Friday, 27 March 2015

Lion Rampant Host

I have finished the retinue of John de'Rainham: he's the handsome chap on the far back left of the pic.

It's a standard 24 point host with:
1. Mounted Men at Arms (back left with lance)
2. Mounted Sergeants (middle left)
3. Foot Men at Arms (front left)
4. Foot Sergeants (right rear with spears)
5. Crossbowmen (foot right)

The cavalry is made from a box of Veus Dult Mounted Sergeants for £20.

And the infantry from a box of Foot Sergeants which cost £35.

You get 48 minis in the infantry box so I still have 18 leftover.

I bought  Battle Flag shield transfers specially made for this range. These are expensive so I only got one sheet and created the other shield designs by painting and leftover transfers from various models.

Delineation of the hard plastic models is good and they respond well to a thin coat of Army Painter tinted varnish - as shown on the armour in this photo.





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  1. DeanM27 March 2015 at 15:58

    Great looking retinue, John. Looks very well balanced too.

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    1. John Lambshead27 March 2015 at 16:29

      Just lost it's first game, Dean. :)

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    2. legatus hedlius27 March 2015 at 18:40

      The fate of all newly painted units! They look lovely, however!

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    3. John Lambshead28 March 2015 at 18:15

      Sigh. It's odd how one's beautifully painted elite units flunk whereas a bunch of scabbily painted peasant with hoes that you picked up at the Bring & Buy perform prodigious feats.

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  2. Steve J.27 March 2015 at 19:14

    Nice looking Retinue. I played my first solo game last night as a quick refresher and really enjoyed the game.

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  3. Dave27 March 2015 at 19:23

    Can you play lion rampant solo?

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    1. John Lambshead28 March 2015 at 18:16

      Probably works better solo due to the unpredictible nature of the command control system.

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  4. tim27 March 2015 at 19:32

    That's a smart looking force! Can't wait to see them in action!

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  5. Rodger27 March 2015 at 20:26

    That is a lovely looking army!

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  6. Natholeon27 March 2015 at 21:26

    Great looking army. Cost effective too.

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  7. Phil28 March 2015 at 07:35

    Excellent job!

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  8. Paul O'G28 March 2015 at 18:14

    Really nice John, great stuff

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  9. Dave Drale28 March 2015 at 20:48

    Dear John,
    Deus vult--God wishes. Veus dult--typo.
    Going back a little bit to the megalosaur--my wife and my trip to Crystal Palace was a high point of our trip to see you in 2004. I'm still using snaps of the critters (which include mammals and amphibians as well as archosaurs) have been my computer wallpaper since.
    Note that this quadrupedal megalosaur is an earlier recreation than Doyle's giant toads of the Lost World.
    All best,
    Dave

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    1. John Lambshead29 March 2015 at 13:58

      I recall the giant toad in the Lost World. It never was convincing.
      LOL, I rather like Veus Dult now I have made the typo. Was that trip in 2004. Gawd I'm feeling old again.

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  10. Monty28 March 2015 at 23:49

    These are great, John; I've been looking at Fireforge for ages, but resisting; but posts like this don't help! ;)

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    1. John Lambshead29 March 2015 at 13:59

      I'm on commission - but keep that to yourself.

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  11. Carl 29 March 2015 at 10:52

    Fire forge do some excellent miniatures and you have used them well to make a cracking looking army.

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  12. The Kiwi30 March 2015 at 06:15

    That's a great looking retinue. cheers

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    1. John Lambshead30 March 2015 at 10:10

      Thanks. They are only quick paint jobs. Washes and tinted varish hide a multitude of sins. :)

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