Monday, June 30, 2014

Northamptonshire, June/July

Northampton 1460 Project update

On 5th July I will be demonstrating the battle using a wargame model at the Battlefield Open Day at Delapre.



This week's work will be on the custom battlefield.  

The project will recycle quite a number of 15th Century figures I already have but feature a new set of command bases and personality vignettes ...

Here is a test shot of the general layout ...


The wattle fencing will be incorporated into the earthworks protecting the Lancastrian position.   And yes, there were a few silver men around when I tried out the basic arrangement.

I have tried to capture some of the character of Northampton's open fields in July in this Impetus Style group of Yorkist prickers ...

(Yorkist cavalry at Northampton: figures from Mirliton's Burgundian range)

The insets show the preliminary groundwork in process ...

There are six of these command bases to complete ...

(William Neville, Lord Fauconberg, commanding the Yorkist left: Donnington, Mirliton and Irregular figures, banner and standard by Fluttering Flags)

... and vignettes for the King, Queen Margaret and the observing group of Archbishop Bourchier and Francesco Coppini ...

(Henry VI at Northampton: more Mirliton with Fluttering Flags, kneeling figures by Essex and Corvus Belli)

... base texturing still to do ...

So apologies for light blogging of late - it's flat out to get this lot completed (then, I hope, we can enjoy some special features on the finished projects) ...

In addition to the Open Day this weekend, Northampton 1460 will go to CoW the week after, History Live! at Kelmarsh Hall (with the Battlefields Trust) and the Derby show in October 





1 comment:

Phil said...

Most impressive pictures, have a great time!