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.



Saturday, 31 January 2026

Henry Tudor

I honestly believed I had done painting figures for my Wars of the Roses project, at least for the foreseeable future! Then sorting through my latest Red Cross package from Aly - see an earlier post if you missed this - I found three figures for a Command Stand featuring Henry Tudor, soon to be Henry VII! Well, they had to be painted didn't they? And here they are ~

The figures are all from Perry Miniatures, as is the Standard I sourced via a web search; the base is from Warbases, who else? Next across the painting desk to endure their time under the Brush of Doom will be some Foundry Cossacks for the Crimean War collection. I guess they will take a while...

In the meantime,  Sue and I were out in Market Drayton on Wednesday last and while exploring the market and town centre came across this commemorative battle of Blore Heath plaque.
And this commemorating the battle of Trafalgar too! As I noted a couple of years back on a blog entry, our history really is all around us. Meanwhile, its back to painting those cossacks now though...


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4 comments:

  1. Phil Robinson31 January 2026 at 01:35

    You have made a fine job of old Henry Tulip. Neat bit of on topic history + to boot.

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    1. David31 January 2026 at 01:51

      Back in your rightful position I see, well done! Glad you liked Henry, he will be out in action later next month...

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  2. Aly Morrison31 January 2026 at 03:47

    Very nicely done David…
    ‘Blore Heath’… I’ve lost that one a couple of times 🙀🤣🤣.

    All the best. Aly

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  3. Steve J.31 January 2026 at 03:57

    A great command base as always David, with Tudor's standard wrapping around the figures to really add a nice dynamic touch:).

    Where we live on the outskirts of Bristol, we have quite a bit of history within a stone's throw of us, which I enjoy discovering about, plus the odd plaque you see when going for a wander.

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