Men at Arms

 Bretonnia on the works again!

After the Knights Errant (which I mistakenly called Questing Knights!), I needed some good, old infantry, the reliable men at arms. I have fifteen of them, enough to build up a unit.

Four models (repeated) and the command

 As you can see, there is no much variation. Though conversions could be technically achievable, it certainly was not worth of the work. What I tried instead was different colours for the hoses. You can see above two different tones of brown and one grey. Idle work, as they will eventually be covered by the shields, but at least in my mind there is a subtle difference.

They fit in nicely. I haven't studied how would they look on ToW bases, but not my priority

These minis have aged well, I have to say. Even in their simplicity they still keep that special charm of old, that strange quality that the new plastic minis didn't get to grasp. Assembling the unit was quite easy, and then I paid some attention to the shields.

It was time to choose the livery. I went for a simple green and yellow pattern, quite classic and simple, yet effective, I believe. It works on the garments and is easy to repeat. However, back to the shields themselves, I thought I could do something more. I didn't want to paint full heraldry, as that would be the prerrogative of their lord, but I could add something else without necessarily painting heraldic figures. The obvious solution in Warhammer is always some chequered strip.

If it hasn't any chequered patterns, then it's not Warhammer

Little else to add, this unit is pretty straightforward to paint and assemble. I added some grass and tufts to the bases, replicated the shield pattern on the banner and here you have them:

Compact and battle ready, as they should

Here you can see them a little bit better

I have some archers that I believe should be next, but I'm still undecided. Don't worry though, I still have plenty of other stuff to paint while I make any decision XD