Bloody Miniatures: The Witchfinder General, Pikemen En Melee, Continental Mercenaries and The Ragged Trained Band.

 This entry is a little photo rich; I managed to get 4 full packs done over the final weeks of  The Analogue Hobbies Challenge which ended March 19th and last pack the week and a half since. In order of go they are:

Th Witchfinder General:

Apparently this was a much requested pack and Bloody Miniatures delivered with some great characters

Not the sort of figures that may play a part in a large battle but perfect for all sort of skirmish games.

One of the things that I really appreciate about these sculpts (aside from the faces) is the clothing; the way the folds hang and the material bunches- very natural and unforced.

My gut feeling is this isn't going to end well for this young lady.

The Pikemen En Melee:

These fellows I chose to paint with a degree of uniformity.

Their harness and jackets were all painted n the same colours.

Only their trousers and socks were painted in individual tones.

I chose to give this guy his pike but a coronet would be more appropriate; however, he would then be committed to a specific regiment.

The Continental Mercenaries:

The fluting on this fellow's helmet is distinctively continental I think:

It was a little tedious getting around the helmets to get the faces 

I just loved painting these guys even though I found them time consuming.

Another incredible face from sculptor Nick Collier:

And the final pack of  wave 6, The Ragged Trained Band.

I found negotiating the ripped bits of cloth a little hard; when I was prepping the figures I wasn't sure what was a bit of flash or a bit of a miscast and what was a rip or tear in the clothing.

Once a gain, a bit of a tug-o-war as to whether I should paint them in subdued browns and greys or a brighter selection of colours.

In the end it was a bit of a compromise.

I think I would like another few musketeers with rests to flesh these four figures out into a unit of 12 for Pikeman's Lament or the (apparently imminent) In The Buff.

I have to admit, I think I need to take a break from these figures. Maybe it is time to turn my hand at some more terrain.

Bloody Miniatures: The Unhorsed Cuirassier and The Village People

 Although I am a little behind in my Blogging, I have been productive. These two sets of figures from Bloody Miniatures were finished in the last half of February for the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. BM 022, The Unhorsed Cuirassier:

And BM 023, The Village People:

These cuirassier were quick to paint up...

.... or rather, should have been, but I found a way of painting the armour that took longer than it should have without a compensatory improvement in finish.🙄

These are great figures for Pikeman's Lament; I used them in one game as Aggressive Forlorn Hope:

Although tempting to paint them all in blackened armour, I decided just this one fellow would get such a finish; I Imagine him to be their officer:

I did not anticipate enjoying painting the Village People as much as I did. 

Once again, the faces of these figures are great.

The lack of bandoliers, satchels and various necessities of war meant that there wasn't a lot of time spent painting fiddly bits.

These are great additions to a band of clubmen.

Hopefully I will be posting pictures of the next Bloody Miniatures packs before the end of the month.