Mercian Knights on the Conquest Trail
1st units done!!!!!
well I have managed to paint my 1st two base units, not sure I’ll finish enough for 1st Milestone but its a start.
One of the things I have realised is to reduce the no of figures I do at a session from 6 to 4 , I like to finish a group of figures in a day, and 6 was turning it in to a bit of a chore. Plus I have decided to vary the no of men at arms for each Knight , the 3rd of the Household Knights is less wealthy with a smaller holding , so only has 4 men rather than 6 which means I can Increase the Noble Lords retinue to 8, allowing for a standard bearer.
I am also being more selective in the figure builds with the 3rd Knights retinue being less heavily armored , picking the Torso’s with leather and cloth armour.
This leaves the best Armour and the longer clothing for the noble lords retinue and Standard bearer.
The White Knight
Following the livery of the 1st group of men at arms.
I have completed the 1st 12 man Men at Arms unit which shows that it is made of the Knights retinues.
The unit with Knight
In detail
The White Knights retinue 
The Red Knights
The Lloydy shot
Excellent! I have similar plans. A white knight is a scary prospect to paint though! Looks good!