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, 1 September 2025

🎼🎶"Non nobis Domine..."🎵

As many of you will know my son Matthew is a very talented figure sculptor. He's also been a keen wargamer since his early teens and is a member of the Brecon Wargames Club. He's a far, far better painter than me, as you'd surely expect for a professional artist after all. At last year's Partizan he carried off the prize for the outstanding vignette. It's a really inspiring piece, so I thought I'd have a go at one of my own in the Wars of the Roses setting. First, Matt's winning vignette ~

I have zero chance of emulating work of this standard, featuring many figures which have been exquisitely adapted by Matt, but nevertheless it has inspired me to add a vignette of my own ~

My very modest effort makes use of Perry Miniatures in the main, from their European Armies range and the Wars of the Roses casualty pack, supplemented by a medieval Bishop from Grenadier. Two closer pictures now, if you can bear it ~
Followed by two photographs taken from different viewpoints  ~
Well, there you have it, an episcopal blessing before the battle...I can only hope those 'dice gods' were taking more note than of late! Next up for those interested should be the very substantial Bombard set, which I acquired accidentally you might say...