Swords, Lances And War Eternal - a 14th century PLog

[Breazer]

Hey there everyone, I recently started a new project. I keep looking at David Imrie's (aka Saxon Dog) miniatures and I just love his work, whenever I see it I just want to take cool pictures with them. At some point I had to have some myself for just this goal. It so far is a project just for collecting and setting up cool pictures with. It is also worth noting that my first ever miniatures were the Games Workshop Bretonnians. These miniatures and this time period does feel like Bretonnia plus plus to me. So it is a nice feeling to go back to where it all began.

I have also been listening to a lot of audiobooks about the hundred years war and I find it amazingly interesting. I really fell in love with the grand companies running around France and Italy. There is something about the idea of professional soldiers, the routiers and écorcheurs that really appeals to me.

I finally settled on a nice colourscheme. It's not anything that would have existed in the 14th century though. I am truly too affraid to commit to banners and colours that have excisted for real, for fear of having too many details wrong. It's one of those things where even if it doesn't matter too much I would know and be bothered by it. It is also just a lot of fun to invent banners myself.

On to the miniatures. These are so great and full of detail. I can stare at these for hours on end.

I went with 20mm square bases. I intend to build some movement tray thingy for them at some point.
That way I could always join the big boys if, say I got invited to come play a game. :V









I hope you like them.

[Charlie_]

Fantastic, I do like them!

The square bases work very well, especially in thin 2mm plastic (I assume) - very 'neat'.

[Breazer]

Thank you!

I'm no good at the multibasing etc so I figured I'd put them on seperate bases and I can later always put them in a slightly raised tray to match those of most other collectors if needed. I am also curious if this will help when I try things for pictures.

[HappyChappy439]

Oh! Excellent start to this, I'm a big fan of the Claymore sculpts so always good to see more of them!

Do you have any plans for like, force composition at the moment?

[Ogrob]

Fantastic! Your metallics are on point. Claymore's french range are some of my absolute favourite models, great too see more takes on them.

[Gargobot]

Very good work mate! Minis are good, paint jobs are great!

[Breazer]

Oh! Excellent start to this, I'm a big fan of the Claymore sculpts so always good to see more of them!

Do you have any plans for like, force composition at the moment?

Thank you!
I'm really curious what I can come up with for pictures. As for force composition: so far I have 2 units of infantry planned of about 24 mini's each and besides that a whole lot of cavalry on trotting mounts.

[rampantlion]

Very nice work!

[Charlie_]

I am also curious if this will help when I try things for pictures.

I imagine the thinner bases can only be a good thing for this.

[marrony]

Excellent work. The claymore minis are wonderful and so characterful

[Battle Brush Sigur]

Oh yes, these are looking really, really nice. Gotta keep Claymore in mind.

[OSHIROmodels]

Excellent 

[Breazer]

Thank you all for the very kind words!

[Ultra Magnus]

Oh excellent start to a new log! Looking forward to the diorama pictures!

[Breazer]

Thank you, all the nice words keep me motivated!