Robin Hood Project: Civilians

 My scenario ideas for Robin Hood require some civilians. I wanted a variety of peasants, townsfolk, monks, barional retinue, etc. I started by scouring my lead stash to see what I already had that might be useful.  Next, I used a sprue of Wargames Atlantic Peasant Levy and a sprue of WA Fantasy Villagers (obtained from Spruedude).  I also had a pack of 3 Reaper Bones Townsfolk that I bought at Siege of Augusta earlier this year.

These peasants and ne'er-do-wells are from a sprue of 6 Wargames Atlantic Peasant Levy.  I used a couple of arms and a head from the Villagers sprue.  They are dressed in various browns.  I intentionally avoided any green or brighter colors because I also used this sprue as the base for my Merry Men.

These are 4 of the 6 WA Fantasy Villagers.  The other two were converted into Maid Marian and the Sheriff of Nottingham and will appear in a future post.  I am sure the drunk man and his puppet have some entertaining stories to tell.

These 3 are Reaper Bones Townfolk: a beggar, the local blacksmith (who will be working his market stall from my previous post) and a friendly local.

Last are 3 miniatures I already had: a monk from Footsore's Crusader range and 2 very old minis of unknown make.  They came as part of a secondhand purchase in a mixed bag and are a softer metal.  If anyone knows their origin, let me know in the comments.

The traditional group shot.

I am currently finishing up the last 10 or so miniatures for this project, so there are many more photos to come.

Robin Hood Project - More Town Market Pieces

My Nottingham town market needed more pieces.  I purchased 2 market stalls and a wagon from Miniature Building Authority at Siege of Augusta in January, and another wagon and some carts from them at Carolina Conquest, a new convention in Charlotte, in May.  It was a good first con and they will be returning in 2027.  Plan on attending if you're within driving distance!  I thought it would be enough to round out my market area.

First , frequent readers may recall that I posted a photo of this gibbet back in December 2025.  It is now new and improved!  My friend Mike mentioned that it would look good with a skeleton in the cage.  I agreed, remembering that I had a sprue of Wargames Atlantic skeletons tucked away.  They come as separate skull, torso, arms, & legs.  Since I had already glued the gibbet together, it would take some maneuvering.  I glued the skull onto the torso, and painted that and the arms & legs separately.  I was able to squeeze the skull/torso piece through the opening, then had to glue the arms and legs on with tweezers once it was inside.  I think it was worth the time, I'm very happy with the result.

A merchant stall with some trade goods from Miniature Building Authority.

A blacksmith stall. Conveniently I also have a blacksmith on the painting table.

An ox-drawn wagon. The seat was missing but it was easily replaced with a piece of scrap mdf.  I painted the oxen with the darkest brown I have, then drybrushed a not so quite dark brown over that.  I can picture this (and the other wagons) full of taxes collected from the Saxon peasantry.

Horse & wagon. I kept the horse separate for flexibility.

Two small wooden carts.

Robin Hood Project: Town Market

I wanted to be able to set up a medieval town market for my Robin Hood project.  Fortunately enough, Victrix has a Market Stall set.  I purchased one directly from Victrix.  There are 2 market stalls, tables, and a lot of small items in the set. Everything assembled and painted up quickly.  I glued the foods and dishes to the included tables so they wouldn't get lost.  It also made the painting easier..  For some of the more fragile items such as the stools and smallest table, I glued them onto a 25mm round base.

There are a variety of foods, perfect for a market.  Also some beehives (back right) and my favorite part, two chickens in wicker baskets.

More food and some pottery.

Two clay ovens and two cooking fires on 25mm round bases.

The set also comes with a lot of sacks and barrels. Most of them come in two halves, but they fit together well with no gaps.