Just a quick post I think to highlight a few more wanderings. At the moment I’ve made a start on another Spanish Colunella for the Italian Wars, it would be good to make another inroad into the Italian wars project. I’m finding it hard to concentrate on one period again at the moment but have about 48 Artizan Designs figures just started. I think this unit will largely be a mix of red and yellows.
I’m pleased to have finally painted some SYW Austrian artillery, its a project that has lost all its impetus I’m afraid and my feeling is that I need to get it finished and then consider selling them off as I seem to need the space
Next up the Plastic Fantastic that are Victrix Miniatures. This pack of Norman infantry is very good value at 60 figures/pack. I’m a little worried that the spears might prove to be brittle but I’ve not broken one yet.
The figures are so nice I’ve just bought 2 packs of cavalry and a pack of the new crossbowmen
I’ve managed to get 8 bases with 5 or 6 figures /base and another 18 on individual bases. The 2 basing styles reflect my uncertainty about what I’m going to do rule wise.
My thought are that I can use these with Lion Rampant, NMTBH variants, TTS or Hail Caesar to take on Saxons, Vikings, be used to supplement El Cid and even Crusaders. I also like the idea of them taking on my newly painted Footsore Welsh, my Valleyboys
The more I look at Mediaeval figures the more I like what I see, there are some superb figures out there with the added bonus of lovely flags. The problem is that as I paint I’ve been listening to too many Medieval based historical fiction audiobooks. I find myself wanting to do it all- the Barons war, 100YW, WOTR, Longshanks in Wales and Scotland, Normans is Sicily….
VALLEYBOY'S WARGAMES 
Nice. Victrix have a brilliant range and are very detailed. I haven’t had any issues with the spears
Cheers, that’s good to know, I just have to start using them now
Fantastic work on all of these. Apologies if I missed it – what scale are these?
Thanks Victrix are 28mm as are Footsore and Crusader Miniatures
Very nice Kerry. I’m sure you wouldn’t have too many dramas with those lovely SYW Austrians finding a new home mate . Take care.
Thanks Carlo – I suppose I could just sell them off now but my OCD demands that I finish them all before I do this – maybe there’s a safety net in that!
What beautiful looking Medieval figures, you have done a great job. The kind of size games you are aiming at makes me think for rules you could at least take a look at “On Bloody Ground”. Not forgetting yours truly gets a tiny royalty on sales for my illustrations http://notjustoldschool.blogspot.com/2023/05/on-bloody-ground-cover-art-for-new.html
Thanks Chris – I shall have another look, the problem is that painting is such a joy but when I open a set of rules I just seem to always glaze over , and regrettably I never seem to be able to overcome that stupor despite my best intentions and repeated efforts to motivate myself – I have rule block where others have painting block!
Kerry I totally get that glazed over feeling. The answer is to write your own rules, start simple and just build on them as you go along.