Charlie's 15th century - Burgundian handgunners (Sep 23)

[Captain Blood]

Very nice work Charlie. Some of those cavalry builds are corkers. i may even pinch a couple of those 

Just need to paint the studs on the tack, eh... ?  (They're a pain, aren't they?!)

The gun and crew looks great too.

I need a couple more guns... I've got plenty of spare crew to paint. just need a couple more medieval field pieces from somewhere... An organ gun would be nice... 

[Charlie_]

Just need to paint the studs on the tack, eh... ?  (They're a pain, aren't they?!)

Bugger that, not worth the pain! I make sure that they still stand out with some shadow around them, and think that looks good... or just shave them off. I don't paint the studs on the brigandines either!

I need a couple more guns... I've got plenty of spare crew to paint. just need a couple more medieval field pieces from somewhere... An organ gun would be nice... 

Yeah I'm gonna do the two Perry ones, and later probably get another one from Foundry which looks like it will fit in with them perfectly. I'll probably use the crew from the Perry bombard for that (and the actual bombard will be used more as terrain piece / objective for certain scenarios). I'd also like an organ gun - I think Old Glory do one?

[painterman]

More lovely figures Charlie - you're building an impressive force up pretty swiftly.
Like the pike conversions too - will nab some of them for my Swiss.
Regards, Simon.

[bluechi]

@Charlie my workbench look the same at the moment

@painterman with some perry european heads 1490-xx the figures looks like the picture of the battle of Dornach...altough works the wotr plastic knights together with the hyw french infantry arms very well to make some attacking heavy helbards for the third rank. Some salet from the other plastic boxes makes it really historic.But what should i write to a profi

Stuart have some special guns in his army...

[Utgaard]

Very lovely collection 

[Dr. Zombie]

They are all great but the guy with the 5 o'clock shadow is my favorite of the bunch.

The pike unit will look awesome once painted.

[Phil Portway]

I'm with Dr Z. with the fave figure
 

[JollyBob]

These are at least six kinds of awesome, absolutely stunning builds and painting.

Personally I think the Foundry figures make for some nice variety in the ranks, but yeah, the new Perry's are slightly taller.

I'd also like an organ gun - I think Old Glory do one?

I have the Ribaudequin from Redoubt (about halfway down the page):

http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=eb73981cf64d4b195808a2977a1bfb79

Crewed with the Foundry gun crew.

[Charlie_]

Thanks guys, glad you all like them!

They are all great but the guy with the 5 o'clock shadow is my favorite of the bunch.

They always look better with a bit of stubble I find, it's tempting not to give them all a 5 o clock shadow!

It's done with just a light, careful wash of grey. Varying how much I water it down for different effects, but it's all a bit random. Though I have actually found that doing an ever-so-slight, almost imperceptibly thin wash is worth it too, and adds a little realism to the faces - I think the artilleryman firing the gun in the above pic is a good example of this.

I have the Ribaudequin from Redoubt (about halfway down the page):

http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=eb73981cf64d4b195808a2977a1bfb79

Ah yes, that's what I need. Thanks!

[Corso]

Great work Charlie

The horseflesh looks very natural.

[tomrommel1]

nice addition

[rivers3162]

Amazing work as usual. The pike block looks particularly impressive!

[Arlequín]

Indeed, quite an impressive force you've built there Charlie! 

I do wonder just how well-groomed the average medieval bloke was and how often he would have shaved. We are in the 'stubble age' now, which might colour our view of things, but without triple-blade razors, various gels and what have you, the 'five o'clock shadow' might have been quite typical for everybody; even some of the women in the absence of bleaching and suchlike.

 

[DintheDin]

Indeed, quite an impressive force you've built there Charlie! 

...even some of the women in the absence of bleaching and suchlike.

 

 

Somehow I missed this thread and just now I managed to absorb it from start to end...
Wowzers! You've done a great job! Fantastic collection and enjoyable write ups, very beautiful neat pictures, some of them are cinema-like! I wish you have many exciting games with these gorgeous figures! Congrats!

[tancrede]

Very nice minis here.
I especially like the way you paint horses !