFlnFr6eI/AAAAAAAABfo/DzsvrNImyFo/s400/bill+and+arrow+01.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R7IskbOfMCQ/UbKFl31w7vI/AAAAAAAABfw/egG773guCAo/s400/bill+and+arrow+02.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGJ-lRMI2Kk/UbKFl8Xo3_I/AAAAAAAABfs/Tjq1uDXsoX8/s400/bill+and+arrow+03.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WAVSHX2j4yc/UbKFmgXVYuI/AAAAAAAABgA/mBFxlaGEfNE/s400/bill+and+arrow+04.jpg)

These photos are from my friends wonderful blog.
http://seakingsaga.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-kingdom-for-horse-arrow-bill-and.html (http://seakingsaga.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-kingdom-for-horse-arrow-bill-and.html)
Title: Re: Wars of the Roses WIP
Post by: B.E.A.R on June 18, 2013, 04:06:45 AM: I have had a hiccup with my camera and my new gets here tomorrow, so I'll get new pics up on the blog and here ASAP. I have added nine scurrers.