Games Workshop
Bretonnians

Sick as a parrot! Well that is the way I feel when I have spent time and effort building up an army, doing my best to get the paint job just right and then proudly displaying my work, only to find that some rotten swine has just brought out a new range of figures that are a finer example of the designers art than even the best of my own poor collection. How much worse then to find that the same manufacturer has betrayed me in that way.

Well Games Workshop have done just that by redesigning their Bretonnian range. For those who do not know the Bretonnians are a race from the Warhammer World, whose society is based on the glories of High Medieval society, with the magical connotations of Arthurian legend. The full details of the history of Bretonnia is contained in the Warhammer supplement(£12), which consists of 80 A4 pages packed with wonderful colour pics of models featured in the new range, rule additions, heraldry and details of the lore, history and mythology of Bretonnia. All in all an essential purchase for anyone building up a Bretonnian force.

The Knights in the range have always been impressive, wearing the fully splendour of heraldic accoutrements. Of course the cynical wargamer knows that historically the full helm would be reserved for gala days and the tournament, the fancy additions being a definite liability in the dirty fighting of the battlefield. But in fantasy games anything is possible, and there is no denying that these models look really impressive decked out in their full glory. The Knights of Bretonnia set (£15)consists of eight mounted knights, including command figures, which as usual can be assembled in a variety of combinations and positions. These redesigned models are finer in detail than the original range, and far more realistic in appearance and pose.

The same has to be said of the box of bowmen (£15) which provides a unit of sixteen men with a command group, and a set of sharpened and chained stakes to provide a defensive hedge against cavalry, and coal filled braziers for lighting fire arrows. I am very impressed by these models, which again show so much more imagination than the original range, and a finer detail, much closer to the standard that has become expected from the Lord of the Rings plastic ranges over the last couple of years.
As you can tell I like these models, and I can do nothing but highly recommend them to you

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