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Author Topic: TWD's load of Billhooks (Men at Arms 5 June)  (Read 3205 times)

Offline TWD

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TWD's load of Billhooks (Men at Arms 5 June)
« on: January 07, 2021, 07:17:31 PM »
Slowly cranking out some of the Perry plastics for War of the Roses


http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2021/01/more-perry-war-of-roses-archers.html


http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2020/12/perry-war-of-roses-billmen.html


http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2020/11/perry-war-of-roses-archers.html

Thats the first box finished, next one is in the post.
Have some mounted MAA in the plastic pile, but am a bit intimidated by them!
« Last Edit: June 05, 2021, 06:43:39 AM by TWD »

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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2021, 08:03:47 PM »
Very Nice
It could be worse

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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2021, 08:26:17 PM »
Nice work. Another nudge for me to get mine done!
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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2021, 04:50:31 PM »
Excellent work.  It is a tempting period.
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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2021, 06:45:59 PM »
Great colour combos; certainly inspiring me to get more done (one day we might actually get to play with them!)

I think Contrast browns might be handy on the horses.

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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2021, 09:19:55 AM »
Nice and efficient work!

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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2021, 07:27:07 PM »
And another unit marches off toward Mortimer's Cross



http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2021/02/more-war-of-roses-billmen.html

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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks (new unit finished 04 Feb)
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2021, 08:30:29 PM »
Crackin' stuff Tom  8)

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Re: TWD"s load of Billhooks (new unit finished 04 Feb)
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2021, 09:44:26 PM »
Very nice.  :-*

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Re: TWD's load of Billhooks (mounted Men at Arms 05 Feb)
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2021, 10:39:05 PM »
Wow!  Yeah.  Those have come out very well indeed. Painted sallet helmets are just cool.

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Re: TWD's load of Billhooks (mounted Men at Arms 05 Feb)
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2021, 11:48:50 PM »
They look sharp! Looking forward to seeing more.

James: "Wow!  Yeah.  Those have come out very well indeed. Painted sallet helmets are just cool. "

How common was that practice?

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Re: TWD's load of Billhooks (mounted Men at Arms 05 Feb)
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2021, 12:36:44 PM »
How common was that practice?

-Michael

I have no idea. Lots of people seem to do it and it looks cool :)
I suspect there must be *some* evidence for it, but that it was nothing like as common as we wargamers like to show it. :)

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Re: TWD's load of Billhooks (mounted Men at Arms 05 Feb)
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2021, 01:09:07 PM »
Very nice work!

I have no idea. Lots of people seem to do it and it looks cool :)
I suspect there must be *some* evidence for it, but that it was nothing like as common as we wargamers like to show it. :)

There is evidence, and interestingly it points to painted helmets being something common soldiers did rather than the wealthier nobility. If you had money, it seems you paid to have your armour polished to a high sheen. If you didn't have money but still wanted it to look cool, you painted it yourself! There's definitely museum examples of sallets painted with chequer-board patterns, the actual shape and construction of the helmet itself being on the lower end of the scale. There's a good lecture Tobias Capwell on this subject which can probably be found somewhere on youtube.

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Re: TWD's load of Billhooks (mounted Men at Arms 05 Feb)
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2021, 02:45:48 AM »
Thanks for the responses. 

-Michael

 

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