The last post before Christmas.

I am always surprised at how Christmas sneaks up on me, its not like Im not reminded continually that its approaching, but I always tend to ignore the warnings and potter on with unimportant stuff, like toy soldiers. I mentioned that at Battleground I was very kindly given TWO regiments of painted Garrison foot by John Coutts of the Westerhope group. Unless you know John you wouldnt realise how important an occasion it was to receive something free from John, because he gives nothing away for nothing apart from diseases. Anyway this is the first regiment, now touched up and rebased and can I say how much I enjoyed doing them up. I wanted to give them an eye catching standard so opted for Charles Gerard's. So joking apart I would again like to thank John for his generosity even though I have lost sleep as I think of the saying, 'beware Greeks bearing gifts.'  

Next is my Burgundian organ gun for my Billhooks project. Im not certain Charles would have possessed such a fine looking piece but what the heck. The piece and figure are from the 3D company Sundred Miniatures. Having bought a couple of things from 3D companies I can see the future starting to unfurl itself. Yes the figures are made from resin, but as technology brings down the prices it is only a matter of time before 3D printers etc are in most homes and we will be buying the figures directly from the manufacturer and printing them ourselves.

I thought plastic would cause metal figures issues, but I foresee  3D printing making further inroads into the production and sales of metal. No doubt there will be wargamers who stick with metal, but simply from a weight point of view plastic and resin will begin to dominate our hobby eventually. So if anyone wants to offload their obsolescent metal figures, painted of course, well Im your man. 

Another block of Burgundian pike of the Ordonnance. I must decide how many to paint before things get out of hand, but at the moment I dont mind gluing them up and splashing a bit paint on them.

                                   Skirmish crossbowmen, cheap and cheerful in Billhooks.

 Burgundian crossbowmen in their closer order, naturally with pavisse to make them look prettier. Im afraid thats how I look at my toys. Will they look pretty. Perhaps that explains why I keep losing games. 

Finally in this batch, another commander. This one represents Antoine the Bastard, brother of Charles the Bold. I have always found it interesting how the Burgundian dynasty were awarded nicknames although Im not certain Antoine liked his so much.

This will probably be my last post before Christmas even though I am hoping to stage a game later next week. So everyone have a nice time and get the gifts you deserve.