Author Topic: Charlie's 15th century - Burgundian handgunners (Sep 23) (Read 216648 times)

Charlie_ · « **Reply #825 on:** 14 April 2025, 08:18:15 PM »

Quote from: Atheling on 14 April 2025, 08:43:26 AM

Lovely work Charlie.

I've tended to do my yew bows two different colours (oft exaggerated) to represent the heartwood and sapwood. It's been the case for me since the Perry's first produced their first Late Med. mini's for Perry Miniatures (as opposed to their "Poitiers" range for GW)- so, I think I'm saying I've been a button counter since then!

Yes I considered doing the two colours as I've seen it done very well... but decided not to in the end.
It's interesting what things we consider important for our personal button counting! I don't feel the need for the bows to be a 100% accurate representation of yew longbows, but do think a lighter colour is much more appropriate than a darker one.
The exact colours we choose for clothing and uniforms... whether armour should be bright and shiny or dark and dull.... what colours we choose for bows and spear hafts... they're all personal choices that work together to produce an overall 'look' of our figures, whether they are bright and garish, or dull and muted, 'realistic' or not, etc....
Note all the leather (belts, gloves, pouches, etc) on my minis I paint the same light brown. I know this is probably unrealistic (there should be more variety, and more darker leather colours), but I don't feel the need to 'button count' it. I like the way the light leather colour 'pops' and makes the belts etc stand out against the often quite drab and muted colours I use for clothing and armour. I did start painting all the tall riding boots with turned down tops darker colours though...

But yeah, I'm very pleased with the colours I use overall... If you look and analyse too closely at any one element it can be accused of being 'unrealistic', but I think the overall effect is one of 'realism'. It's just the original darker colour of the bows had been bugging me for some time!

Charlie_ · « **Reply #826 on:** 24 April 2025, 09:20:20 PM »

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More archers revisited

I've given a second French archer unit the same treatment as the first - repainted the bows and arrows, and in the process rebased and revarnished. Much improved I think.

I have been assembling enough archers to make two more full units like these, another for the French and one for the Burgundians. It will be a while before they are finished though!

Basementboy · « **Reply #827 on:** 24 April 2025, 10:06:49 PM »

Lovely work as always!

Silent Invader · « **Reply #828 on:** 24 April 2025, 11:08:09 PM »

Looking really, really good

Hu Rhu · « **Reply #829 on:** 25 April 2025, 03:22:14 PM »

Excellent work.

Charlie_ · « **Reply #830 on:** 17 May 2025, 06:17:10 PM »

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Artillery limber

Finally got something finished that's been sitting looking at me on my workbench for ages. My second limbered artillery piece. Like the first one (more than two years ago!), this is made using a limber from the Perry Miniatures American War of Independence range, with the gun and crew replaced with suitable 15th century figures. Really pleased with how it turned out!

Mikai · « **Reply #831 on:** 17 May 2025, 08:55:21 PM »

A lovely piece of work!

Little Odo · « **Reply #832 on:** 18 May 2025, 02:46:20 PM »

Superb work. I genuinely thought, on first glimpsing the second picture that it was an actual photo of a re-enactor's gun carriage. It took a second squint to see that I was mistaken - great work there.

Charlie_ · « **Reply #833 on:** 19 May 2025, 12:05:22 PM »

Quote from: Little Odo on 18 May 2025, 02:46:20 PM

Superb work. I genuinely thought, on first glimpsing the second picture that it was an actual photo of a re-enactor's gun carriage. It took a second squint to see that I was mistaken - great work there.

Thanks for the compliment!

Atheling · « **Reply #834 on:** 20 May 2025, 07:37:13 AM »

Fab work Charlie

Wellington Bonaparte · « **Reply #835 on:** 22 May 2025, 07:58:58 PM »

An absolutely brilliant idea which I immediately stealing as I have several AWI limbers like these from Perry which I am now goining to multi purpose!

Charlie_ · « **Reply #836 on:** 19 July 2025, 05:03:27 PM »

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Building terrain boards - Part Four

I finally finished the four river boards I've been working on for a while, to join the first one I did at the start of the year.

I'd originally tried to write up a detailed run-down of the planning, construction, painting, problems encountered etc.... but in the end I think the pictures should just explain everything. If any more details are required, just ask!

I'll save photos of a full table setup with these boards for when I next set up a game.

There are still lots more terrain boards to be built.