Well as the title states I have started working on my War of the Roses project. I plan on trying bloody barons when I get enough toys but there are various stages/rules which work before that - mainly DBA (which I have now), and ADLG (getting close to that size with these).
Here is a pic of the Lancastrian DBA army -the detailed pics are here: https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2022/06/16/war-of-the-roses-lancastrian-dba-part-2/ and here: https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2022/06/10/war-of-the-roses-lancastrian-dba-army-part-1/
(https://mellis1644.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/img_0281.jpg?w=2045)
This is to join my previous Yorkist army shown below - and in older posts as I did this a few years ago:
(https://i.postimg.cc/0bGP3PBy/thumbnail-IMG-8317.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0bGP3PBy)
These are Essex DBA army packs but there is loads of PP figs show as I work on this project.
I do like the look of those, some of which are Essex figures I am familiar with, but others I'm not sure of. I like the way those border cavalry have been modelled.
I have added my third DBA army for the period. So I now have Yorkist, Lancastrians and the rebel army of Henry Tudor.
(https://mellis1644.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/img_8351.jpg)
More pics here: https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2022/07/07/wars-of-the-roses-henry-tudor-dba-army-part-2/
Very nice to see WOTR being popular.
martin :)
You've spotted that Neil's used inferior castings though, Martin? ;D
Simon
Tut Tut Neil.
martin :)
Slowly my work on War of the Roses stuff continues. This time there are I believe some PP mini's and definitely some flags.
(https://mellis1644.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/img_8248.jpg)
More pics here: https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/wars-of-the-roses-heavy-foot-polearms/
Nice to see some piggies Neil.
Keep it up.
martin :)
They look ready for action. This really is a great period to develop as a project. When you get to play Bloody Barons I'm sure you'll enjoy it as the grid system, coupled with the use of the three battles. really gives a feel for the period.
More done - longbows this time with some very nice PP figs -
(https://mellis1644.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/img_8215.jpg)
part of this lot:
(https://mellis1644.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/img_8225.jpg)
More here - https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2022/10/25/wars-of-the-roses-4-fig-bowmen/
Lovely figures there. You are certainly making excellent progress with the proect. I do have to have little diversions now and then to keep myself fresh and restore focus.
Thanks and yeah I have to have diversions. Often into different scales and styles. I do the same gaming wise and as I'm playing Blood Bowl at present, I now want to the 15mm armies on the table for game...
Will you be playing eight bases to a unit, with each base counting as a half base?
Yes that's my plan - so a DBx base is a half base. That seems to be the best way to have a multiple use force.
I even have (somewhere in the to do pile/cupboards) some multi-bases - 160mm by 40mm so I can move a unit at a time without having to do each unit.
Sounds like a good plan.
I have slowly been progressing on this project. I now have 14 'hand gun' bases for Bloody Barrons.
(https://mellis1644.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/img_8269.jpg)
You can see more pictures here: https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2023/07/03/war-of-the-roses-hand-gunners/
That's a most attractive mix of colours on the bases, mellie1644 - very "heath-like".
Simon
I also like the subdued clothing colours.
Thanks guys for the nice comments.
I try with historical models to make them somewhat 'realistic'. The really bright colours some do just don't feel right to me, even though they look great when on the table/photographed. So a varied but not too bright set of colours was the theme for these.
The same is true for the lots of dirt and a few tufts of grass showing basing. That works for the middle east/southern europe as you see that today in fields. But I just don't see that for the UK/Northern Europe much. There is always loads of vegetation etc. So I decided on a more heath/varied grass land theme for the armies bases- as after all these are more the a spots where armies fought quite often.
Mark