A Song of Ice and Fire in 25mm

[sukhe_bator]

During the summer break I went on a mammoth post birthday binge assembling more infantry. The Westerlands had been sorely depleted by my recent reorganisation of my Crownlands and Riverlands forces, so I used a box of Perry WOTR English to bolster the numbers of the 12 houses. Rolling off the production line are some 30 archers and crossbowmen to complete the 12 man House units comprising leader, standard bearer, 4 bill/pike, 4 bow and 2 crossbow.
Not having a definite gaming goal in mind, I'm finding it hard to stick with one batch at a time, so I am banking a large number of nearly completed units.
It helps concentrate the mind that following a massive upheaval at home I have no playing area to game and only minimal temporary work space for basing and assembly etc.
I discovered the many delights and tribulations of plastic figure assembly in the summer sunshine(such as it was) with sudden gusts, cats jumping companionably onto the garden table etc. and associated searching for bits in the grass. Nonetheless I've significantly added to the troop count, but have currently run out of spray undercoat.
I have vowed to completely paint the Westerlands troops entirely at work before I move onto the next batch (I must be strong!).

[sukhe_bator]

Some hazy w.i.p. shots (apologies for the atrocious camera work) of the knights of the Vale, mashups of Battlemasters with GW 5th and 6th Ed. Bretonnians and a couple of small Perry touches... House Hunter, 'burning tower', Templeton, Corbray, Arryn with double standard, Redfort and Belmore







Still to come, House Royce, Waynwood, 'green viper', 'winged chalice' and 'broken lance'

[sukhe_bator]

Don't ask me what just happened there

[Devoted of Slaanesh]

They want money...

[Plynkes]

Photobucket no longer allows 3rd party hosting with a free account. You want to link to your pics on Photobucket now, you have to pay them. Folks have not been best pleased the last couple of months, because overnight half the pictures on the internet went dark.

[Hupp n at em]

Use imgur! Works a treat.

[Hammers]

I wish the forum machine allowed for blocking certain urls. These photobucket images really befouls the forum.

[Andym]

Can I suggest a fix?

Just copy and repeatedly paste the text.....

~original

......into your posted images. Just 'modify' your post and add that after .jpg. So......

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Becomes......

.......zpswnla8hmk.jpg~original[/img][/URL]

Hope that helps!

[sukhe_bator]

Andym... you are a star!

[LordOdo]

Wowie, they look magnificent! I bet they would look very impressive all together when charging an hostile unit!!

[sukhe_bator]

Ta, LordOdo
I will have 2 x 6 mounted units for DR/LR. I still have a lot of resurrecting to do rebasing Battlemasters and GW 5th Ed horses. I shall mix and match the riders where I can.
I've got my first batch of Vale infantry almost assembled...Fireforge MAA with kettle hats brandishing Perry WOTR Halberds. You can get some good high porte and low porte poses with a little work...
A unit of 12 crossbowmen, 12 archers and probably a unit of pavise equipped Fireforge spearmen are also in the pipeline
I feel like re-animator... Pages 9 onwards images now reinstated... shame the images aren't up to much

[Andym]

Andym... you are a star!

No problem! I Hate to see my favourite place on the interweb messed up by something as piddly as Photobucket!

[Darathar]

Great stuff there loving the heraldry! I really wish GW didn't axe their Bretonnian line... I guess it just wasn't quite space marine enough for them 

[sukhe_bator]

I know what you mean Darathar. The GW Bretonnians got me back into fantasy gaming and the added realism introduced by historical touches by the Perrys etc. made them the first hard plastic 'historicals' I worked with. I'm now really regretting parting with 30 surplus archers a few years back!

[sukhe_bator]

Something of an experiment sans blog and sans image hosting, but here goes...
My take on Vargo Hoat nearing completion...