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German / Swiss Light Cavalry part 1
I've been getting quite involved with sculpting conversions lately and was keen to keep going while the inspiration was there. Following on from my latest rounds of infantry conversions I thought I'd...
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French Infantry
I'm pleased to present the latest batch of converted French Infantry, in the making since August but worth the while I hope.These are sculpted conversions using the Perry Mercenaries set as dollies,...
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Lion Rampant AAR
Having played Lion Rampant a few times I liked the ease and flexibility of the game and thought it could be a good platform build upon to extend it into the early 1500's. In fact my very first...
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Landsknechts in French service II
As the title suggests here we have the second instalment of the Landsknechts in French service that I have been working on over the last few months. Together with the last I can now field a modest pike...
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Early Tudor pike unit complete
I started work on this unit back in November and posted a brief WIP that you can view here to see more detail on the conversion process as well as an overview of what I believe to be first adoption of...
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Lion Rampant AAR
Charles de Solier, Lord of Morette, Soldier in the armies of Louis XII & Francis IYesterday I took advantage of a day off and gaming buddies Jeff and Keith's retirement to host a game of Lion...
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French Men at Arms revisited
Whilst packing away the figures after the Lion Rampant game (see previous post) I dropped a box containing all of the heavy cavalry, a rather painful episode and another rite of passage in my wargaming...
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Renaissance Gendarmes Kickstarter
I'm a little slow on the uptake here but there's still time to support the latest Kickstarter campaign from Steel Fist Miniatures; a set of charging Gendarmes, you can see much more...
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Scenic distraction
I've been meaning to create some new hedges and undergrowth for a while as current stock was looking a bit tired. Painting tends to take precedent but some inspiration from the garden set me off on a...
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Tudor sculpting conversions & first foray into casting
Here's the latest addition to my Tudor Army, a rather stout looking standard bearer.This conversion follows what has become a fairly standard method for me; the use of an existing torso and legs as a...
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Tudor Figures available for pre-order
It's been an interesting month....Further to the last post I completed final detailing on the sculpts that I was working on and sent them off to Griffin Moulds to have the master mould made, these are...
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Assembling the Tudor figures
Further to the last post here is a brief tutorial on how to create your own figures using the Tudor dollies, Perry miniatures plastics and green stuff.It's perhaps easy for me to say but sculpting...
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Painted Tudor dollies
Further to the last post here are some of the Tudor dollies assembled as Billmen and painted with the eagle claw livery badges of Lord Stanley. As per the Perry WOTR boxed set here they are in en garde...
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Lord Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby
Here's the first unit of bill using the new Tudor Dollies, based and ready for action in the retinue of Lord Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby (1485-1521).You can see some individual photographs of the...
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French Lansquenets & Artillerie
Over the last 6 weeks or so I've been working on quite a few projects but I was keen to have the new Tudor figures take precedence for a while. Those are now ordered, all 420 of them - thanks for your...
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Tudor Great Bombard Part 1
Here's the first of what I hope will be an extensive baggage and Artillery Train for the Tudor Army, a Great Bombard on its cart for transport.This represents one of the heaviest guns in Henry VIII's...
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Tudor Baggage / Artillery Train Part 1
When I completed the Bombard and carriage in the previous post I was keen to create some interchangeable loads for the cart so that I could create an extended artillery and/or baggage train, here's the...
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Tudor Dollies Update
I'm very pleased to say that the first order of Tudor Dollies has sold out, thanks all for your support and interest, it's been good to see where these have gone and to learn what you plan to do with...
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Tudor Great Bombard Part 2
Tudor soldiers and pioneers arrive upon the aftermath of an ambush and hurriedly set to work limbering a mired gun.Following the creation of the Tudor Great Bombard I was keen to create a vignette to...
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French cavalry part 1
Over the last 6 weeks I have focused my efforts on doubling the cavalry in my French Army, an ambitious target (for me) of 20 figures was set and this was to be my summer project.You can view my...
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