Smelly Peasant Types...more Wargames Atlantic Middle Ages 28mm

 

 

please excuse the unfinished bases, I haven't decided if I am going to make

 sabot bases so that I can use these in skirmish games or larger bases for Midgard

       At the bottom of the social and military pyramid were the serfs/peasants. Often forced by circumstances (or their feudal overlord) to take part in the squabbles of their "betters" their main objective was to survive and return to the back-breaking labor of farming. They had little in the way of funds to spend on armaments so often they were armed with modified agricultural tools. Under just the right circumstances they could be effective, but most often they were just there to do the grunt work and buff numbers. The Wargames Atlantic set provides a huge number of options for posing and arming the minis so you are spoiled for choices when building your force.

 

I should have mentioned this in the last post,

 the shields are all left blank white while I seek decals for the heraldry

 

 

 

       And this is for The Housemartin:

 

                 

So.....It's been a while but I picked up a brush: 28mm Wargames Atlantic MIddle Ages minis

        May turned out to be far busier and decidedly unpredictable than I had imagined. At the beginning of the month I had started assembling the Foot Sergeants and Peasants sets from Wargames Atlantic. This (of course) took me down the rabbit-hole of trying to make each figure and individual, much time was lost combining the two sets. On the upside I can confidently say that they cross-pollinate very well. 

       After two weeks of squeezing a bit of spare time out here and there I was confronted with almost sixty little gray soldiers and that's when it hit me; I have to paint these guys! Don't get me wrong, these are excellent figures, well detailed, naturally proportioned and cleanly cast. It is just that, as my eyes have aged and arthritis has taken a toll on my hands, painting has gone from a pleasant pastime to a brutal grind. Or maybe it is that I grew up painting Minifigs and Hinchliffe figures....probably a bit of both. All that aside I have finally finished the crossbowmen and archers. You can behold them in all their splendor below. 

 

I understand that uniforms were not yet a "thing" but I like my units to be recognizable as units

 

I tried to make a "shouting and pointing" guy for the crossbow unit but wasn't satisfied with the look so only the archers have a readily spotted leader

       I'm nearly finished with the spearmen so they should be appearing soon. Perhaps I will find some ancient figures from the 1980's that I can speed-paint my way through.

Sad News, John Hutcherson has passed away

        It is with great sorrow that I must inform you that one of my good friends has passed away. John Hutcherson, known to our group as "The Hutch" (or, more simply, as Hutch) rolled his last dice on the 21st of May. 

        An avid wargamer and model builder John was particularly fond of naval games and Flames of War. Like most gamers he was an enthusiastic collector of books and minis with a good many projects under way at all times. I first met John at the old Alcove Hobby Shop when it was on Eleven Mile Road. A year or so later I invited to my house for a game and he was a fixture at our weekly games for three decades. More recently he moved to South Lyon which made connecting for games much more difficult but we would still see each other at game cons where his broad smile and hearty handshake were always welcomed. 

        Rest in peace my friend, and keep rolling sixes!

       Further information can be found here Phillips Funeral Home South Lyon