For whom the bell tolls at 12:00- Hungarian army against the Ottomans in 28mm

[Freddy]

A couple of leftovers from the previous batch. They will find their units soon.

[Basementboy]

Very cool! Really nice work on the pavisses

[Freddy]

Very cool! Really nice work on the pavisses

Thank you! Here is an updated picture of this latest batch. The Hunyadi raven is maybe a bit too Pingu In the reality only a few of the shields must've been painted, the rest being raw leather colour or maybe simple red, but rule of cool takes precedence here. (The beautiful ones had a bigger rate of survival though: surviving shields we have are from honour guards or used for wall decoration after they retired from battle use; simple, non-decorative battlefield pieces were more likely just thrown away. This applies not just for Hungary ofc.)

[Basementboy]

Plus, you get to feel smug about your own skills every time you get them out for a game
Didn’t know about the pavisses being used as decoration after the conflict though- you learn something new every day!

[Freddy]

Plus, you get to feel smug about your own skills every time you get them out for a game
Didn’t know about the pavisses being used as decoration after the conflict though- you learn something new every day!

Well, maybe not as the lasecut live-laugh-love signs in modern apartements, but castles and noble residences often had weapons and armour displayed, and these were taken care of with pride as the mark of family history very important to noblemen. This practice continued until modern times as the new descendants kept inheriting the old family home, that is how the decorative pieces selected for display survived the centuries together with the families whose members once carried them in battle. If they survived to the mid 19th century, when the modern museums started to appear, you have a good chance to see them today.