WoTR Livery Badge Decals (Update 12/07/10)

[Phil Robinson]

These may be worth checking out at some point

http://theminiaturespage.com/news/996750/

[joroas]

Good spotting, that man! 

[Usagi]

Excellent! I just got a box of those "popular WotR miniatures" yesterday, so that's very timely indeed. Thanks a bunch. As I'm doing a Yorkist force I'll have to wait for the next release, but it's good to know these are out there.

[Arlequín]

They should make life easier for a lot of people. I must admit I'm dubious of the fact that Andrew Trollope had a livery badge though. He was Master Porter of the Calais Garrison and his men were 'government' troops for want of a better term. If his men wore a livery, it is likely to have been that of someone else (Warwick's before his defection, Somerset's or the King's after that are the most likely, but I'm guessing here).

[Captain Blood]

Yerrrssss... Having had a quick look at the site / provider concerned, I'm a little dubious myself if some of their previous historical decals are anything to go by...
For instance, you can equip your knightly army with the heraldic badges of 'Eire' or 'Cornwall' - http://www.citadelsix.co.uk/page17.html - not terribly authentic methinks 

Let's hope the WOTR offerings are a bit less flaky than this... 

[Phil Robinson]

The site now has pics of the sets, plus two sets of Yorkist decals.

A' York!

 http://www.citadelsix.co.uk/page22.html

Thanks for the update Dave.

[joroas]

These look as if they will save a lot of work.

[Phil Robinson]

These look as if they will save a lot of work.

Yup a godsend and more to come apparently, did you make to the festival the weekend John?

[joroas]

No, I was marking GCSE papers and decided earning money narrowly won out over spending it............... 

[Phil Robinson]

No, I was marking GCSE papers and decided earning money narrowly won out over spending it............... 

Quite true, I could have been earning too, but all work and no play as they say I will post some pics up at some point, but first I must get back to earning.

[Phil Robinson]

They should make life easier for a lot of people. I must admit I'm dubious of the fact that Andrew Trollope had a livery badge though. He was Master Porter of the Calais Garrison and his men were 'government' troops for want of a better term. If his men wore a livery, it is likely to have been that of someone else (Warwick's before his defection, Somerset's or the King's after that are the most likely, but I'm guessing here).

On the Citadel Six transfer sheet it is a white hart, don't know if this is correct but it will do for my fictional retinue of Robinson, Lord Rawnsley. The Robinson heraldic arms has a yellow hart, so a white one will do my livery coats, now can I stick them to the figures on the base I have done for Lord Berners?

[Arlequín]

I think Sir William Stanley's was a White Hart (or just its head) and I'm sure there were another one or two who used that, so it's not money wasted. It is entirely possible that Trollope did kit his merry band in a livery and it is one of the charges on his coat of arms after all. I merely 'suspect' (given I know of no evidence either way) that he would have been under the wing of Somerset or in the King's service and would have worn their livery and badge.

As for the 'Robinson Livery' it was quite common to use an emblem from a coat of arms as a badge, even in a different colour. Obviously the Robinson's had deep purses back then and didn't want to push the boat out and pay to have the cloth dyed. 

[Phil Robinson]

I think Sir William Stanley's was a White Hart (or just its head) and I'm sure there were another one or two who used that, so it's not money wasted. It is entirely possible that Trollope did kit his merry band in a livery and it is one of the charges on his coat of arms after all. I merely 'suspect' (given I know of no evidence either way) that he would have been under the wing of Somerset or in the King's service and would have worn their livery and badge.

As for the 'Robinson Livery' it was quite common to use an emblem from a coat of arms as a badge, even in a different colour. Obviously the Robinson's had deep purses back then and didn't want to push the boat out and pay to have the cloth dyed. 

The Robinson's have deep purses even now, the sheet also has Somersets livery badge which I want and dont want to waste the other half of the sheet The Stanley livery was just the head BTW.

[Yankeepedlar01]

The Robinson's have deep purses even now, the sheet also has Somersets livery badge which I want and dont want to waste the other half of the sheet The Stanley livery was just the head BTW.

If not deep purses, them short arms!

[joroas]

I just like to call it "Careful with money......."