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Offline bluewillow

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Re: The Mad war/ Guerre folle 1485-1488 Crossbow 29/07/2021
« Reply #75 on: August 13, 2021, 07:41:50 AM »
Lovely work Matt  :-*

That army has to be pretty big by now?

Yes around 15 bases, I need 25 including cavalry, just completed three more. The Aragonese, Genoa and Castile contingents next, then the cavalry. Then complete I think, then the French Ordonnance with Swiss and Italian mercenaries. (Then my wotr English can be retired who currently stand as proxy French)

I hope to finish the project this year. Just need to get cracking on assembly and painting.

Cheers
Matt

Offline Atheling

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Re: The Mad war/ Guerre folle 1485-1488 Crossbow 29/07/2021
« Reply #76 on: August 13, 2021, 10:14:46 AM »
Yes around 15 bases, I need 25 including cavalry, just completed three more. The Aragonese, Genoa and Castile contingents next, then the cavalry. Then complete I think, then the French Ordonnance with Swiss and Italian mercenaries. (Then my wotr English can be retired who currently stand as proxy French)

Zoiks!  :o

I hope to finish the project this year. Just need to get cracking on assembly and painting.

It the assembly of plastics that kills me. Not so much the actual gluing but rather the fine filing od all the flash which is just as hard to get rid of as the metal stuff as it is a lot finer and not as easy to spot! :'(

Offline bluewillow

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Re: The Mad war/ Guerre folle 1485-1488 Crossbow 29/07/2021
« Reply #77 on: August 13, 2021, 09:52:02 PM »
It the assembly of plastics that kills me. Not so much the actual gluing but rather the fine filing od all the flash which is just as hard to get rid of as the metal stuff as it is a lot finer and not as easy to spot! :'(

Agree I can clean up 30 odd metal figures then have them undercoated  and in the production line before I would have a box of plastics together.

Cheers
Matt

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Re: The Mad war/ Guerre folle 1485-1488 Crossbow 29/07/2021
« Reply #78 on: August 29, 2021, 03:51:26 PM »
Breton Compagnie d'ordonnance billmen, again Perry miniatures, for my Breton Guerre Folle-mad war. cloth flag, based for Impetus.





cheers
Matt

Offline commissarmoody

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And again, they look great.  :D
"Peace" is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.

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Offline bluewillow

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Cheers, another foot unit completed tonight. Then onto some cavalry.

Cheers
Matt

Offline Iain R

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Very nice!
Proudly not painting Wars of The Roses since... ever


Offline Captain Blood

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Nicely done Matt  8)

Offline Atheling

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Excellent stuff Matt  :-*

Offline bluewillow

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Cheers lads, spurring I’m at the moment to complete the Bretons by October.

Cheers
Matt

Offline bluewillow

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Another unit for the Guerre Folle Mad War, Lord Edward Woodville, the Last Knight Errant, if you want his full story go to my blog

https://stormandconquest.blogspot.com/2021/08/edward-woodville-last-knight-errant.html





cheers
matt

Offline Patrice

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Superb!

...I can't believe they could be defeated.  ::)

Offline commissarmoody

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Looking nice

Offline bluewillow

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Superb!

...I can't believe they could be defeated.  ::)

I think if the army had leapt onto the French vanguard rather than let them deploy and bring up the guns they may of had a chance, but too much indecision.

The ground suited cavalry so the Italian heavy cavalry mercenaries smashed the Breton Ordonnance, after being softened up by the French field artillery, the fire was devastating, the Germans failed against the Swiss left. The reckless charge by Edward Woodville did not help things breaking the French line, but unsupported was always going to fail.

A chance was taken but ultimately failed.

Cheers
Matt

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What a wonderfull project!!! :-*
In hoc signo vinces

Have a look at www.wargamesgazette.com

 

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