Warmaster Kislev Winged Lancers

These may well be the last metal Kislev Winged Lancers in my leadpile.

There's still a fair few metal horse archers to go and a war wagon or two before I have to order some 3D prints to finish the army

Compagnie Franches de la Marine

Just the seven or so years since I painted the other half of this set I finished off five more.

Want to end up with two units of 12 of these, plus the 12 regulars and some Indian allies for a decent sized Rebels and Patriots force.

Warmaster Dark Emissary

This model has sat in my leadpile since the campaign in 2001

So just the 24 years to get around to painting him then.

I painted the companion piece Truthsayer a couple of years ago

The 28mm version I think got painted at the time of the campaign 

Wars of the Roses Percy Archers

 I wanted to paint some more troops for our St Albans game and so fettled these Percy archers.

Lovely Perry plastic miniatures.

As it happened James had more than enough Northumbrians for the game, so these didn't see the table and are therefore still waiting for their inevitable first battle poor performance.

Pict Command

Project Pict actually finished way back in Pictober last year. Apart from adding some banners and a few shields that is, which I promised myself wouldn't take long...
The banners are still WiP on my laptop. But I got fed up and added shields to this pair who don't need a banner to finish them off!

Intended to represent a Level 2 commander in games of Midgard - that's why there's two of them on the base.
Not that easy to photograph with the way I've posed them.
Very jolly First Corps miniatures

Lion Rampant Wars of the Roses Campaign - Game Two

 Flushed with success and confident that the forces of Lord Ballroom are in full flight, Lord Kerbye sends out a small force to lay claim to Thatchyre's Motte a small hill in Ballroom lands with commanding views of the countryside. Unfortunately Ballroom troops are out in force on patrol.

And so to the second game of our campaign. This time I had selected my 20 point force. General B had a 24 point force. Glory would be accrued by holding the central hill. Outnumbered I decided my best hope was to head for the hill and hope to accrue enough Glory to win before the Ballroom forces would force me to withdraw.

The white clad archers of the Kerbye faction prepare for action.

Men at Arms and billmen prepare to assault Thatchyre's Motte.

Nasty Ballroom archers appear on the horizon.

With plentiful support.

Soon the Kerbye archers are wading across the narrow stream known as Truss Gush.

The Men at Arms again risk rusting their suits and do the same.

Followed by the billmen.

The Kerbye archers soon come under withering fire and are pinned.

The Men at Arms use the Motte for cover.

As the bill circle to the left.

Kerbye's biddowers have had some initial success but have then taken damage that renders them largely impotent.

The billmen mount the Motte.

Ballroom's bill withdraw from the woods.

The Motte belongs to Kerbye!

Ballrooms Men At Arms make a devastating charge on Kerbye's men.

The billmen are forced to intervene.

But are held off and pushed back.

Ballroom's archers deal death on Kerbye's Men At Arms

So only the commander himself remains.

Ballroom's men waste no time in closing in for the kill!

Great fun game.
With these small, elite Wars of the Roses forces a difference in points seems to be quite significant so I always felt this was an, ahem, uphill struggle in both senses.

Looking forward to the next game when I think we've both got 24 point retinues in the game.

Here's a few more phone pictures