Bloody Miniatures: The Gallant Ladies and Flying Picquets

 The first packs from Bloody Miniatures' wave 4 are The Gallant Ladies (BM 020):

And The Flying Picquets (BM 021):

I had a crack at painting yellow on this young woman...

Not entirely thrilled with how it turned out; getting the brightness and the shadows correct without it looking 'dirty' was a challenge.

The description of these ladies in the Bloody Miniatures catalogue lists several women, on both sides of the conflict that took charge of their castles and domains while their husbands were engaged elsewhere.

The sculpting of the dresses on these figures is superb.

Sadly, this young woman took a header off the painting table mid-paint job.

Even the scullery maid has been pulled into the defense of the Lord's home.

This batch, as a whole, may be my favourite of the range so far.

Their poses are perfect for skulking around, hiding in hedges....

....and scouting the enemy.

If they are lucky, they may find some unfortunate enemy person of consequence hiding in an outbuilding that they could ransom off.

These figures, like so many in the range, have just the right amount of detail.

Bloody Miniatures: All The King's Men and The Parliament Men

 With these last two packs painted, I have finished off wave 3 of Bloody Miniatures. BM 015 is All The King's Men:

BM 016 is The Parliament Men:

Some of these Royalists look a bit dandy...

This gentlemen finds war to be enjoyed with a nice goblet of cabernet sauvignon:

Not all the kings men are from the indulged upper class. Here we have a veteran; perhaps he fought  alongside Prince Rupert on the continent:

... as well as a distinguished swordsmen:

The Parliamentarian men are more dour, and dressed appropriately. This urban businessman doesn't care for taxes (and possibly kittens):

We also have a "plain russet-coated captain that knows he fights for, and loves what he knows...":

Next we have- according to the Bloody Miniatures catalog description- a 'Puritan Intelligencer'. A very serious man...

And finally, an sensible man of the land, who would rather be plowing his fields and harvesting crops than fighting to bring his king to his senses. 

    

Onto wave four...