Friday 8 February 2019

From PaulSS: Hundred Years War French men at arms (60 points)


More Hundred Years War French men at arms finished this week with a dozen of them joining the muster.

All of them were made from components of the the Agincourt French Infantry 1415-29 and English Army 1415-1429 sets, but apart from a couple of them using standard French infantry bodies you could also use the Agincourt Foot Knights set.


I had a bit of a disaster with the Rustoleum grey primer going chalky and you may notice some of them look a bit rough because of that. It cannot be humidity related, we are talking a cold, dry Wisconsin winter here. I the same problem with my last can, maybe there is a bad batch in circulation.


 These should also contribute towards my score in the Hither do I Challenge Thee (SD4) duel although I have little hope of catching up with Kens prodigious output on his lovely Italian Wars project.


Putting these away in the box today with the rest of the collection I noted that I now have 18 units done, 8 English and 10 French, it shall soon be time to stop skirmishing and start playing some big battles.

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And we have yet more French! Maybe I should have called this the French Fridays, not the Friday follies.

Lots of nice, reasonably simple livery on those fellows. The white is especially crisp and clean. I quite like the fellow on the fore right. And there's your as usual effective sabot basing. Huzzah!

Another 60 points on thr boards, and in Side Duel #4!







30 comments:

  1. Zoot allors, c'est magnifique Paul! If there's any grainy ness, I can't see it. Nice work on those liveries.

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  2. Great work Paul!

    I know humidity etc. can be an issue, but I think there are many more dud cans of primer etc than we realize...I cringe every time I get ready to spray, wondering if I am about to ruin a miniature...

    Well done overcoming that challenge!

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  3. Nice variety. And some colour schemes worth stealing. I mean learning from and adapting responsibly.

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    1. Hey, feel free to plagiarise, how do you think I get inspiration :)

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  4. Very nice. I can't spot the primer problem?

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  5. Great work on these, Paul, you wouldn't know there had been any problems with the primer.

    I'm also using Rustoleum, and experience has taught me to avoid priming during the worst of the humidity. This summer though, it's been a shocker, and the window for spray priming seems to get narrower each year!

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    1. Cheers Evan, it's not at all humid here at the moment and I spray indoors. I think there are just some duff cans of Rustoleum grey primer going around at the moment.

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    2. Paul I’ve had good luck with Killz primer. Despite the name it’s not a GW product and can be picked up at Lowe’s etc. I’ve been using an odour free version which gets the thumbs up from the wife too.

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    3. Thanks Peter, not sure if there is a Lowes near us - checks, nearest one is about 75 miles away - I'll pick some up if I am out that way.

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  6. Those look just wonderful Paul!

    Christopher

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  7. More gorgeous knights,I can't see the primer issue, we're all in Ken's wake but it's keeping production up!
    Best Iain

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  8. Some really nice French Kniggits Paul!

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  9. Great brushwork Paul. During the winter I use a brush-on artist gesso (Liquitex) and then airbrush with a Vallejo colour primer for a smooth final coat - a bit more laborious, but it keeps me away from rattlecan disasters and gives a good result.

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    1. Thanks Curt, if I am not spraying I use the Vallejo light grey brush on primer. Problem only seems to be with my last couple of cans of Rustoleum grey. I do non-armoured stuff in Rustoleum khaki and have not had an issue yet with that.

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  10. Very nice. Great to see this collection grow over the collection. Cheers

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    1. Thanks, hope to have some big battles before the challenge is out!

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