Despite the lingering after effects of last week's lurgy I have finished the first of two planned Retinues bearing Warwick's colours. The figures are a mixture of Eureka Miniatures and Perry Miniatures - both from their Wars of the Roses and European ranges. The standard and banner are from Pete's Flags and the bases from Warbases as ever. My regular reader has no doubt noticed by now that none of my figures in livery bear any heraldic badges. It's been a conscious decision on my part as neither hand nor eye are up to such extensive fine detail and decals are sadly a very limited range. I'm hoping that at 75 folk will be kindly disposed to cut me some slack there and turn the proverbial blind eye!
The Eureka Miniatures archers you will have seen many times before in other of the Retinues I've featured as the project has moved forward, with the Perry Miniatures billmen coming as I mentioned from their European armies range. I thought that given Warwick's association with Calais and its garrison it was quite reasonable to assume his forces might evidence a more continental look around the edges. Anyway. As a preview here are my Yorkists posing before Blandings Castle, home of Earl Emsworth's ancestors you may recall ~
With this retinue completed there is a clear sight of the finishing line for the foot part of the project ~ one retinue, one MAA and two bases of mercenary crossbowmen are prepped, spray undercoated and in the painting queue atop my desk. I would hope {DV} to have managed all of those by the end of the month. Then it should be on to the far smaller mounted element and finally the main Command stands for both armies.
A goodly addition to the rather fine collection that can bat for both sides.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil! The inaugural bash is edging closer!
DeleteA grand looking Retinue David…
ReplyDeleteI think your force has taken less time to recruit than the real one would have…
I didn’t notice the lack of badges on your men…And they certainly don’t look the worst for it…
And I only put badges on my Men at Arms of which there were only a couple.
I’m looking forward to seeing the cavalry contingent.
All the best. Aly
Thank you Aly! Much appreciated as ever. Glad to have read your sight is improving. As to badges, I did manage an heraldic trumpeter banner!
DeleteCracking work and a great addition to your project, you are fairly working your way through them at a goodly pace, like Aly I never noticed the lack of heraldry in your retinues until you mentioned it, so they obviously work very well for me!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Donnie, especially for the part on the missing heraldic badges! The last of the retinues billmen are underway - I couldn't face the archers just yet!
DeleteLovely work David and of course nice to see what could pass for the Calais garrison being able to be fielded on the table. I for one hadn't spotted the lack of heraldic badges on the troops, which to be honest one would not see once on the table and at arms length etc. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThank you SteveJ, your encouragement is very welcome.
DeleteLooking just great David and the speed that you are working through this is impressive!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christopher! Would that other areas of life were as speedy...
ReplyDeleteLooking splendid with or without, so without is just fine! They'll do the job just as well, and probably better than most.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work to enhance a fine collection in the making.
Yes, I've stopped worrying about the badges as they will do as is for me and the GHQ Irregulars.
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