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.



Monday, 9 June 2025

The Hybrid Roses - an update!

Just the briefest of updates on the Hybrid metal/plaaaastic Wars of the Roses figures now I'm back in GHQ. Firstly, after almost two weeks, all the joints bar two were very firmly set! One plaaaaastic figure had a sword and arm loose while one hybrid archer had a loose arm. I fixed both of those with Superglue. Secondly, while Sue was finishing tidying in the garden, I spray undercoated the hybrid Retinue figures. I think that this brings them together nicely, see what you think ~

The Retinue viewed from the front left...
...and from the front right.
Front view of the base of Bow, with added arrow groups.

Front view of the base of Bill. I've noticed I ommited to fix swords/scabards on a couple of these, so I'll add them as I go along.

Now I'm back home and post holiday stuff is sorted I need to get organised to start painting for The Wars of the Roses project. As this week's game is over at Phil's  tomorrow and I've nothing underway to show in the immediate future you'll be spared any of my inane babbling now, for a while at least! 

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16 comments:

  1. Steve J.9 June 2025 at 01:48

    They do look really good and much easier to 'see' the poses now that they are all one colour. Certainly a lovely variety of poses which give nice animation to the units:).

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    1. David9 June 2025 at 08:58

      Thanks SteveJ, nice to have a positive response from an outside perspective.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag9 June 2025 at 08:37

    Very fine collection of parts! Say, I see you have another new book in the pipeline. Congratulations!

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  3. Matt Crump9 June 2025 at 09:45

    Wry nice David a project I fancy in the future 👍

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    1. David9 June 2025 at 12:17

      Thanks Matt, hope to see you branching out into it too.

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  4. Donnie McGibbon9 June 2025 at 09:50

    The undercoating has brought the figures all together nicely and they look great, should be a very nice retinue when painted up.

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    1. David9 June 2025 at 12:18

      Thanks Donnie! Four billmen are painted with six more underway. It's a start.

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  5. George Anderson9 June 2025 at 16:18

    Nice David, coincidently I am doing maps for a book on the longbow. Tactics for which were of course invented by a Scot, albeit a bad one.

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  6. James Fisher10 June 2025 at 20:46

    Good looking figures and unit David. They are gonna look grand once you have painted them.
    Best wishes, James

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    1. David10 June 2025 at 21:53

      Thanks James, I hope you are right about the end product.

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  7. Paul Watson14 June 2025 at 02:49

    Looking excellent! This has the makings of a fine-looking unit! The spray primer really brings out the quality and detail.

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    1. David14 June 2025 at 04:16

      I have to agree, at the risk of seeming smug!

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