These are not long out of the box but I thought I'd give a glimpse of my plans and early stages of preparation; to the left and centre we have a couple of border horsemen to complement those I already have. I'm toying with the idea of including an armoured knight in blackened harness to lead them as I have recently found that the border horse for the 1513 campaign were led by Sir John Neville, so all being well with a bit more research this will serve as pointer for a decent standard as well as commander.
That is if I can find it, a swallow tail would be perfect but coat of arms will have to do if I can't - please do email me if you have any pointers or images on this. Curiously Neville was under the captaincy of Sir Henry Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland (to whom I already have represented in the Army) so this single unit will represent two of the most powerful Northern houses. I know there was rivalry between these during the WOTR but by all accounts the border horse arguably saw the most action of this campaign and performed very well.
On the top right is a figure representing a demilancer, aside from the Kings spears these were the bulk of the English cavalry and this shall be reflected in my army when I have them painted.
when i have them painted.......
On an unrelated note my postings may be somewhat sporadic over the coming months as my wife is expecting our first child, due in September, my current painting project is a nursery and though it's very nice it's not quite the same.
So, you'll have to bear with me (no pun intended!) for a little while as I get used to this forthcoming period of adjustment, though I do plan to get a few units done before sleep becomes a distant memory.
All the best
Stuart
Nice looking horsemen, i had the idea for the boots too! (great minds think alike i say ;) ) Just a passing tip, i've seen on a forum that someone did a body swap with a foot figure to get a lighter horseman, just in case you need a few more Borders than there are in the box.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!!!
Cheers, that's not a bad idea, I don't suppose you have a link?
DeleteStuart
Here you are:
Deletehttp://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=40936.195
This should get you to the page with the mounted crossbow man. There are plenty of inspiring pictures and conversion on that thread, as well as painted examples. Enjoy!
Nice look to the border horse, that really works.
ReplyDeleteI might have an illustration for the standard for Sir Johnh Nevile though I don't think it's swallow-tailed, from an old book. Will need to dig it out. If I find it soon-ish, I'll email it to you.
Cheers
Very nice looking horsemen, the man with tha axe are afavourite:)
ReplyDeleteBest regards michael
Great work Stuart and nice idea of adding the riding boots to make some 'lighter' horsemen - I'm thinking of mounted crossbowmen for my Swiss eventually and your work on the boots shows what can be done.
ReplyDeleteI trust the nursery has some heraldic work being done on it? !!!
Cheers
Simon.
Ha ha, I might be able to sneak some in!
DeleteNice work, look forward to the completed unit. :-)
ReplyDeleteJason
I say paint as much minis as you can - while you can :) My own 1st "real scale mini" is due to arrive in late October, and I rarely get off my painting desk these days ;)
ReplyDeleteNice conversion work on the perry plastics, inspiring as always.
ReplyDeleteIm sure you will do a great job on the nursery too!