David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Thursday 14 September 2023

Some more Bretons...

...in the shape of a base of Breton archers, allied to Duke William the Barsteward's Normans for my 1066 & All That project. As with all the other elements of the Duke's forces these were painted by Phil - Olaf's Painting Service - and based by yours truly ~

The figures are from the old Foundry Norman range by the Perrys rather than the more recent range by Matt. I picked them up at Partizan by mistake, that is I thought they were Matt's and didn't look at them closely. But, they are half decent figures and Phil has made a good job of them. In due course I am confident that there will be more for this project, but not just yet...

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  1. You both did a nice job on them David.

    Christopher

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    1. Thank you Christopher, we both appreciate that!

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  2. Good to see the 1066 contingents growing and thd sculpts stand up well.

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    1. They will do, as a friend might well have said.

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  3. They look good but do show their age a bit in terms of sculpting. Hopefully the next batch will be Matt's newer sculpts and we can compare and contrast, as they used to say in school.

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    1. I agree, they turned out nicely but are rather stiff sculpts by modern styles.

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  4. Though not a patch on Matt's or the Perry's later work they scrubbed up well I think. Nicely set off by your basing.

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    1. Your brushwork makes the most of what are fairly stiff figures really. Glad you approve of my modest basing efforts! Hope you have recovered from the day holding up the sky yesterday.

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  5. Lovely new additions to the collection…
    Splendid work from both of you.

    All the best. Aly

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  6. Nice addition to the chancer’s army David.

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  7. They look like half-decent figures to me Dave, but with Phil's expert painting skills, and your excellent basing technique, they would certainly grace any table! Great work both...

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