Barons' War additions (16)

Before our family vacation next week, I've been working my way through the last few Barons' War figures that I had in the pile of potential/mountain of shame.

A left-over Footsore knight was paired with a Crusader Miniatures mounted serjeant/squire to make a character stand featuring Sir Robert de Dunstanville and Adam de Norton for our Barons' War games set up until the Battle of Evesham.

Fretty is not the easiest to paint, but I think it came out ok. 

This pair represent Robert and Adam up until the end of Battle Song where Adam earned his spurs.

For our Siege of Rochester game that we are presenting at Crackcon next month we needed a character to represent Alderman Thomas of Rochester, so we sought the services of the famous actor Alain of Rickmansworth to fill the role.

Lovely Sheriff of Nottingham figure from Footsore.

After using two of the Crusader Miniatures mounted serjeants to complete some command stands, the last one was painted in the service of Peter de Montfort and will  join the array.

I love this "Ambush" model from Footsore, will not really fit into the battle line, but will make a great vignette.

I used a few of these Crusader Miniatures serjeants as bannermen on command stands, the final five will join the rank and file. 

There always seems to be another angry monk!

Using left over shields from various manufacturers, I've done a load more stamina markers to record casualties on the units, these larger ones with three shields will work to mark triple hits.

The Siege of Rochester game will need a palisaded barbican to cover the Royalist end of the bridge over the Medway, so I knocked this modular fort up from dowel, satay sticks and coffee stirrers. It will easily hold four units.

Alderman Thomas of Rochester prepares to scoot out of the back gate.

One of the gate guards is ambushed

I ran out of dowel, so improvised the gap with a burnt section of palisade 

Defending the main gate on the Medway bridge

That's the last of the Barons' War figures for now, I still have a few terrain pieces I'm working on for an upcoming post.

Adding to the Medieval property portfolio

 

While putting together the serf threshing the wheat vignette in the earlier post, I also bodged together a couple more pieces of Medieval village to add to the collection.

The building and fences are from Renedra. I filled the existing "smoke hole" with Greenstuff and then built a chimney from Wills Scenics stone, the gaps in the thatch afterwards were also bodged with Greenstuff.

The door was built from split coffee-stirrers and the fence posts are satay skewers.

I also built a small garden with a trio of beehives. The bench and stool are from the Victrix market set, while the beehives are from TT Combat.

The gate is built from split coffee stirrers. 

Finally, that threshing serf from the earlier post, teh pile of straw is just long static grass built up in layers.

Barons' War additions (15)

I'm still working my way through the Barons'' War lead mountain/pile of potential although the pickings are now a lot slimmer, there are some lovely models available.

All the bases are from Warbases, their 70x40 vehicle bases work rather well for larger command groups, while for the figure bases I use 2mm thick circular with magnet holes. 

A command stand to represent a mounted King Henry III in our 2nd Barons' War games.

The King figure is King John from Footsore, but I think does credible double duty as his son!

The accompanying Bishop is also from Footsore, while the bannerman is from Crusader Miniatures and the flag staff is a Northstar spear.

The three lions passant decals are again from Footsore. But I really don't like them, way too thin, too little pigment and I practically only use them for the geometry and end up over painting them anyways as they are so bad.

Another command stand representing a Bishop, this one is the Footsore Stephen Langton painted as such, but not a character in the 2nd Barons' War so will likely just be used as a vignette rather than a character.

The bannerman is another Crusader Miniatures one and the banner pole a Northstar spear.

The original figures cross had broken off, so I replaced with the falconry hand from the Wargames Atlantic Mounted Knight Command set and I think it's a nice addition.

This Footsore foot knight is painted to represent Peter de Moutfort, a close ally, but not a relation of Simon de Montfort. He was slain at the Battle of Evesham.

The bannerman is another Crusader Miniatures one and the banner pole a Northstar spear.

Robin Hood and the Maid Marion, both from Footsore. Robin is on a 30mm base that will allow me to use him as a Champion in our Midgard games, Marion is on the standard 20mm base that I use for foot rank and file.

Four more filthy peasants with spears. One appears to have ideas above is station and has a livery jacket!

Another anget monk and a townsman with club.

I've painted these six to use as random characters and townsfolk during our games.

The Catweazle figure would make a rather splendid hermit or village idiot.

The guy gesturing with open hand a village elder or market store holder.

The third makes a rather nice pilgrim.

The William Marshall figure, an older knight or lord giving counsel. 

Peasant woman feeding the chooks.

Noble lady organizing the militia to defend a breech!

Lastly a vignette of a peasant threshing the wheat, the wattle fences are from Renedra.