The Barons' War rules have been around for a while, and while I have always fancied the idea of painting up some "Bretonnian" style medieval knights, I have resisted getting the figures. But when the pre-order date for the new second edition starter set came closer, I saw the "barricades" sprues with all the scatter terrain, and decided that they would be a useful addition to my collection. I did some quick maths, and realised that a deluxe starter set plus an extra box of foot sergeants split between three or four people will give each enough figures for a Ruckus retinue.
I sent a message to the group, and Adrian, FG, and wahj all agreed to take up a quarter of the figures, and I sent the order off. Looking at the sprues, I saw that there were four helms with animal crests: a lion, a leopard, a bull, and a boar. The crest for the house which I use for my Warhammer (The) Empire army has a lion's head, and so I thought I would use that helm, and maybe style the retinue as the predecessor for the same house. I floated the idea, and each of the other guys adopted an animal for their retinues. I then googled and found the appropriate heraldry decals for everyone.
The figures arrived seven weeks ago, and yesterday I put a second coat of spray varnish on the figures. Here they are now:
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| The Captain of my retinue and his spear - Hugh de Sappointment |
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| A yet unnamed Squire |
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| The third spear of the retinue |
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| The three leaders come in mounted and dismounted versions |
I am quite excited about this project, and while I still have a Rohan-themed game of Ruckus to play, I have already planned two scenarios for the project.
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