Time to get back to Bretonnia again! Last thing I painted were some men-at-arms, and I thought some archers would be in place now. I had enough minis to build two 10-man units, so I got to work!
There's not much to say, these are the classic Perry miniatures, which are of course delightful to paint. I used dark red as main colour for the first unit, kind of a no brainer, it simply looked good:
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| Steady hands and serious faces (mostly) |
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| Kelpie-looking motif for the banner. Just because |
The banner is hand-painted on simple paper – nothing fancy, but it does the job. Maybe that Kelpie is running or maybe it’s dancing. Hard to tell, but I like him. I thought of a more complex design, with heraldic waves or stuff. Maybe if I ever pait their lord I'll make an according heraldry, but for now this will do.
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| Red lads lining up nicely |
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| Arrowhead formation! Just by the book |
I tried to stay true to the 5th edition army book, so they’re ranked in the classic wedge formation, which I think suits the visual identity of the Bretonnians. Not sure how will those ranks shoot their arrows behind that banner, but I'm sure they'll manage.
Let's see the other unit. My first instinct was painting them blue (as opposite to the other fellas), but didn't really envision it. Green looked like an obvious option but... nope. Then I took some risks and went for a dark brown:
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| Darker tones, but no less heroic. Probably |
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| They look like reverse Swedish or something |
The earthy palette somehow works, though I can only think in archer monks or something. However I kind of like the result, treating brown as a heraldic colour (this is fantasy; if there are Orcs and Undead, brown can be a heraldic colour!)
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| They look gritty and certainly have seen some stuff |
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| Again, the arrowhead formation. I bet you hadn't seen that in a while |
As I said before, there's no much else to say, this felt like true, proper Oldhammer, which is quite satisfying, I have to say!
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| I may have to bend those banners a little bit more |
Well, two little units done! Now this is becoming to look like an army. Not sure of what will come next, but you know I can think of that while I go back to any other of my ongoing projects (scenery, I hear?...)
More stuff soon!
