28mm Northwest Frontier Afghans

In a break from my Wars of the Roses project I decided to try out some of the new Contrast paints from Games Workshop, and the latest similar product from Instar Paints. I may be doing a small review for Wargames Illustrated on the latter very soon.

The Afghans are Foundry miniatures and (I think) some Artizan. They had been knocking around in the unpainted pile for over a year, so it was an ideal opportunity to experiment with this apparently quick fire method of getting figures battle ready.

In all I managed to complete around eighteen figures in just one afternoon. That included a highlight of two on some. I must say I'm being slightly won over by the Instar product. The colour range is excellent and far outdoes GW on the colour choices.

Wars of the Roses 28mm Project (Part 3 - Commands)

I came back from the Hammerhead show last year with a handful of Perry's Wars of the Roses metal command figures. I unboxed them for storage and then forgot which were Lancastrians and which were Yorkists. I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter too much, as they should all suit their purpose. I finally got round to painting them over the festive period. Most of the flags are printed straight from the internet, while some are from Pete's Flags on eBay. The Edward IV command is actually assembled from the plastic Perry's Foot Knights box by the way, but the rest are metal.

 Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset

 Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

Edward IV