Conversions

    So it's been a while... I have still been busy, but I'm working my way through a monster unit of 30 Burgundian Pikemen, I'm getting there with them and hopefully it will only be a couple more weeks until they are completely finished and based up. In the mean time I thought I would show some conversions that I have been working on. They are all Billmen/Men at arms from a unit that will end up as some of the Earl of Warwick's Billmen, They have been quite enjoyable to make and involve a fair bit of bending, cutting, drilling, pinning and filling!

This first unfortunate fellow has taken a handgun bullet to the head and is falling backwards from the impact, he required a lot of patience with pinning and then filling! 

The second figure is running full pelt, I've tried to give all of the figures an energetic posing which mostly involves bending limbs.

This rather better armoured chap is carrying an axe I made from a small piece of florists wire with the axe head from the Perry's Agincourt to Orleans English Army set.

Now i'm not sure of the historical accuracy of this man, but i went for him all the same for a bit of variety, and I quite like him carrying a spear, perhaps he is a poorer retainer?

Lastly we have this fellow, he is posed like this because I will be putting him behind the guy with the bullet wound to the head. Pushing him on thinking maybe he has just lost his footing or something of the sort! 

Finally we have a base of 5 painted Warwick men at arms/billmen. I did these when I was getting a little bored of painting the white a blue livery of Burgundy and fancied a change, the will be part of the same unit as the 5 Conversions above and these themselves show a mish mash of parts from various perry sets! I hope you like them.

Warwick's men at arms

 To finish, I have just finished painting 10 archers to compliment these melee troops, they are also from the Earl of Warwick's troops and after i've finished basing them, I will get some pictures of them done and do a new blog post! Thanks for dropping by and hopefully I will not be too long away! Let me know your thoughts in the comments, I'd love to hear your opinions and suggestions!