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Post by paddy649 on Aug 3, 2018 7:53:40 GMT
Thanks Goragrad, Most comprehensive and very helpful. Given that the 2 x 3Kn option is only for the IV/57a list then picking out the heraldry for 6 of the 'notables' present at the Battle of Courtrai would be appropriate...probably the ones with the easiest heraldry to paint. I think Jacob van Artevelde may also get a run out as well as his shield looks rather simple but it looks like I'll have to master "Lions Rampant" and given that it is only 6 I might have some fun with these Knights. As an aside - I noticed on the Jacob van Artevelde a shield for the weavers guild which we discussed earlier and you indicated was one of if not the biggest guild - a white Lion Rampant flanked by 2 gold weaving shuttles on a red border. This will now get an outing with a pike element but I may have to repaint the closest flag to suit. The other picture I found on wiki shows what could be planconmen carrying the shield of Flanders - so I might use this as the guide for them....don't be afraid of pink! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Golden_Spurs#/media/File:Courtrai.jpg This is all coming together rather nicely. Can't wait to get pant on the figures. De-flashing starts today but sadly they'll compete with Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Pikemen for a few weeks and basing the Berbers... plus I have holiday. Paddy
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Post by paddy649 on Aug 2, 2018 20:32:53 GMT
I just finished the touching up and put the flags on my Islamic Berbers and glued them onto their bases. A very quick army to paint - about 8.5 hours flash to bang so far for all 12 elements - so I think I'll be able to bring these guys onto the table top in under 10 hours of actual painting - which is quite an achievement. Although slightly monochrome - they don't look at all bad. I'm rather pleased with the end results and will enjoy showcasing them when finished.
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Post by paddy649 on Aug 2, 2018 20:27:33 GMT
Help! My Islamic Berbers are now complete and on the basing tray to textured etc.....so My Low Countries Gent army has now hit the painting table where a muster of the figures reveals that my appreciation of how to paint them above missed some very important elements - the Knights!
The IV/57a list contains options for a 3Kn General and another 3Kn. Now I do have the figures for them but absolutely no idea about the heraldry I should use on their shields and horses. Do they echo the city heraldry? Are there any important Ghent families that I should represent? I'm not sure that guild heraldry would be appropriate. Any thoughts?
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Post by paddy649 on Aug 1, 2018 17:55:10 GMT
I got my order in on time..... but when I reviewed it it would have qualified for free postage anyway. So just to be difficult I removed several items that to be honest were nice to haves, just so I got the free postage. Is that weird?
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 30, 2018 20:34:10 GMT
Tony - I like the way you pick and mix from many manufacturers and make it work! I'm not that brave!
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 30, 2018 17:55:05 GMT
Very nice Turks! Are they old Essex / Mike's Models figures?
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 29, 2018 14:46:48 GMT
Yes - really good research from the both of you. Thanks.
Second Low Countries Army has to be Damme - red and white quarters being a perfect foil to the yellows and blue of Ghent.
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 29, 2018 6:24:49 GMT
Thanks Goragrad.
So for a 15mm Ghent Army I should do Blue and Yellow tunics to represent the city colours. That’ll look good. I think I’ll throw in a few yellow only and blue only ones for variety especially where guild flags have blue / yellow backgrounds. I should use a selection of the flags from that excellent web site (already printed) but make sure I at least include the weavers. Also noting that my army will be early I should go easy on the flags with Sheild motifs - but they are the better looking ones so I may ignore this advice! I’m also thinking of doing my planconmen as the weavers guild to get around not having a flag for them. Sheilds I should do either echoing the guild flag or the city shields Either black with white lion or yellow with the black lion. Whitehoods as we discussed in blues, dark reds or dark yellows with white hoods.
If this is all correct then you have all done my research already - Thankyou. I can now crack on with the painting!
Paddy
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 28, 2018 15:56:30 GMT
Thanks Goragrad - our thinking is aligned.
I’m using ME1 FLEMISH HI SPEARMAN for the Guildsmen. You too?
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 28, 2018 15:53:07 GMT
8 Swiss Pike and 4 Handgunners competed today - which finishes my Middle Late Swiss. I now just need 8 more Pike for the Late Late Swiss.
Welsh Pike and Islamic Berbers well on the way to completion. The Islamic Berbers have been a really fast paint.
What’s up next after that? Could be Low Countries Ghent, Scots Common, 100 Years War English, Mongol Conquest or Communal Italian. Any votes?
Paddy
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 28, 2018 15:44:55 GMT
Would the Guildsmen of Ghent have tunics of the same colour as their flags?
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 27, 2018 20:48:03 GMT
Tis tempting - I need a few figures to fill a couple of holes - they have three figures that should work for White Hoods and I have some one offs that could use some mates to enable me to make element using them. Now me too. Which of their figures do you think work best as wWhite Hoods?
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 27, 2018 20:46:44 GMT
Maybe a few 15mm Hammers Slammers and a sprinkling of Orcs and Elves.
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 27, 2018 8:05:59 GMT
Go on Alternative Armies - Take my money!
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Post by paddy649 on Jul 27, 2018 8:03:51 GMT
It isn't just ancient and medieval for me. I have 6,000+ 15mm Napoleonics (using Age of Eagles or Napoleon's Battles) and a similar number of WW2 (using Battlefront). However, when I play either of those we are talking full day / weekend games, lots of planning, lots of terrain and I only get to do that once or twice a year. Also, all those figures only give me 7 armies (French, Prussian, Austrian and Russian in Napoleonic 1813, 12th SS Pz Div and a Volksgrenadier Division plus a Brigade of Canadians in WW2.) I love those games but they can't be played easily.
My 1,500 or so ancient and medieval figures DBA on the other hand give me a range of 22 Armies, are very varied and multiple games can be played in an evening. Plus I can paint a DBA army in weeks rather than years. Indeed at the last big show we did - a massive WW2 Normandy game, the evening entertainment while camping at the show site was DBA. DBA travels really easily - a 24" x 24" board and 2 A4 size "Really useful boxes" for terrain and rules plus one holding a 2 sets of matched armies and you are set for an evening. Finally - I can play a DBA game with my boy at home in 45 minutes and get him interested in the hobby at an easy entry level.
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