MEDIEVAL WARGAME 54MM

Here are some photos of a Medieval game I staged in early 2019. The figures are predominantly W. Britains belonging to the Herald range. I know most collectors prefer the Deetail range, but I remember both from my childhood and always thought the Herald's were clean-cut in their design and arguably more authentic in their armour. Although sold under the Britains label, the Herald range was actually produced in Hong Kong. Despite these figures dating back to the 1970s, its very rare to find any that have suffered plastic oxidisation/rot, which is a bonus. But I never liked the sticky-back designs on the shield, which reminded me of modern municipal coats of arms, or school blazer badges rather than anything authentic. Since most of them had largely worn off anyhow, I decided to clean and prime the shields and paint genuine Guelph (pro-Pope), and Ghibelline (pro-Emperor) heraldry for Italy during the 14-15th centuries. I should also mention, a large number of modern, cheap Chinese toy soldiers have also been drafted into the armies. These very inexpensive bags of figures include some real rubbish, but there are also some very useful castings, including a crossbowman, and I enjoyed painting them. All spears and lances were replaced with steel rods.

Pleased to report that it was a great evening with George and Chris, a slight victory for the Guelphs, and the whole occasion was made even more appropriate with our Italian themed meal! (But never trust Medieval bombards, they will always crack unexpectedly.)

MGB