Wednesday 17 February 2021

Bretonnians anyone?

I was never a follower of Games Workshop and couldn't understand the attraction with Warhammer etc; however I always found their figures a work of art. As a consequence I collected and painted up a Bretonnian army using their early and later ranges. I must admit I made a good job of the figures but then ended up selling the whole lot after one game. Another sale I now regret. Anyway I was looking around for some figures to make into a levy archer unit for Never Mind the Billhooks and chanced upon some old plastic Bretonnian archers on E Bay. The rest is history. I still had some heads from my original Bretonnian army so chopped a few heads off to give them some variety.  
I couldnt bring myself to make them look too levy like and painted them in a semi uniform attire. I like them. Yes they are fantasy figures, yes they dont look like a motley crew but Im happy with them. So happy Ive started another unit of archers.  
Oh and by the way, I was shocked at just how much Bretonnian figures now cost second-hand. I wouldnt like to think how much my old army would have been worth some twenty years on.

I also had a few spare? Citadel mounted men at arms, so cobbled together a second unit of mounted knights, just in case I fight a large battle. The Perry plastic knights are slightly bigger than the Citadel ones, but I can live with it just about.    


I said I wanted a figure to represent the Irish peer, the Earl of Kildare, so pushing reality a tad this is my Kildare, resplendent as a Irish chieftain. Totally inaccurate, but I thought why not. To reinforce the Irishness? I added a Redoubt Kern.

Finally I had some spare Perry men at arms so knocked out a spare? unit for the wards I have. Not the best Ive painted, but they look okay. All I need now is to fight some games and blood the damned army.


 


10 comments:

  1. Those have turned out nicely, well done Robbie. I think we all regret selling some army or other if we're of a certain vintage.

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    1. I keep telling myself there's no point in looking backwards David but sometimes it can be difficult. Im trying to remember who I sold the Brettonians to but I couldnt afford to buy them back so its a pointless exercise.

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  2. They look great. Got quite a few of those Bretonian archers. Fit in well with a WOTR army

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    1. I always liked the figure Neil and are simple to chop about. Perry heads work as well.

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  3. The Earl of Kildare looks great, where is he from? The bretonian archers look great and its always fun cobbling together a unit of knights, for all thise mounted actions in the WOTR, still they'll come in useful as Spanish gendarmes! Really enjoying seeing you paint up more late 15th century stuff!
    Best Iain

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    1. My thoughts exactly Iain. I needed? some extra Spanish knights to pad out their army and these will be great.

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    1. Thanks for the encouragement. It has been an enjoyable little project only spoiled by bits not functioning as they should.

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  5. Robbie,"cracking" stuff-colour is everything in Ancients and Medievals-masterful.How do you have so many "spares"???
    johnc

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    1. Sadly John like a lot of other wargamers I cant let a bargain slip by and end up buying stuff I really will never use, and then I find a use for it. You know the feeling.

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