While near completion with three DBA armies, I had been online looking for
suitable figures for a late Medieval army. Old Glory had the right figures for
the infantry, but the mounted figures were not in correct armour. Searching
further, I found Legio-Heroica and I knew these were to be my next army. One
problem, I had to act fast as they were planning to move and by early June
would not be able to ship figures. I also knew, most of Italy is on vacation during the
month of August, so the long range plans suddenly became high priority. As an extra
incentive, Giuseppe was offering 20% discount for orders placed prior to the
move.
I usually
do not purchase one DBA sized army when the postage will cover the weight of
three, so I ordered enough Burgundian and Swiss for a big battle sized army.
With a bank transfer the registered package arrived five days later.
The quality
is first rate. Detail I would normally expect on a 28mm figure could be seen on
these 15s. The online catalogue photos do not do these figure justice. Plenty
of character, poses are natural and the figures are near an 18mm height, while they do
mix with OG or similar sized figures, I would not mix them on the same
base as these are beautiful figures. One minor quibble, all weapons are separate;
bills, crossbow, pike and lance, even the improvised weapons for the peasants are seperate.
The last
photo shows a mix of foot and mounted crossbow with a command element at their
first stage of painting. Here, you can clearly see the variety of helmets and
weapons for the figures. I should be finished with these by the weekend.
Did I mention that I was pleased with the purchase? So
much so, I took advantage of Giuseppe’s latest offer as posted at TMP: LegioHeroica is Moving. I made
nearly a duplicate order so I would have two matched big battle armies
for the Late Medieval period.
This one arrived in three days. Enough
keyboard work and now back to the paint brushes.
Cheers,
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