As a change of pace, this next entry is 12 28mm Men-at-Arms from Fireforge Games. I've painted these up for Lion Rampant, but with another eight models they'll work for Bretonnians for Warhammer as well.
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| Fireforge Games 28mm Foot Sergents. |
These models come 48 to a box and can be made up as spears, hand weapons or crossbows. There are several different poses, with both armored and gambesoned infantry.
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| Close up of the crouching body. |
There are also several different head types. I chose to build this unit with the same style, but even there you can see that there are four different versions of this helmet. The faces have good character and detail.
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| The rear view. |
There are no soft details on these models. They are crisp and nice all the way around. Since they are plastic there are a ton of different ways to build them. If you add in bits from the other kits then your options really open up.
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| Good detail on both armor and gambeson. |
I went with square bases because that works best for Warhammer but also because this unit can rank up into a schiltron in Lion Rampant and square bases just work better for that as well.
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| The shields are, obviously, hand painted. |
There are two other styles of shields, including a kite shield. There are enough in the box for all 48 models. I hand painted different geometric shapes on these. They will eventually get decals, once I figure out what symbol each retinue will have.
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| The rest of the shields. |
I highly recommend this set. Between this, their knights and a box of Perry Wars of the Roses infantry you could do two entire armies for Lion Rampant in plastic. They are also perfect for Warhammer Bretonnians, allowing you to do most of the army out of affordable plastics.
From Curt:
Very nice work Aaron. I was just looking at these online the other day wondering if they could be used for the early medieval period (apologies as I'm no expert here). They look quite good and you've done them great service with your paintwork. Question: What are the other hand weapons that they provide? 48 figures in a box certainly seems to be good value. Thanks for the tip on these!
Very sharp work, seems plastics are really taking a hold after the original resistance to them
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Thank you Ian. I've always liked plastics but they are where I started.
DeleteNicely done Aaron. Those do look rather nice figures - I may find myself investing in some once my WotR army is done. :)
ReplyDeleteCurt - these should be good for mid/late C12th to mid C13th, depending on the headgear used. You might be able to use them for earlier with suitable head and shield swaps.
Thanks Tamsin, they are worth the price.
DeleteNicely done - I really like the color choice for the uniforms and shields
ReplyDeleteThank you Miles.
DeleteVery nice work.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteVery nice brushwork! Good color choices too! I'm still tempted by these and the Perry stuff. Hmmm WW2 or Dark Ages? ;)
ReplyDeleteWhy choose? Thanks. I'd looked at them for a year or so. They are worth the plunge.
DeleteVery nice indeed. Excellent plastics.
ReplyDeleteThank you Clint.
DeleteNice figures. I like the livery colours and nice crisp lines on the shields. I am working with the Perry Renaissance plastics and agree that the plastics have a lot going on.
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Thanks Peter. There's only one of the shields I'm not happy with. Plastics are great value and really nice for customizing.
DeleteAnother manufacturer I'll have to take a look at. I also like basing for warhammer, you can still use the figures for skirmish systems.
ReplyDeleteI recommend them. By matching the sets you can really get a huge variety.
DeleteVery nice Serjeants by Aaron. The FireForge sets are perfect for LR.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean. They really are. You can build your entire army out of a couple of boxes.
DeleteReally well done. The gambesons came out great.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. That means a lot coming from you.
DeleteNicely done and those shields look great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne.
DeleteTop job on these excellent figures. I used some of these as Norman crossbows in my saga force. They are another good plastic set. Good work on the shields. Cheers
ReplyDeleteThanks Kiwi. You can stretch them back to the 11th century if you choose carefully.
DeleteCurt, the hand weapons are two swords, two axes and two maces per sprue. There are six sprues so you get a total of 36 hand weapons. It's not quite enough for all 48.
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ReplyDeleteGreat work Aaron.
ReplyDeleteGreat painting work.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work, great to see all these plastics available these days.
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