Captain Blood's Perry Mounted Men at Arms. P.156 Scots pike block painted

[essayons7]

Thanks to both gentlemen!!!!!

[Harbinger]

That's some inspiring stuff, have to find some time to actually sit down at the painting bench!

[Captain Blood]

Dear me.

Well, it's been at least 6 months since I did anything more on WOTR - have been a bit busy with one thing and another, and not had much time for painting, modelling or wargaming in general  

However, the current medieval painting club has given me an incentive to push on and paint around a dozen more of the plastic figure builds which you can see earlier in this (loooong-running) thread. I see I actually assembled these 9 months ago   (Yes, that's the same time it takes to make a new human being!)

As well as painting these, I decided my various mercenary companies were a bit light on firepower - so while I am gripped with renewed enthusiasm, I've also put together some more handguns and crossbows, which I thought I'd share with you

I've deliberately pushed these figure builds to slightly more outlandish extremes in some cases...

Partly because I want my mercs to look like real villainous characters. Plus I never tire of seeing where I can take these plastic figures in ways that are not boring and predictable!

Just to remind you, I will show each of my mercenary companies - and then a quick run down on the reinforcements...

First up - the ruthless Flemings.

Here is a shot of the existing company...



And here are the reinforcements...





As you can see, one of these is very businesslike, winding his crossbow - albeit with his sword slung raffishly over his shoulder.
The other two are slightly more fanciful.
One with a towering plume of horse feathers appended to his hat, plus a Green Stuff rolled brim; the other, a handgunner - clearly a mad eccentric - is wearing his great, great, great grandfather's great helm (a Fireforge part), and with an axe slung from his hip.

Next up, the rascally Milanese...

Here's the original group:



And here are the incoming reinforcements...





I think the handgunner with his boot up on a discarded sallet is my favourite of this entire batch. Shield on his back, warhammer slung from his belt, sexy Italian barbute helm. Taking careful aim... If he's not the picture of a medieval mercenary swine, I don't know what is...
The crossbowman is fairly straightforward, but I do like teaming the heavy visored sallets with the unarmoured bodies - it makes them look lean, mean and businesslike.
And finally, a Frankenstein job, cutting and gluing various bits of hand and arm to achieve a marching handgunner. I've also sliced off the top of his hat, and added a spare GW 'Empire' flat cap.
All these chaps look quite Italian City States I think?
(Or they will do once I've painted stripey tights on them, trust me).

And finally, the dour Scots...

Here's the orginal group:



And now, the reinforcements...





The Man-at-arms is a fairly simple construction, mixing elements from all three WOTR plastic boxes.
The biggest conversion here is the addition of a bonnet to the head of one of the handgunners. The feathers come from the Warlord ECW set. The rest is Green Stuff.
The other two handgunners are fairly straightforward builds with no jiggery-pokery to speak of, but I'm pleased with the character and intent in both postures.

There's a little bit more tidying up to be done on these, then they'll be based and undercoated with spraypaint.
Now let's hope I can paint them before another nine months are out!

 

[Silent Invader]

Yay! 

I especially like the scot with the feathered cap

[moonshado]

Very nice conversions look forward to seeing the paint jobs. I also like the sweaty with the bonnet but my favourite is the Milanese with the cap.

[Atheling]

Excellent conversion work as usual Richard.

I don't want to poop on the parade but I think that no matter hos well that chap with the great helm's ancestry had looked after the helmet it would still be a bit of a rust bucket by now, perhaps a slightly anachronistic  .

Darrell.

[Captain Blood]

I don't want to poop on the parade but I think that no matter hos well that chap with the great helm's ancestry had looked after the helmet it would still be a bit of a rust bucket by now, perhaps a slightly anachronistic  .

  - you're quite right. It's 250 years old and will definitely be a tad rusty Darrell 

[Atheling]

- you're quite right. It's 250 years old and will definitely be a tad rusty Darrell 

Better paint it so then  .

Darrell.

[OSHIROmodels]

They look great Richard and I'm also taken with the great helm 

Regarding the mercs, is it a case of building figures and then picking which group to stick them, or isn't the other way round, or a mix of the two, or something else entirely 

cheers

James

[Malamute]

Plasticsmashtic

I suppose they will look alright when you slap some paint on them

[commissarmoody]

And just when I thought it was safe to go back on line.
They all look great, buy I am partial to the guy with the great helm, just looks raggedy. Like he stole his grandpa's helm or maybe niked it from
Some well to dos old family manner.

[Bugsda]

Check it! Like, boss mashup guy innit  

I cannot wait to view the resulting pigmentation application.  

[Mason]

Great stuff, Richard!
Great chopping and sticking of those plastic buggers.
Loving the poses that you have come up with.
 

There are a couple of things I dont understand, though....

Firstly: Where are the 'dour' Scots
I cannot see anything 'dour' in your collection.
I cannot imagine you painting 'dour', full stop.

Bloody lairy and colourful Scots...that I do see.
 

Secondly: Why have you started painting them with green blotches?
Bloody strange way to go about things, in my opinion....
 

[Admiral Benbow]

Superb conversions, Richard, great stuff.
 

[Blackwolf]

  Wonderful! Good to see those helmets getting used to