Hi, Slightly later than promised but here they are. Boy, it must have been very dark in that room. I warn you now some of the pics have been run up to the hilt in photoshop. http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/Atheling_2006/IMG_1335.jpg http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/Atheling_2006/IMG_134...

Thanx Darrell... but how did I miss you?? :shock: You didn't say hello or were you the chap with the mini tripod??? Maybe you did say your name but I am a bit mutt 'n jeff ! :oops: Ah, I had my long suffering girlfriend with me and I had already told her that we can go shopping (ie Lady shops) very...

I took some pics but have been too buisy to blast them through photo-shop. I'll post them as soon as I have time.

Game was lovely. Especially loved Williams troops wading accross the Boyne. Superb presentation!!

Cheers,

Darrell.

Hi, I tend to use a lot if brown ink washes/glazes just now. The trick is to try and be untidy when you hi light it and miss out some patches that have been washed. Also a wash of very watered down paint over some of the darker areas helps. This does give you a shiny model so some good matt varnish...

Good, I look forward to seeing it .

Cheers,

Darrell.

A light hearted post this. :P Do you chaps paint with background music, or a zen like silence, with the odd thumb cymbal? If you do listen to music, what is your preferred choice and why? I am expecting an eclectic mix of responses, from the Master and Commander soundtrack, through Rammstein to Lil...

Great looking mini's. You have really captured the feel of the clothing being worn put through the dirt. Now, I have to ask, how did you achieve this?

Cheers,

Darrell.

The cammo is a work of art. Love 'em .

Cheers,

Darrell.

I'm pleased to announce the arrival of the third unit of longbows. One more to come and then it's on to the knights/m-a-a's (which, if the composition works out well enough should include Henry V giving a speach!) and other stuff to round off the army. http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/Atheling...

curassier wrote:Sorry to get technical, but is the frontage of those wonderful units of archers
some 180mm ?
Jon M

It works out as each archer is on a 20mm frontage. So, yep, that's 180mm for the unit. But, you could juggle the measurements around to suit quite easily .

Cheers,

Darrell.

curassier wrote:Thanks again.
I'm going to take a look at the new Fields of Glory Rules too.
Looking forward to more pics.
All the best.
Jon M.

The Foundry, Medieval Warfare rules look quite good. written a long time ago by Terry Gore, but well worth a look.

Cheers,

Darrell.

Really helpful - thanks. Could you also comment on the mixing of knights/men at arms and the "lower orders in the same units? Do you do a first rank of knights and the rest ordinary billmen or whatever? Similarly do you mix knights and sergeants in the same mounted units? No doubt future pictures w...

Darrell, Really looking forward to more pictures. can I ask a very basic question for which there is probably no simple answer? What are the best sources for livery and shield designs. I can find lots of pictures of shields but not sure how this translates into what the knights are wearing? Curassi...

Just seen this in the local Newsagents with an article on Napoleonic ships and the most glorious pictures of individual 1/1200 ships which were built painted rigged and converted (he sanded the metal sails to get them thinner and more realistic)by a guy.Taking about 100 hrs each to build. What tale...

Darrell, many thanks for taking the trouble to respond point by point. I think this is the way to go in so many periods; each base or in your case, unit as a small vignette. Please do put up the rest of your army as you complete each unit. you have a few photos of bill's lovely 100 Years War figure...