SUMMER PROJECT: The Swiss Cheese
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About the Project
Greetings all, cheers for having a look at my project! I'm back from Uni over the summer, so i've decided to devote the next few Months of hobbying towards the completion on my French (With a host of Swiss allies) 15th Century force. I'll try and update as often as I can, but for now I should probably get back to it! Happy Hobbying! Adam
Related Game: Lion Rampant
Related Genre: Historical
This Project is Cancelled
The Bear and the 'Maidens' fair...
A unit of Gallowglass mercenaries sporting their washer bases. Although historically the idea of Gaelic mercenaries in a French and Swiss force is a tad sketchy, these lads did fight over the continent...and who can resist such excellent Perry sculpts? Also the armies 'mascot' has made an appearance as can be seen. This again is an interesting phenomenon, there are contemporary accounts of bears acting almost as mascots in front of troops from Berne. Whether they actually were used in battle is open to debate, but there is one original manuscript showing this. i intend to use the Bear and his handler as a non participant, adding a bit of flavour to the force. 
The flag of the Swiss Canton of Berne. Inspiration for the 'Bear' mascot of the Swiss mercenary troops. 
A great little set by the Perry Brothers, bringing some much needed ecclesiastical support to the French and Swiss soldiers as they rampage through Italy (?). Sets like this are great for adding a little bit of flavour to an army or battlefield. I plan to have these guys at the back of my lines tempting the dice gods in my favour ;) Humble(Ish) Beginnings...
The Force in it's current state. Right now my focus is on assembling my collection and sorting men into units. I've also been gluing soldiers to metal washers. I've found these to give plastic models a little more weight. 
