Second Battalion
Thebaud de Verdoun.(Tebaud) 2nd Lord Verdon. Or fretty gules
a label of three points azure
Second Battalion
Monday, 4 June 2018
Anthony Bek and friends
4 more for the Bannockburn Project and another 4 for the Medieval Lords and Ladies post
Antony Bek, Bishop of Durham, Gules, a cross moline (also recerclée) Ermine. His arms are also described as Gules, a fer-de-moline Ermine.(as HERE) but the Cross Moline seems more likely
Sir Simon Fraser of Oliver and Neidpath. Sable, six cinquefoils argent, three, two, one
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Ralph de Grendon and friends
4 kniggits who took part in the Battle of Falkirk
Coats-of-arms taken from the Falkirk Roll
I´ll be making up a few more for the "Bannockburn Project".
The idea behind the "Bannockburn Project" was to use solely Strelets bods. I achieved that Goal but as with most of my Projects, it has been added to. I´ve only got a handfull of Strelets nags and kniggits left, particually nags with caparisons, apart from the Medieval Britian set.
As it´s still complete and on the sprue, which, if anyone knows, is going for a small fortune at the Moment, I´m keeping as it is.
Maybe..one day Strelets will see the financial Advantage of reproducing the set but until that day, the bods stay attached to thier sprues and bods from other makes will be utilised to add the necessary kniggits.
Seeing as they aren´t Strelets Bods they will be based individually so they fit in with the rest of the Collection and can be used elsewhere.
Ralph de Grendon. Lord of Grendon. Argent
two chevronels gules
(Fourth Battalion)
William le Vavasour.1st Baron Vavasour. Or
a fess dancetty sable
(Vanguard)
John de Clavering. 3rd Baron of Warkworth and Clavering. Quarterly
or and gules overall a bend sable overall a label of three points azure
(Vanguard)
There is an alternative where the Label is green but..to me it looks odd.
Seeing as his Coat-of-Arms is so colourfull, he´s had a Standard bearer added.
William FitzWilliam Or
a fess gules
(Kings Battalion)
Of Course, they will be added to the "Medieval Lords and ladies" list bringing it up to 99.
Coats-of-arms taken from the Falkirk Roll
I´ll be making up a few more for the "Bannockburn Project".
The idea behind the "Bannockburn Project" was to use solely Strelets bods. I achieved that Goal but as with most of my Projects, it has been added to. I´ve only got a handfull of Strelets nags and kniggits left, particually nags with caparisons, apart from the Medieval Britian set.
As it´s still complete and on the sprue, which, if anyone knows, is going for a small fortune at the Moment, I´m keeping as it is.
Maybe..one day Strelets will see the financial Advantage of reproducing the set but until that day, the bods stay attached to thier sprues and bods from other makes will be utilised to add the necessary kniggits.
Seeing as they aren´t Strelets Bods they will be based individually so they fit in with the rest of the Collection and can be used elsewhere.
(Fourth Battalion)
(Vanguard)
(Vanguard)
There is an alternative where the Label is green but..to me it looks odd.
Seeing as his Coat-of-Arms is so colourfull, he´s had a Standard bearer added.
(Kings Battalion)
I´ve been a bit lazy in my welcome to the Blog comments lately so....
Not only welcome to a new blog Follower but a new member of the Blogging world, Ian, who runs a new 1/72nd blog called Denyer´s Bits and Bods which, IMHO, is really great.
Friday, 25 May 2018
Medieval "On the March" 1
From Valdemar. "VA188 ON the March "
It says on the link, " 11 marching kniggits". On the pics of the set there´s ten. I got these ten plus another who isn´t pictured on the Fredericus-rex site and his pose doesn´t actually fit into a set of marching bods, more a fighting pose than marching, so I´ve left him out.
Mostly, the poses are slightly altered poses from other Valdemar sets, bits of personal baggage added, arms repositioned etc.
Anyway, they aren´t yet based as a Group as I´m planning on adding another couple of sets.
The Blue/White Coat-of-Arms ? This combination, White on the right, blue on the left turned up on a painting among the federation of Swiss Kantons at the battle of Marignano but is an unknown flag. A mirror Image of the flag for the Kanton of Lucern?
Also, I´m thinking of adding a red band to the design so if they were based it would be near impossible to do so.
It says on the link, " 11 marching kniggits". On the pics of the set there´s ten. I got these ten plus another who isn´t pictured on the Fredericus-rex site and his pose doesn´t actually fit into a set of marching bods, more a fighting pose than marching, so I´ve left him out.
Mostly, the poses are slightly altered poses from other Valdemar sets, bits of personal baggage added, arms repositioned etc.
The Blue/White Coat-of-Arms ? This combination, White on the right, blue on the left turned up on a painting among the federation of Swiss Kantons at the battle of Marignano but is an unknown flag. A mirror Image of the flag for the Kanton of Lucern?
Also, I´m thinking of adding a red band to the design so if they were based it would be near impossible to do so.
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| Left Hand top quarter..White /blue shield shaped pattern on a White flag. |
Friday, 18 May 2018
Andrew Moray and William Wallace
Two more for the Bannockburn Project, and two more for the Medieval Lords and Ladies list.
Andrew Moray
Sir William le Waleys.
Commonly, his Coat-of-Arms is shown with a bordure counter-compony but the Gules a lion rampant argent and a bordure compony of the last and azure was probably more likely, the bordure counter-compony being added because of it´s associations with illegitimacy.
I haven´t seen any versions with the bordure compony on the nags caparison but all red it looked a bit boring so I´ve added it.
His Standard bearer..Jack Short?
Both joined with the entire army.
158 infantry
20 mounted
The Cavalry
The real powerhouse behind the Rebellion? Well, considering Wallace´s downturn in Fortunes with the death of Moray after the Battle of Falkirk and a lot of Blind Harry´s Story about him being considered historically incorrect, ie; some of Moray´s achievements being given as those of Wallace, it Looks more like Moray was the man at the time.
Seeing as he´s not even mentioned in the Historically accurate docu film, Braveheart, I´ve given him first billing here.
Commonly, his Coat-of-Arms is shown with a bordure counter-compony but the Gules a lion rampant argent and a bordure compony of the last and azure was probably more likely, the bordure counter-compony being added because of it´s associations with illegitimacy.
I haven´t seen any versions with the bordure compony on the nags caparison but all red it looked a bit boring so I´ve added it.
His Standard bearer..Jack Short?
158 infantry
20 mounted
Someone showing thier respects to the english army
Thursday, 10 May 2018
John Stewart of Bonkyl
Back to medievals with another stand of archers for Bannockburn..or should it now , seeing I´m adding named Bods from other battles of the period, be re-labelled, the Wars of Scottish Independance ?
The Archer bods used come from;
Vikings against Franks
Army of Henry V
Scottish army of Wallace
The named bod from another battle? John Stewart of Bonkyl. He commanded the Scottish Archers at the Battle of Falkirk where he met his end.
He´s been added to the list of Medieval Lords and Ladies, bringing the total of personalities I´ve represented in 1/72nd up to 93.
Bods and nags from;
Scottish army of Wallace (John Stewart)
Army of Henry V (John´s Nag)
Scottish army of Robert Bruce (Standardbearer)
Mounted Crusaders in Oriental Dress (Standardbearer´s Nag)
In Charge of his archers
The Archer bods used come from;
Vikings against Franks
Army of Henry V
Scottish army of Wallace
He´s been added to the list of Medieval Lords and Ladies, bringing the total of personalities I´ve represented in 1/72nd up to 93.
Bods and nags from;
Scottish army of Wallace (John Stewart)
Army of Henry V (John´s Nag)
Scottish army of Robert Bruce (Standardbearer)
Mounted Crusaders in Oriental Dress (Standardbearer´s Nag)
Sunday, 29 April 2018
The Three Musketeers - Mesdemoiselles
Finally...a Change to medieval themes.
These three Mesdemoiselles come from two Ultima Ratio sets, the Musketeers of the King of France (Constance Bonacieux and Queen Anne of Austria) and The Guards of Cardinal Richelieu (MiLady de Winter) and were sent to me by Phil (Philotep´s 1/72 Minis Kingdom)
There´s a Little bit of Flash to deal with but seeing as they are made using hardish plastic it isn´t too much of a Problem.
Constance and MiLady could take a place in the Bodstonian Landscape..but Queen Anne..?
Now Ultima Ratio will have to make a set of characters from ther late 60´s TV series The Flashing Blade (Le Chevalier Tempête)
These three Mesdemoiselles come from two Ultima Ratio sets, the Musketeers of the King of France (Constance Bonacieux and Queen Anne of Austria) and The Guards of Cardinal Richelieu (MiLady de Winter) and were sent to me by Phil (Philotep´s 1/72 Minis Kingdom)
There´s a Little bit of Flash to deal with but seeing as they are made using hardish plastic it isn´t too much of a Problem.
Each one as named by PSR
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| MiLady de Winter |
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| Queen Anne |
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| Constance Bonacieux (or possibly Kitty..servant to MiLady) |
Now Ultima Ratio will have to make a set of characters from ther late 60´s TV series The Flashing Blade (Le Chevalier Tempête)
Monday, 23 April 2018
More Crossbowmen for Bannockburn
Another stand of Crossbowmen using bods from ;
Russian army of Alexander Nevsky
Army of Joan d´Arc
Medieval Crossbowmen
Scottish Army of Robert Bruce
It may well be historically innacurate, I couldn´t find any definate evidence of them being used by english crossbowmen at the time , but I´ve decided to give them Pavise.
I was going to use the Pavise from either the MiniArt French Knights with assault ladders or the French foot soldiers with rams sets but decided to go old School and scratchbuild my own. Similar to how I´ve made them before (HERE) but, seeing as the Pavise shape is different and I had to make 20, I simplified the method by using thin strips of coffee stirrer for the central strut.
Most of the bods have had head swops but I got a bit more adventurous with one of them.
He is obviously from the Strelets Medieval Crossbowmen set but his head comes from the Strelets Army of Henry V set..the bod 6th row from top, far left.
Not only did the new stand get Pavise added but so did the first stand
Russian army of Alexander Nevsky
Army of Joan d´Arc
Medieval Crossbowmen
Scottish Army of Robert Bruce
It may well be historically innacurate, I couldn´t find any definate evidence of them being used by english crossbowmen at the time , but I´ve decided to give them Pavise.
He is obviously from the Strelets Medieval Crossbowmen set but his head comes from the Strelets Army of Henry V set..the bod 6th row from top, far left.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Medieval Welsh Spearmen
Another stand of bods for the Bannockburn Project.
The Standard. It bears the coat-of-arms of Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle.
Usually, the Cadency mark, the Martlet in the first quarter, signifies a 4th son but apparently he was the 1st son..so would have had a Label as a cadency mark ??
Maybe I´ve missed something ?
I can´t find any mention of him taking part on the campaign or being at Bannockburn, he was probably busy with the defences of Carlisle at the time but I reckon he would at least have sent a contingent of Soldiers for the Invasion.
Wether he did or didn´t send troops or was in fact present on the campaign, the addition of his banner adds a bit more colour.
To make up the numbers conversions were necessary...mostly headswops
Usually, the Cadency mark, the Martlet in the first quarter, signifies a 4th son but apparently he was the 1st son..so would have had a Label as a cadency mark ??
I can´t find any mention of him taking part on the campaign or being at Bannockburn, he was probably busy with the defences of Carlisle at the time but I reckon he would at least have sent a contingent of Soldiers for the Invasion.
Wether he did or didn´t send troops or was in fact present on the campaign, the addition of his banner adds a bit more colour.
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Medieval Looting Party 1
The original titel is Beutezug...one of those words that doesn´t neatly translate. Raiding Party would be equally as good as Looting Party.
From Valdemar, "Der Beutezug 1" VA187.
Beutezug 1...another set on the way?
The set has 6 bods, 3 animals and the cart. The cart has a choice of either wheels or runners so it can be made into a sledge. All metal apart from the wheels which are resin.
I advise prefitting the bods before painting. I didn´t and ended up having to use a rounded file inbetween the legs of the bod sitting on the chest as he didn´t quite fit. The one Thing that doesn´t come with the set...weapons. The sheathed swords came from my bit´s box.
The guide poles provided were a wee bit difficult to attach so I used wire, bent into a "U" shape which gave a better area to attach to the bottom of the cart. Reins are made from very thinly cut writing paper. To attach the guide poles I used a strap (made from writing paper) added over the Pad/saddle.
The poor captives. The male I´ve attached to the cart. The female has a rope around her neck but seeing as her Hands are tied behind her back, it didn´t seem necessary to attach her as well.
The cattle (One cow and one bull) weren´t added to the base for two reasons. One, space. The stand would have ended a lot longer and two, they are very nice sculpts and based on thier own, they can be added to other Scenarios.
On a hunt around the web I decided on the yellowy Brown which seems to be popular in 13-14th Cent paintings
The herd is growing
From Valdemar, "Der Beutezug 1" VA187.
Beutezug 1...another set on the way?
The set has 6 bods, 3 animals and the cart. The cart has a choice of either wheels or runners so it can be made into a sledge. All metal apart from the wheels which are resin.
I advise prefitting the bods before painting. I didn´t and ended up having to use a rounded file inbetween the legs of the bod sitting on the chest as he didn´t quite fit. The one Thing that doesn´t come with the set...weapons. The sheathed swords came from my bit´s box.
The poor captives. The male I´ve attached to the cart. The female has a rope around her neck but seeing as her Hands are tied behind her back, it didn´t seem necessary to attach her as well.
Sunday, 8 April 2018
Medieval Lords and Ladies
Recently, due to renovation, I´ve had to move my Workspace and my Collection. Whilst I was doing this, I looked through the numerous storage boxes and realised I´ve painted quite a few bods, particually medieval ones and amongst them, quite a few medieval personalities, 140 in total.
Some are are based in "myth/legend" but set in the medieval period such as Robin Hood or the Arthurian bods.
Some of them I may have painted twice, ie; William Marshall as a participant at Bannockburn and as a Magna Carter Baron and there´s probably a few who are missing as it takes a while to hunt through the Posts. For the same reason, I haven´t been able to link them all.
Bannockburn
English
Aymer de Valance
Andrew Harclay
Aymer de la Zouch
Edmund de Mauley
Edward II
Giles de Argentine
Gilbert de Clare
Henry de Bohun
Hugh Despenser
Humphrey de Bohun
John de Engaigne
John Grey
John Maltravers
Marmeduke de Tweng
Mortimer de Chirk
Pain de Tiptoft
Robert Boynton
Robert de Vere
Robert Fitzwalter
Rodger de Clifford
Roger Northburgh
Rodger Mortimer de Chirk
Thomas de Berkeley
Thomas de Furnival
Thomas de Ufford
Thomas Ercedekne
William Latimer
William Marshall
William Pennington
William De Ridre
William de Vescy
Scottish
Alexander de Seton
Alexander de Fraser
Alexander Scrymeour
Bernard of Arbroath
Edward de Bruce
Gilbert de la Hay
James Douglas
John de Cameron
Robert II Kieth
Robert the Bruce
Maurice Abbot of Inchaffrey
Niel Campbell
Thomas Randolph
Walter Stewart
William de erth of Airth
Falkirk
English
Amenieu de la Brette
Anthony Bek
Guy de Beauchamp
Henry de Pinkeny
John Ap-Adam III
John de Clavering
John de Moels
John de Wake
Piers de Chauvent
Ralph de Grendon
Richard Siward
Robert de Hilton
Simon Fraser
Thebaud de Verdoun
Thomas de Moulton
William FitzWilliam
William le Vavasour
Scottish
Andrew Moray
John Stewart of Bonkyl
William Wallace
Magna Carter Barons
Americ de Sancto Mauro
Eustace de Vescy
Geoffrey Fitzgeoffrey de Mandeville
Geoffrey de Saye
Hugh Bigod
John de Lacey
John Fitzrobert
John Maltravers
Ranulph de Blundeville
Richard de Percy
Rodger Bigod
Robert de Montfitchet
Robert de Vere
Saer de Quincy
Simon Langton
Stephen langton
William Hardell
William de Huntingfield
William de Lanvellei III
William Mallet
Crecy
French
Friedrich von Befort.
Jean IV Compte de Harcourt
Johann von Bolchen.
Robert VI de Harcourt
English
John de Botetour
Thomas de Hatfield
Arthurian
Arthur Pendragon
Bedivere
Brunor le Noir
Bors de Ganis
Degore
Galahad
Gawain
Guinevere
Hector de Maris
Kay de Seneschal
Lancelot du Lac
Merlin
Percival de Galis
Tristram de Lyons
Various
Allan III of Rohan
Alan V of Rohan
Balian of Ibelin
Boniface de Montferrat
Christine de Pizan
Erard de Valery
Gilbert de Gant
Louis II de Male
Luther von Braunschweig
Jan Hus
Jan Zizka
Jeanne d´Àrc la Pucelle (second Version as Standard bearer)
John of Glogow
John duns Scotus
Jossellin of Rohan
Lady Godiva
Maid Marion
Peiter de Connick
Peter The Hermit
Prokop the Great
Randulphos Brito
Richard the Lionheart (Mounted) Richard the Lionheart(Foot)
Robin Hood
Thomas de Burgh
William of Moerbeke
Wenceslaus I
William of Ockham
Witelo
Dark Ages
Hervor
Lagertha
Odo of Bayeux
Rusla
Weiborg
William I
William FitzOsbern
I´ll add to this list as and when another personality gets represented and, now that the Collection is more sorted in it´s new space, I´ll have to carry out an Audit to see more or less how many bods, bodettes and assorted paraphenalia I´ve actually got.
Some are are based in "myth/legend" but set in the medieval period such as Robin Hood or the Arthurian bods.
Some of them I may have painted twice, ie; William Marshall as a participant at Bannockburn and as a Magna Carter Baron and there´s probably a few who are missing as it takes a while to hunt through the Posts. For the same reason, I haven´t been able to link them all.
Horribly, there are only eight Females, two of which are more or less based in Folklore. Terrible state of affairs seeing as there were so many influential and important female personalities in the period. I could blame the manufacturers for not producing any suitable bodettes but TBH, I could be a bit more inventive myself.
Anyway, here, for fun, an alphabetical (or as near as possible) list of the "named", with links back to thier tiny painted Repros.
Scottish warsBannockburn
English
Aymer de Valance
Andrew Harclay
Aymer de la Zouch
Edmund de Mauley
Edward II
Giles de Argentine
Gilbert de Clare
Henry de Bohun
Hugh Despenser
Humphrey de Bohun
John de Engaigne
John Grey
John Maltravers
Marmeduke de Tweng
Mortimer de Chirk
Pain de Tiptoft
Robert Boynton
Robert de Vere
Robert Fitzwalter
Rodger de Clifford
Roger Northburgh
Rodger Mortimer de Chirk
Thomas de Berkeley
Thomas de Furnival
Thomas de Ufford
Thomas Ercedekne
William Latimer
William Marshall
William Pennington
William De Ridre
William de Vescy
Scottish
Alexander de Seton
Alexander de Fraser
Alexander Scrymeour
Bernard of Arbroath
Edward de Bruce
Gilbert de la Hay
James Douglas
John de Cameron
Robert II Kieth
Robert the Bruce
Maurice Abbot of Inchaffrey
Niel Campbell
Thomas Randolph
Walter Stewart
William de erth of Airth
Falkirk
English
Amenieu de la Brette
Anthony Bek
Guy de Beauchamp
Henry de Pinkeny
John Ap-Adam III
John de Clavering
John de Moels
John de Wake
Piers de Chauvent
Ralph de Grendon
Richard Siward
Robert de Hilton
Simon Fraser
Thebaud de Verdoun
Thomas de Moulton
William FitzWilliam
William le Vavasour
Scottish
Andrew Moray
John Stewart of Bonkyl
William Wallace
Magna Carter Barons
Americ de Sancto Mauro
Eustace de Vescy
Geoffrey Fitzgeoffrey de Mandeville
Geoffrey de Saye
Hugh Bigod
John de Lacey
John Fitzrobert
John Maltravers
Ranulph de Blundeville
Richard de Percy
Rodger Bigod
Robert de Montfitchet
Robert de Vere
Saer de Quincy
Simon Langton
Stephen langton
William Hardell
William de Huntingfield
William de Lanvellei III
William Mallet
Crecy
French
Friedrich von Befort.
Jean IV Compte de Harcourt
Johann von Bolchen.
Robert VI de Harcourt
English
John de Botetour
Thomas de Hatfield
Arthurian
Arthur Pendragon
Bedivere
Brunor le Noir
Bors de Ganis
Degore
Galahad
Gawain
Guinevere
Hector de Maris
Kay de Seneschal
Lancelot du Lac
Merlin
Percival de Galis
Tristram de Lyons
Various
Allan III of Rohan
Alan V of Rohan
Balian of Ibelin
Boniface de Montferrat
Christine de Pizan
Erard de Valery
Gilbert de Gant
Louis II de Male
Luther von Braunschweig
Jan Hus
Jan Zizka
Jeanne d´Àrc la Pucelle (second Version as Standard bearer)
John of Glogow
John duns Scotus
Jossellin of Rohan
Lady Godiva
Maid Marion
Peiter de Connick
Peter The Hermit
Prokop the Great
Randulphos Brito
Richard the Lionheart (Mounted) Richard the Lionheart(Foot)
Robin Hood
Thomas de Burgh
William of Moerbeke
Wenceslaus I
William of Ockham
Witelo
Dark Ages
Hervor
Lagertha
Odo of Bayeux
Rusla
Weiborg
William I
William FitzOsbern
I´ll add to this list as and when another personality gets represented and, now that the Collection is more sorted in it´s new space, I´ll have to carry out an Audit to see more or less how many bods, bodettes and assorted paraphenalia I´ve actually got.
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