Charlie's 15th century - Some long-overdue Burgundians! (Feb 28)

[Atheling]

Brilliant stuff Charlie- I thought you had been quiet 

[HappyChappy439]

These look amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[Captain Harlock]

I’m really glad that you were satisfied with the result! I really enjoyed sculpting these guys and I really can’t wait to see them in a battle line.

[magyar]

Absolutely gorgeous! Definitely a welcome addition. Love the polearms solution, and do wish these were available commercially (as well as the figurines themselves, of course) 

[Charlie_]

Glad you all like them! It's been great fun designing them with Yannis (Captain Harlock) and seeing them come to life. There might just be some more on the way too....

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

Great looking miniatures.  You and Captain Harlock must be very proud.

[GulKelan]

absolutly beautiful sculpts! also the white casting material looks awesome - reminds me of sculptures of the renisance.

[Captain Harlock]

absolutly beautiful sculpts! also the white casting material looks awesome - reminds me of sculptures of the renisance.

Its resin and its a very light grey, although you can add any color you want really.

[Charlie_]

https://fullharness.blogspot.com/

First painted samples

Just a quick post before the new year - here's some samples from the first batch of commissioned sculpts I've got some paint on. These will be being based up into a unit of 20 over the next few days.

Two of them have plastic Perry heads, one has a 3D printed Warsteel head. The polearms are all from the commission, as are two of the sidearms, the third being Perry with a Front Rank buckler.

[Charlie_]

https://fullharness.blogspot.com/

French infantry reinforcements

At last, here's another 'proper' unit. More French heavy infantry.



This unit is 20-strong and in stationary/defensive poses, whereas the last one was 30-strong in advancing/attacking poses. These two methods of basing seems to work well, and is what I'll stick to from now on for close order infantry - advancing units in three or more ranks, and defending units like this one  and all my archer units in just two ranks. I'm part way through another unit like this for the Burgundian side, and there will be more bases to expand them both in different ways in the future.

This unit features the three painted examples of my commissioned sculpts I showed the other day - more of them will be appearing in future infantry units! As you can see they fit in very well alongside Perry sculpts (helped by the fact that they mostly are using Perry plastic heads). One of the other bodies is also from the same sculptor, one of the 'dollies' which is now sold by Steel Fist Miniatures. There's also three of the original Steel Fist foot knights in the unit. There's various other conversions in here, but I think I've shown the most interesting ones previously. My favourites are the two plastic Perrys with new riding boots. I put special care in to how all the figures are positioned in the units, so the most interesting ones are in prime positions for photography - I don't want them to get lost in the middle of all their less interesting friends!

This unit is supposed to represent a somewhat informal grouping of French soldiers - dismounted men-at-arms and others from the ordonnance companies, grouped together with francs-archers and other lower-ranking types. I think I prefer this approach to having them all in separate units. After basing them I felt there was a bit too much empty space at a certain place in the unit, so filled it with a solitary pavise, which I think has worked quite nicely!

I've given them two flags - one is an ordonnance company standard, the other a heraldic banner which can be swapped out to represent different nobles - currently the unit is under the command of Jean du Bellay, who was captain of an ordonnance company in 1475 (and I'm presuming was still there from 1477 onwards).

[RedRowan]

The early painted samples already looked great but the whole unit together is something else. Fantastic work on these.

Steve

[magyar]

Charlie,
That's one mean looking unit :-)
Very nice work indeed, quite menacing and convinving lads with sharp iron, Love the unioirmed look of the ranks. And the new addittions fit in perfectly.

[Griefbringer]

I particularly like the sword and buckler man placed on the key spot on right flank!

[Atheling]

Fab stuff Charlie- very impressive 

[Captain Blood]

Another super looking unit Charlie. Great job.