Showing posts with label Medieval. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medieval. Show all posts

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Wheeled Cannon


This cannon is probably(really is) a bit late for the period in question and really should rest on the ground.However,I don't think it's too out of place with the complete wooden carriage and wheels and so will not stick out like a sore thumb.
I like the image of this miniature with the old veteran smiling at the shock of the young man at his first test firing of a cannon.They really are loud!
Interesting note in that cannon were used at Crecy.
Miniature Company:Wargames Foundry

The Black Princes Longbowmen


These longbowmen belong to the Black Princes retinue and are wearing his retinue colors of green and white.These deadly archers proved to be the bane of the French at both Crecy and Poitier's.If these men were ever captured by the French,then they could expect little mercy and if they were not killed out of hand then often they would cut off their draw cord pull fingers.The result was that English longbowmen would show their two fingers before battle to taunt the French by showing they still had theirs and intended to put them to good use.As you can see,my center archer is doing just that!(LoL)
Miniature Company:Wargames Foundry

Lord Thomas Beauchamp's Knights and Men at Arms


This is for my Early Hundred Years War English army based around the Black Princes and Lord Thomas Beauchamp's Earl of Warwick's retinues at the battles of Crecy and Poitier's.The rule system is Warhammer Ancient Battles.This Retinue is a combination of Knights and Men at Arms serving Lord Beauchamp.I couldn't find his colors for his retinue so I decided on blue and white.His personal heraldry is correct however.All the knights are actual knights that did serve in these campaign's to include Sir FitzSimon's carrying the banner of St. George and Lord Thomas Beauchamp himself in the center front leading the unit.
Ignore the standards as I need to paint some up and just photocopied these so as not to have blank poles.All the heraldry on the knights themselves however I did paint on and this does take some time,but is pleasing in the end.
Miniature Company:Wargames Foundry