Margaret of Anjou and Edward, Prince of Wales

I had a bit of time to organise myself and get a view of my project. Practically, this entailed setting out my main references, and all the personality miniatures along with their associated figures such as pages and standard bearers. I am thinking about including musicians.

As I cogitated on this I made some welcome progress preparing and assembling Margaret of Anjou and her son Edward, along with their standard bearers, a page, and a hound. Margaret needed a bit of work with a file and ProCreate to get a really good fit for the saddle and the reins, but the result is worth the effort.

I have a banner for Edward (included in Perry Miniatures’ Foot Knights plastic set), and will purchase Pete’s Flags Herny VI standard for Margaret’s standard bearer.

Athena Miniatures’ Margaret of Anjou with Perry Miniatures’ Edward, Prince of Wales, and Steel Fist Miniatures’s hound.

Perry Miniatures’ Standard bearer and page.

Margaret of Anjou

I have been thinking about the principal characters I want to include in my collection, and the retinues I want to represent. Studying the standards, banners, and liveries of the various combatants has been instructive, while considering the livery badges, banners, and standards available from Pete’s Flags, Little Big Men Studios, and included in the Perry Miniatures plastic sets.

I have been quite taken by Athena Miniatures’ Margaret of Anjou, and decided to buy it. It’s a lovely miniature, complete with a fellow on foot leading the Queen’s horse by the reins.

I am now thinking to model Henry VI’s queen, and their son, Edward, Prince of Wales, and probably Henry himself – perhaps he will become an objective. I’ll probably add Buckingham to this little group too.

Athena Miniatures’ Margaret of Anjou in the middle, with Perry Miniatures’ horse and foot figure to left and right .