Wars of the Roses - Yorkists

[Arlequín]

Bloody hell Jim, now you tell me 
 

Actually, I think all my serious lords are in armour, not surcoats, so i've probably got away with it... 

Well done CyberA. Like him.

Hey! cut me some slack here... I nearly bit my tongue (or fingers) and didn't say anything at all. 

It's a heavy burden being cursed with a sliver of knowledge, I picture the yawns starting before I even press 'enter' as it is.  It's like being the old fart at the bar in the pub who keeps trotting out his war stories... okay at first, but gets a bit dull and you wish he'd shut up after a while.

Seriously... well painted WotR figures? Can't get enough of them and I wouldn't want anyone worrying about what 'old Jim' might have to say about it. 

[CyberAlien312]

Thanks all!

Although and I hate to be picky, but anyone with a coat of arms would display it instead of wearing livery colours. Livery colours, like a jockey's colours now, signify who someone 'worked' for. Even a knight bachelor or a 'gentilman' employed in a lord's household, would wear his own coat of arms, although his men would probably wear his employer's livery. Service between the social elite was usually signified by giving out quite fancy badges or symbols, like the interlocked 'SSS' chains of the Lancastrian kings, or the small enamelled swan broaches given out by the Duke of Buckingham.

Coats of arms were a status symbol and were eagerly sought after and even misappropriated when the opportunity arose. They proclaimed to the world that you were 'somebody'.

  You should have said that before I started painting!
But anyway, I'll bear that in mind next time.  

I just painted Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, "The Kingmaker".
Please tell me what you think!

[Totleben]

Although and I hate to be picky, but anyone with a coat of arms would display it instead of wearing livery colours. Livery colours, like a jockey's colours now, signify who someone 'worked' for. Even a knight bachelor or a 'gentilman' employed in a lord's household, would wear his own coat of arms, although his men would probably wear his employer's livery. Service between the social elite was usually signified by giving out quite fancy badges or symbols, like the interlocked 'SSS' chains of the Lancastrian kings, or the small enamelled swan broaches given out by the Duke of Buckingham.

Coats of arms were a status symbol and were eagerly sought after and even misappropriated when the opportunity arose. They proclaimed to the world that you were 'somebody'.

A big thank you for this information. It comes just right in time for me. 

@CyberAlien312: Great work on and much inspiration from all that.  :-)

[Captain Blood]

Like the horse colour.
I've painted him too. He looks lovely, and yet (like several of the Perry WOTR metals) he's actually quite a crude sculpt up close  

[Arlequín]

Thanks all!

  You should have said that before I started painting!
But anyway, I'll bear that in mind next time.  

I just painted Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, "The Kingmaker".
Please tell me what you think!

Mea malum... 

It's a good figure, no mistake and you've done a good job... also another vote here for the horse colour.   

[Stuart]

Nice work  , I like the overall matt look and ditto the horse. My only suggestion would be to use a static grass tuft to mask the join from the hoof to the base.

[CyberAlien312]

Hi,
Just when you all thought you got rid of me, I'm back with more miniatures! 
Yesterday I painted three men at arms. I've chosen a quick painting style for my men at arms, because I, unlike people like Captain Blood, don't have the patience to paint forty extremely detailed figures. I mostly rely on a few layers and a wash. Please tell me what you think of them!

[Mister Rab]

Well I think they're a fine looking bunch of levy, just ready to be thrown into the meatgrinder that is a bill fight!

[janner]

Mea malum... 

It's a good figure, no mistake and you've done a good job... also another vote here for the horse colour.   

Seconded - especially the Latin 

[Arlequín]

Vergil's ashes are probably swirling in his urn, but a language has to adapt to survive... 

[Captain Blood]

I think they look fine and if you're happy with them, that's the main thing 

I don't really have the patience to paint the way I do either! It's quite frustrating