Friday 19 June 2015

The Bishop (directed by Prebendary "Chopper" Harris)

Some more guys for my Dragon/Lion Rampant retinue, these guys are Essex Miniatures from their Early Medieval 28mm range. Size-wise they fit nicely with early Perry sculpts for the Foundry Barons War range but they are a little less chunky, no problem using them in the same unit though. Nicely sculpted and easy to paint, if only they had a bit more variety in the poses they would be my ideal medieval range.

The fellow in the centre is Bishop Lennard de Brennan, brother of Robert and the financial muscle behind the household. Proudly displaying the cross of St Chad upon his surcoat he terrorizes the local population despite a tremendous fear of rabbits.

Lennard de Brennan daring the lads to kick him up the arse...


More next time...

Friday 5 June 2015

Back to Rampant Lions...or maybe Dragons?

Well it has been a while since I last put fingers to keyboard, mainly because I haven't painted much and my interest has been swayed by a return to the Karate Dojo, leaving little time for wargames. However, I now have a goal; I need a 24pt retinue for later in the year when we shall be having a day of LR games with the estimable gentlemen of the Loose Association of Wargamers. With one eye on Dragon Rampant being published I decided to go for a pseudo-medieval feel, not fantasy enough to be out of place in Lion Rampant games and not rigidly historical either, allowing me to throw together any nice miniatures from the twelfth or thirteenth centuries. I didn't want to have to research lots of heraldry or paint intricate designs on shields either so I will be going for a very simple blue & white theme overall with a few different designs for the knights.

The retinue of Robert de Brennan


So far I have a few Foundry Baron's War miniatures, one packet of archers and one of spearmen in gambeson. These were originally Games Workshop releases intended for Warhammer armies, something that became the more fantastic Brettonians in later editions. They are beautiful, characterful sculpts by the Perry brothers and they are a nice old school size standing about 27mm from sole of foot to top of head. This makes them a good mix for Essex Miniatures, allowing me to field my armoured Bishop once again. I will paint up a few Essex archers and spearmen for comparison in the next few days.

Until next time...