bench update 02 February 2025

This is the "add chariots to Trojans" sub-project. Caesar Miniatures has not produced such a set, and in any case we are in fantasy army territory here. So these will have a basis on Mitanni and Hittite chariotry - both by Caesar Miniatures again - with Amazon crew. Or I may end up with swapout crew, the Mariannu types being an option for Urartu, or the Northern Canaan armies, for example.

IV/4b Springald... in a very crowded home

The French have far too many elements! I am modestly confident some of the "extras" - that in some cases were just me thinking they ought to be in the mix - will find a new home. Or I'll tranship the Scots to a different box. 

bench update 26 January 2025

I am looping back to add a couple of springald engineers, and I'm 3/4 through basing the springald. The minis are Strelets medieval levy.

bench update 19 January 2025

Recording a conversion of HaT Greek Catapult to late feudal French springald!

The general idea is to make it look as though it is built into a clumsy wheeled box frame. 

Speed running rebase IV/4b feudal French

I was pretty desperate to get this done by midnight, because that would be the first time for years that I had NOT got a project sitting half-done for New Year!

Strictly speaking this is a remake of Crusaders, plus other bits. I like the idea of IV/4b and it looks to me that it can easily morph to early hundred years war.

1. Odd slavs and Spanish and even a couple of Robin Hood, for skirmish or support elements, not actually mandatory.

2. The core of knights, and a variety of polearm types. 

3. The painted and based rando support, foreground, and more of the polearm elements to rear.

4. The main army getting its flock. I've been putting down beige clumps before flocking on these runs.

5. Entire collection ready for matt spray. Banner by Little Big Men Studios. 

IV/16 Scots Common complete (minus a couple of options)

I like the look of the 3.0 edition Scots Common, there are a muckle of options to field. 

1. The pike core, plus Camp Followers

You can go as low as 5x4Pk, and as high as you like, but this time around I'm not going to be tempted by ideas of 10 pike elements. 

2. McHairy options.

2x3Wb Galwegian in the fore, generally lacking in clothes and footwear. 

5Hd, rear left: last edition this was 5Wb, and Strelets doesn't really do "rabble" so this represents a cautious clan that will hold its ground but takes a great deal of convincing to advance.

1x4Bd Isle men with a most unlikely assortment of two-hander swords!

3. KnGen, Kn, highland archers (front) and common army archers (rear).

The Army entire. I'll be looking to add hobelar (1x3Cv) at some stage and maybe mounted archers. 

bench update 26 December 2024

Still a few details to check off but otherwise the Scots Common 3.0 rebase project is nearing an end!

I decided the McHairies only need flesh tone changed, likewise the knights. I've grabbed an element of knights from an old Crusader mix, they will need shields repainted. Today I'll be trying to finish bases and look out for hobelars.