The King Takes Counsel

One of the small issues which is a disproportionate irritation to me is those odd figures in packs which just don't fit in to the overall look of the group. Back in the day when figures were almost universally sold individually those could just be ignored, not now though. I have paid for them, so being a typical wargamer understandably I want to find a use for them on the tabletop! In the case of my Wars of the Roses project this has lead me to combine three Lancastrian personality figures with a spare standard bearer to create a small vignette, a table decoration if you will, depicting Henry VI taking Counsel with his close advisors, Edward, the Prince of Wales, and the Bishop of Bath and Wells {?} - for Black Adder fans. Perry Miniatures figures, Freezywater Publications Royal Standard and base from Warbases of course ~

Again for the heraldry on the Standard Bearer I've opted out of necessity for suggesting the Royal coat of arms as my right eye has recently been giving me some issues on close focus. On the tabletop battlefield here in GHQ I'm confident it will pass unremarked on!

I have managed to clean up the remaining metal figures I had for this project: 3 mounted MAA; yet another mounted Warwick; and a final MAA as a Standard bearer. While from Aly's gift parcels I've processed a Command base for my Scots mercenaries, a second unit of Scots spearmen, and a command base featuring Richard III. They can be spray undercoated after I finish typing this blog entry as the persistent rain has finally given over, for a day or two anyway, and the sun is shinning!