The same four models, slightly converted, and painted in the usual colour scheme, except that I have forgotten the recipe used on the bones of the previous batch. This time, I'll log things properly. So, for my now 'greyish' skulls:
We're close to the end of this regiment!
More bowmen, not exactly fun to paint (blame my colour scheme). The death crier of the regiment brought a welcome variation, even if I had to paint this damn' skull three times to get a satisfying result. Anyway, one regiment done.
And the regiment completed:
Slowly recovering my left hand, I'm working on a second unit, the archers of the White Lady.
Last year, I had already painted two bowmen to prepare the colour scheme of the army. Here are 4 additional shooters.
And the first rank complete.
As explained in my preparation posts, most of the regiments of the White Lady will have a Death Crier, who chants and reminds to his brothers-in-arms the names and exploits of their fallen comrades. The bell is meant to frighten away evil spirits, while the lantern guides lost souls.
Here is the Death Crier accompanying the spearmen:
The starting point of this miniature was an illustration of a Death Crier (or Bellman of the Dead) one can find in several books:
On the left, Richard Davey's crier. On the right, an alternative and more sinister version that I am unable to source, but that finds an echo on the front page of Les Hymnes de la Fête des Morts en Basse-Bretagne, by Canon Pérennès (1925).
I have then tried to adapt the death's-heads, cross-bones and tears on the lower half of the coat, opting for the white version, more forgiving for my badly drawn skulls 💀. Hope you like it!
Well well well... can't say things are improving on the private side. Broke my hand, useless for everything, except complaining 😜
All I could do in the past weeks was gluing pieces of cork on bases and drybrushing them with different shades of grey. You may notice that compared to the previous post, I have also touched up a few details, and numbered the skulls (that was before the accident).
Anyway. 10 spearmen now ready for battle.
Family shot:
2024 started pretty badly on the family side, and I had to stop the OWAC army painting challenge rather abruptly.
On the plus side, it means that I have now some spare time to complete a few things pending for too long. Maybe a few citizen from Pfeildorf, some mercenary dwarves from the Grey Mountains, or a couple of additions to Castle Wittgenstein. Or maybe (let's be crazy) some new miniatures. I don't know...
In the meantime, here are the spearmen painted for the White Lady. I don't think I'll be able to finish this project any time soon.
