Wednesday, January 15, 2020

The Black Prince Edward III

Edward the III, the Black Prince


If you have been following you will know that this year I am adding to my Early 100YW armies using predominantly Claymore, Old Glory and selected Perry and Crusader miniatures, I have around 120 figures to add to my English, Scots, Bretons and French. 

In addition one of my goals this year I will also be building a historical 14th century chateau for my TTSFN (total Terrain System For Now) table.

Edward the Black Prince, a miniature sculpted by the Perry twins. Released by Warhammer Historical quite a long time ago. I painted it for the “Metal” painting competition on the guild Wargamers forum.


We visited the Poitiers battlefield last September and walked quite a bit of it. The signs need some work but happy to see it not completely surrounded by houses.

Nearby I would recommend visiting Abbaye Saint-Junien de Nouaillé-Maupertuis in the valley. A wonderful Fortified medieval Abbey with many stages of construction, much of the grounds are walkable. A book on the Battle and the Abbaye is available in French at the L'Hotel de Ville located in the Abbaye gatehouse.






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Cheers
Matt

14 comments:

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    1. Yes a lovely figure that is a fabulous command gaming piece

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      Matt

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  2. Very cool. A prized limited edition figure for sure.

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    1. Yes, I picked him up with the WAB age of Chivalry release a long time ago.

      Salut
      Matt

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    1. Cheers Michal, I really enjoyed painting it, a good inspirational start to the year.

      Salut
      Matt

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  4. Inspired job, he looks superb...and great base as well...

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    1. Thank you Phil, the base is simply builders sand, flocked and Noch model railway grass.

      Cheers
      Matt

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    1. Thank you Michael, a great command piece for my early 100YW English

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    1. Thank you for your encouragement Chris

      Salut
      Matt

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    1. Yes the perry lads certainly have captured a great moving piece.

      Cheers
      Matt

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