Those busy
folk at Wargames Atlantic not content with giving us Foot Knights and Peasant
Levy have recruited Foot Serjeants to the cause and the loveliness continues with this equally versatile set of figures.
There are five frames in the box, four Serjeant frames and one “Long Weapons” sprue which is identical to the one in the Levy box- see previous post on Peasant Levy
The main
frame is packed with goodies. There are 27 heads with various head coverings
from acorn style helmets with short nasal bars to kettle helms with a few bare
heads and some soft hats, and arming coifs.
There are
three crossbows. There are a variety of arm positions with hands clutching
falchions or short swords, one has a small horn another holds a standard pole
and one has the very lovely pointing hand.
There are
six sets of legs and eight torsos, four of which are designed to take a shield
There are
six shields of the heater variety three of them are slightly longer
Lots of
loveliness here! I particularly like the arm holding the kettle helm, destined
for a Sergent of serjeants for sure
There are
six scabbarded Falchions in total one for each completed figure
I do like a
good kettle helm! And here there are ten!
I like the shield strap. All three kits share the same body poses which makes kit bashing between the kits a breeze…
The rear
view of the main frame
There are 28
long weapons with a variety of arms of smooth linen, jacks and mail. There are
6 pole arms which I shall decline to define, after all,one man’s Volgue is another man’s
Glaive, and the rest are spears, which seems appropriate.
What I
did with them
first up,
the Sergent of Serjeants! This set has come along with perfect timing for me to
create the Sheriff of Nottingham’s Retinue for Ruckus. My aim is to present the
final scenes of the 1938 film the Adventures of Robin Hood at Partizan in May
and so I am tied to this livery…
rear view
showing the heraldry that the soldiers in the film wear on their tunics
The clearest
image I could get of the device
The more
typical garb of the soldiers. Each tunic bears the heraldic device on its chest
Baddies always use crossbows!
It was much easier to paint his shield on his back!
The classic!
You could make all 24 figures to look like this chap. If I was clever, I would
have painted his torso before adding the arms, it would make painting the dragon
much easier!
I imagine
the bulk of medieval armies would look like this
A Bill or a Glaive
or something…
“Who goes…?”
The Tunic is
Citadel Steel Legion Drab highlighted with Tallarn Sand and Karak Stone.
The sleeves are Citadel Skavenblight Dinge
highlighted with Stormvermin Fur washed and glazed with Nuln Oil
A change of
pace and over to the Crusades…
This set is perfect for Crusaders
The tunic is
done with Citadel Khemri Dust, Ushbati Bone and Screaming Skull. Washed and
glazed with Seraphim Sepia
The metal is
Army Colours Gunmetal washed with a mix of Agrax and Nuln Oil
The cross is Citadel again, Mephiston Red
highlighted with Evil Suns Scarlet and Wild Rider Red, washed and glazed with
Berserker Bloodshade
I hope he’s
not thinking of loading his sword on that thing…
Excuse the hair, you only see these things
after the pic is taken!
The tunic is
the Foundry Terracotta triad washed with Citadel Flesh Ink. The Jack is Citadel
too, the Balor Brown group
That shield has
a few tales to tell
The scars are Khemri Dust and Karak Stone
with a slash of thinly mixed black /brown paint
The blue is
the Citadel Fang Triad washed and glazed with Tyran blue
The red hose is done with the Foundry Terracotta
triad washed and glazed with Citadel’s Berserker Bloodshade
I really
like the pose of this one...en Guarde!
“Have at you…”
The old
notched shield…
This chap
has the upper body and helm of a Foot Knight and the lower half of a Serjeant. He
may be a Squire in the SoN Retinue or possibly a Man at Arms
A menacing looking figure
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
I really
like this …er… guy...ahem...I will get my coat...
The pointing
finger…well…you have to have standards
The box art
demonstrates quite nicely some of the many possibilities of this versatile and adaptable
set.
This is a golden age for our hobby and Wargames Atlantic are part of the reason with their ever-growing range of excellent affordable and adaptable plastics