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BSC2024 Mick in Switzerland's Medieval Army Repair Workshop update 28/4/2024

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Mick_in_Switzerland:
I am thinking about a maintenance workshop for a medieval army on campaign.

I am not sure what to include but essentially, it will be a shed with a small group of blacksmiths, armorers and carpenters.

has.been:
Looking forward to seeing this.

Daeothar:
I see a large medieval tent with a portable smithy, some carts/wagons and many metal details such as pieces of dented armour, broken weapons etc in your future...

Great idea :)

Luck!

Mick_in_Switzerland:
Today, I have been working on 26 WW2 figures from Offensive Miniatures that are on my painting table, but I have also been doing some planning for BSC2024.

I also spent at least an hour sorting through various leftovers and bits boxes.

I found some roof tile plasticard from last years BSC2023 15th C Swiss Church, which should be enough for a small shed or two.

I also found some plasticard sheets, strips and rods in useful sizes that could be used to make benches and shacks.

I already have various medieval wagons, some of which could be repurposed.

I have a lot of Perry plastic sprues leftover from my Agincourt and Swiss / Burgundian Wars projects.

There are certainly enough to litter the workshop with swords, lances, pikes, armour, bows, arrows, and crossbows.

@Deothar - rather than a tent, I am thinking about a commandeered village blacksmith's building with various temporary covered stalls built adjacent to it.

These will be timber frameworks and awnings rather like craftsmen and traders build at at historical re-enactment events.

Mick_in_Switzerland:
I have done some research and found inspiration in an article about Guedelon Castle in France.

This is a massive living history project to build a castle and learn how medieval craftsmen made things.

https://frompariswithlove-becky.blogspot.com/2018/05/guedelon-castle-part-ii-workshops-and.html
https://www.burgundy-tourism.com/discover-burgundy/heritage-sites-and-museums/top-10-must-see-chateaus/guedelon-medieval-worksite/

I have sorted through my left over Perry medieval sprues and made my first two craftsmen.
These have heads from the Agincourt sets and bodies from the WOTR sets, which means a lot of drilling to make a new neck for each head from left over sprue.

I also found parts for three left over Zvezda 1/72 wheeled siege mantlets which became hand carts.

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