Grey Wind

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Grey Wind is a dire wolf bonded to Robb Stark.                                                                      He is the litter-mate of Lady, Nymeria, Summer, Shaggydog, and Ghost. Grey Wind is discovered along with his litter mates by Robb Stark and Jon Snow after the dire wolves mother has been killed by a stag. Like the other dire wolves, Grey Wind forms a special bond with his master. Like Robb, Grey Wind grows bold and faithful. Robb names him Grey Wind due to his fast speed when running.

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Grey Wind follows Robb around Winterfell and sits at his feet when he holds court. When Greatjon Umber menaces Robb during a meeting, Grey Wind bites two of the lord’s fingers off, helping Robb gain the respect of Umber and other Stark banner men.

During the War of the Five Kings, Grey Wind follows Robb into battle and adds significantly to Robb’s fearsome reputation. At the Battle of the Whispering Wood, Grey Wind kills several men.

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I painted this new figure because I think my old model doesn’t look menacing enough and  doesn’t represent Grey Wind like he should be. Furthermore I didn’t like the way I painted him.

Have a look for yourself:direwolf3 Kopie

Here are some more pictures of the new Grey Wind Miniature, by the way the grass tufts I used were made with the flock box I got for xmas :

Perry Agincourt sets ready to preorder!

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Two Plastic Agincourt sets available for PRE-ORDER!

Both Agincourt French Infantry and Agincourt Foot Knights sets will be released on the 22nd February, however we may get some in a little before…….
To pre-order just order as normal and when we get them in we’ll send them to you. Your card will be charged when you put the order in.
If you buy 3 boxes (either the same or a mix of both) or more, direct from us you will receive a Joan of Arc figure shown here.
Agincourt French Infantry 1415-29

This set contains 36 infantry and 6 men at arms/knights. The infantry are armed with spears, crossbows, double-handed weapons and hand weapons. The men at arms have pole arms, hand weapons and cut-down lances/spears. All the figures in this box can actually be used for any Western European army of the period as the clothing and armour styles were very similar. The components of this set can also be mixed with the English Army boxed set (AO 40). Although the men at arms are specifically designed for the 1415-29 period, the infantry could be used for the 1390’s through to the 1430’s/40s.
Figures designed by Alan Perry
Box contains: 42 figures, bases, banners and painting guide.

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Agincourt Foot Knights 1415-1429

The figures in this box represent both English and French knights/men at arms from the height of the Hundred Years War. They can actually be used for any Western European Army of this period as similar fashions in armour and clothing stretched across Europe at this time. The figures are armed with polearms, hand weapons and cut-down lances/spears. All the figures are wearing plate armour, half of which are covered in coat armour .
Figures designed by Alan Perry
Box contains : 36 figures, bases banners and a painting guide.

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Here are some more pictures:

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Complete Lannister foot knight Unit

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Here is the complete Lannister foot knight unit for Dragon Rampant:

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Hope you like them. You can see all the miniatures of the unit and my Lannister Army so far here. Next up will be Greywolf the dire wolf of Robb Stark.

 

The last Lannister foot knight

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Here is the last miniature for the foot knight unit:

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the 5th Lannister foot knight

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Here is the 5th foot knight . Just one more to do until the unit is finished and I will start with some more Stark figures e.g. another Greywind model ( more bad ass looking then the first I did).

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Orcs and the “gamefication” of Middle Earth

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I found this article on Lead adventure forum. Very interesting to read !!!! Recommended .

“A few thoughts occurred to me while assembling some Tolkien-appropriate orcish forces for SoBH and DR games. This very interesting blog post by Zhu Baijie catalysed them somewhat (I commented as JC). As many of us are keen on gaming in Middle Earth, I thought these might – perhaps – be of interest. On the other hand, it just might see like a completely insane post!

My main contention is that gamers have, over the decades, tended to distort the descriptions contained in Tolkien’s writings and that these distortions have become quite deeply embedded in RPG and wargaming rules and publications. I think this “gamefication” also had an impact on Peter Jackson’s films (I wouldn’t be at all surprised if WETA had a hefty population of current or former gamers). Here are some examples:”

By Hobgoblin .

More to read here

The next 2 Agincourt plastic boxed sets by the Perrys

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The release date for BOTH Agincourt sets is late February, however it might be a bit earlier.

The sets are Agincourt French Infantry 1415-29 and Agincourt Foot Knights 1415-29.

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Above are samples from the Agincourt French men at arms frame just in.
There will be one of these frames (6 figures) in the Agincourt French Infantry box set along with 3 French Infantry frames shown previously. In all 42 figures.

For the Agincourt Foot Knights set there will be 3 French men at arms frames and 3 English men at arms frames (previously released with the Agincourt English Army set) in the box. In all 36 figures.

 

Renedra, who are always up for a challenge have done it again with the fine details on visors and weapons etc. on this frame.

All three sets (including the English Army set) have interchangeable parts allowing an enormous choice of individual figures to be created by the customer.
There are more pictures on the Perry site! And on there Facebook page

 

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I am really looking forward to these sets for doing other GoT houses like the Tullys etc.

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Banner Bearer

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After a week without new postings, I have been away for a week, here is the banner bearer of the Lannister foot knight unit. Hope you like him . The banner is as always freehand.

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Discussion about value of painted miniatures

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Over on the Lead adventure forum you can find a rather interesting discussion about the value of painted miniatures. Recommended to read . To be found here

“Been thinking, (which is normally a bad idea), about the value paint adds to our minis and come up with a few questions? Namely;

Does it, add value?
To what standard does a mini need to be painted for the value to increase?
What is pro painted? Which is a daft question but there must be some way to gauge it? Are there other criteria for example one does see tabletop standard.
Should some minis that are collectable and or rare simply not be painted?
Do you buy painted minis or have you bought painted minis? Why/why not. I have not but then they tend to cost more unless badly painted and I love nothing more than restoring some old neglected mini.
To what extent can one make a living from painting minis.

etc… hope to generate some interesting discussion.” Golgotha on Lead Adventure Forum.

Next Lannister foot knight

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Here are Pictures of the next Lannister foot knight I finished. He is a straight build out of the Perry WotR foot knight box with a cape from fireforge miniatures.

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