Inspired by a number of remote War of the Roses games, one new project for 2021 was building a War of the Roses collection in 28mm using Perry Miniatures' plastic figures. My original goal at the start of the year was to field six Battles so that I had enough units to fight many of the standard, three Battles per side, engagements. Each of my Battles would be composed of three lines of bow, bill, and MAA for a total unit strength of 52 figures. Could I produce six such units in 2021? I did not know but that was my goal.
Battle #6 is Lord Thomas Stanley's Battle. Back in January, the project began with fielding William Stanley's Battle. In December, the project ends with another Stanley.
Is the project finished? No. A few boxes remain with probably enough figures to field at least one more three-line Battle and a couple of extra MAA battle lines. With enough units present and under arms to fight many of the battles, there is no hurry to expand.
Whew! Made it just under the wire. Looking forward to seeing this collection in action on the table.
Nice work Jon. Always good to complete something.
ReplyDeleteVery good to "complete" a project! Thank you!
DeleteVery beautiful! Perry's plastic is very good, and the painting is worthy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Valentin! The Perry plastics are very good, indeed.
DeleteThey do look good. I'll take your word for it on the figure assembly. Just more faff getting in the way of finishing the figures to my mind, but what do I know?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Before I began, I heard grumblings about assembly too but I find it not so bad and actually kind of fun.
DeleteMaybe in 2022, you will be commanding one of these Battles in a remote game near you?
Lovely work and well done on achieving your goal
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, Neil!
DeleteAny chance of a grand review, Jon?
ReplyDeleteOf course! Perhaps, a New Years Day Parade is in order?
DeleteWell done they look great
ReplyDeleteThanks, David! Your Test of Resolve game was among my motivating factors.
DeleteGlad it helped. Do you expect to play ToR again?
DeleteSure, I would gladly play again. I have yet to spring for the rules, though.
DeleteGreat work on completing the project with a day to spare Jon! They do look very nice indeed and I look forward to the parade of all six battles then seeing them I action in 2022. Are you planning any cavalry at all? I know it wasn't a big feature in this era but the Perrys do make WotR cavalry packs.....?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! Made it to the finish line with a day to spare. With luck, this collection will see action in 2022. What rules? Unknown. I plan to add a few cavalry units but have no figures in-house yet.
DeleteImpressive numbers, getting all those done in the year. As far as plastics go, Perrys OWN Wars of the Roses. I have always been surprised that they didn’t do a ‘battle in the box’ set like they did with ACW, because they can fully service the era.
ReplyDeleteThanks! the 2021 WotR painting effort made up about 25% of my yearly painting production. Preliminary numbers suggest I painted more than I thought.
DeleteThe Perry WotR figures are very close to "Battles in a Box" for me since I can field both bow and bill elements for these Battles from one box of figures.
Yet another very impressive battle Jon:). Having just finished reading 'The Hollow Crown' by Dan Jones, I now have a much better understanding of the WotR. I have some medieval figures based up and whilst not quite period accurate, they will do for me for this period. Something to try and get done for 2022!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve! A new 2022 project for you sounds great! Will you stick with the smaller scale figures?
DeleteVery impressive Battle, Jonathan! Perry plastic is really great, it’s good that you include these miniatures to your collection. Have a great New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dmitry and Happy New Year to you!
DeleteThe Perry figures really are terrific, are they not?
Fantastic work Jon amazing to get 6 battles done in the year very impressive 👍 I am a fan of the Perry plastics 👍
ReplyDeleteThank you, Matt! This project is nudging me ever so slightly away from being strictly a Metal Head.
DeleteLovely toys as always Jonathan…
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing them in action…
All the best. Aly
Thanks so much, Aly!
DeleteI will make a point of getting these fellas stuck into battle in 2022.
Very impressive Johnathan and only to be expected given your abilities.Like you I chose the Stanly affiliations, but that was purely because Pete of Pete's Flags had just released his wonderful Stanley flags.Probably not my favourite family especially given their later history in betraying Richard, but they seemed to always pick the winner hence their later elevations up the ladder.God, British history is a mish mash of murder and betrayal. All the best for the New Year.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Robbie! Pete's flags are terrific. All of Battles in this project are adorned with Pete's Flags.
DeleteBritish history and WotR are confusing to the uninitiated but this project has brought with it some clarity for me.
Happy New Year to you!
I remember your musings on whether to embark upon this project, so six battles in the year must be very satisfying. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good memory! Finishing this up in 2021 is satisfying, for sure.
DeleteThat's a super looking battle no doubt Jonathan! Have a Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks! Happy New Year to you!
DeleteA nice job on a treacherous family Jonathan ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteVery nice work Jonathan. I really like the Perry WotR plastics, there is so much variety with the sets and so many parts are interchangeable.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I like the Perry WOTR plastics a lot.
DeleteYou've done a remarkable job on this project, over 300 figures assembled and painted. Not to mention your other work this year. Glad you had fun at it. That's important.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your support, Joe. Thank you! Yes, many other projects saw progress in 2021 but maybe not the diversity as in prior years. Having fun is important.
DeleteLovely colors, cracking job...and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Phil, and Happy New Year to you!
DeleteAnother lovely unit Jonathan, I am enjoying watching this army develop
ReplyDeleteThanks! Good to see others have enjoyed this army build up too.
DeleteAnother fine looking battle Jonathan, but will they decide to fight for you?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Phil! Will the Stanley's fight for me? Time will tell.
DeleteA handsome battle indeed, Jon! Somewhat unexpectedly, I find myself with WotR figures in the painting plans for the first half of 2022.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sir! Well! A surprise for the New Year. I look forward to seeing your WotR build. Will you be using Old Glory?
DeleteYes, I will be using Old Glory. I have no appetite to handle plastics at all, and the current shipping prices and the Army Card in hand mandate Old Glory as the choice. I am really painting them for Tim and David to use for Test of Resolve games at Historicon in July. I have quite a bit of the Old Glory WoTR cavalry, which I must confess, aren't among their better sculpts, so I am hoping the infantry are better. They will still dovetail nicely with my other late medieval forces - Hussites, Catholic "Crusaders" Teutonic Knights, and HYW English, plus another surprise project!
DeleteSounds great, Peter! How many figures must you paint by July?
DeleteAnother splendid battle and just under the wire? Well done!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Just under the wire, indeed! Thank you!
DeleteYer a better man than I, Jonathan, for doing plastics (and all that entails). Bravo on closing out the year "on schedule" with these (and doing so at such a high standard). Happy New Year (much to look forward to!).
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, Ed! I appreciate your support snd encouragement.
DeleteThese are lovely, I've just acquired three bags of Front Rank WoTR figs myself, thanks for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteThank you and you are welcome!
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