My latest... a Medieval halbardier

[bwildfong]

Hey all,
Just finished this one today; the box bills him as a 54mm figure of a XV Century Halbardier (even though he's carrying a poleaxe), sculpted by Andrew Bleskine for the now-defunct firm, First Guards. Hope you like...

He's a bit of a departure from my usual WWII stuff and was a real blast to paint up. I changed the colour of his livery from red & blue (a Burgundian ?) to red & green, just 'cause I liked it better (if anyone knows if this colour combo represents an actual household of the time, please let me know).
As always, comments, critiques and advice are much appreciated.
Cheers,
Brian

 

[megroot]

Great paintwork, and better then mine.
If I see yours, i whas thinking about stripping it, and repaint.
Great work.

marc

 

[Marcel]

Excellent piece of work Brian!

Cheers,
Marcel.

 

[Tecumsea]

Very nice Brian, just dirty enough with the subdued colours to be convincing.

Keith

 

[LVM]

Great work !!!

I find that the painting of the figure and the groundwork goes perfectly well together. It creates a real atmosphere. I think that you made a good choice to use green and red. It looks better that red and blue in my opinion.

Laurent

 

[housecarl]

That is excellent, love the metals and the grubby on campaign look.
Nice figure, shame it's OOP,
Carl.

 

[Mike S.]

Great piece all around.

 

[FigureLover]

Great atmosphere all round. Great painting as well
Ben

 

[gorgosaurus]

Shame this figure ´s no longer available.
I like it very much, likewise the subdued tones of your painting.
Spike.

 

[Paul]

Lovely sculpt and a beautifull bit of painting!
Red and blue = Burgundian,
Red and green, WotR´s , you have a choice
Earl of Kent, Henry Lord Grey of Codnor (switched sides from lancs to york)
Robert, 3rd Lord Hungerford and Lord Molynes (lancaster)

 

[John Bowery]

Brian,
Nicely done and great weathering.
Cheers
John

 

[bwildfong]

Thanks very much everyone for the very kind comments - much appreciated!

Lovely sculpt and a beautifull bit of painting!
Red and blue = Burgundian,
Red and green, WotR´s , you have a choice
Earl of Kent, Henry Lord Grey of Codnor (switched sides from lancs to york)
Robert, 3rd Lord Hungerford and Lord Molynes (lancaster)

Thanks Paul for the research - now I can make up a nameplate for the base!

Cheers,

Brian

 

[Jazz]

Nice muted colours. Love the armour.

 

[Paul]

I´m glad I found something. It definately deserves a nameplate.
I´ve just noticed a good idea with your painting, the inside of the hood being white...
I would never of considered that.but it is quite logical that could be made from two layers of material. Brings out the face as well..
I´ve still got loads to look at and study on it., a real shame it´s not produced anymore.

 

[housecarl]

I don't know if it means anything, but it's still available on their site.
http://www.1st-guards.com/catalogue/?category=3&id=22
Carl.

 

[gorgosaurus]

I don´t think so, Carl - I´ve had this in my "favourites" for a while and every time I go back to it the price is 0.00 euros.
Spike.

 

[housecarl]

I thought that might be the case Spike.
I've ordered one to see what happens.
Carl.

 

[Paul Kernan]

Come on Brian...stick to WW2 will you and leave the other eras to the rest of us Great job my friend. Looking forward to seeing it in Guelph

 

[Paul Kernan]

Carl

I haven't heard much about 1st Guards for a while. I know the product line was produced in Russia but the business side of the company was handled by a young Russian guy here in the Toronto area. We were lucky as he would bring his new pieces to our local club meeting before they were released

 

[housecarl]

Thanks Paul. I had a reply telling me the painted version is €90, I've asked about the unpainted.
Carl.