From PaulSS: Hundred Years War French Men at Arms (60 points)

Six more French Men at Arms for the Hundred Years War force.

All plastics made from the new Agincourt Mounted Knights 1415-29 set and based individually and mounted in some custom movement trays that I ordered from Warbases. I've now got 12 of these done, the last six were entered as Routiers in the Mercenary bonus round.

I ordered this box directly from Perry Miniatures so I also ordered a couple of extra frames of their medieval horses so that I could build an extra six figures from the box.

In the standard pack you can make up to six of the figures as lighter horse in hauberks while the rest are armoured. If you add the extra horses you can make twelve fully armoured knights and six knights / sergeants in hauberks.

The fourth and sixth figures in the group above are made from the lighter armoured bodies and legs. The one in the green/black hauberk looks like a knight with older equipment while the one in the buff hauberk holding no weapon could be a groom riding his lords remount.

For a couple of the figures in this batch I used the mail flanchards on the horses and I think they come out well. It's a really versatile set.

Six more left to do from this box and they should be ready next week along with a few more oddments left over from the foot troops.

The 60 points for these three should also contribute to the Hither do I Challenge Thee (SD4) duel.

I've lately been listening to a lot of music while painting and Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine have been getting a lot of plays, I'd forgotten just how great a band they were!

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More French! More Perrys! Maybe I should just succumb to Stockholm (Paris?) Syndrome and paint some Perry French figures as well . . . 

Agincourt falls in that period for me between the classic knight with surcoat and trashcan helmet, and the beautiful stuff you see in the Italian Wars. The beaks and angles and whatnot all look kind of awkward and undeveloped. But Paul is doing a fantastic job of making them pretty and accessible.

Another smashing entry from Paul, and another 60 points on the board for him.