From JohnS - I'm Frank, This is My Brother Carol and My Other Brother Carol (90 points)

One of my stated goals for this AHPC was to get some of my Carolingians and Carthaginian armies painted. I have made a start!

First up is a half unit of Frankish Heerbann militia. These are from the assortment of dark age figures I have been collecting for years so I am not sure of all of the makers but there are a couple of Crusader in there I believe.

Some of the figures are a bit rough but that just adds to their "peasanty charm". You can practically smell the pig slop on them...

I decided that their shields should be either monochrome or simple designs to reflect the availability of pigments and the skills of the painters, plus in a variety of shapes and sizes because some shields were older, captured or made quickly.

 My second group are Medbury Miniatures Carolingian Archers, cast in metal.

 These are beautiful sculpts that take paint very well, despite a few issues with casting.

I bought a large quantity of Carolingians from Medbury and I am looking forward to painting more.

With my Carolingian Frankish army finally started I am happy to be back on track and to claim:

28mm Infantry x 18 @ 5pts ea = 90 points

From Millsy:

I always enjoy seeing the finished products from our Antipodean paint and chat sessions. It's like putting a face to a name, or finally seeing a movie you've heard loads about but not seen. It scratches an itch.

These are very fine indeed John. I think you have perfectly captured the look you were going for with the shields and the overall style of the Franks. They're a nice deep base which makes me think these are one of several intended for To the Strongest! Is that right?

Your Carolingians are tempting me to dip my toe into the Medbury Miniatures pool. They definitely look like they'd be fun to paint and you have absolutely done them justice.

90 points added to your tally mate. I look forward to facing off against these fine fellow at some point.

Cheers,
Millsy