War of the Roses - Census and Planning

First Battle of Saint Albans

The Centurions are working towards gaming the Era of the War of the Roses.   It has been a ten year
cycle in discussion, planning, and painting.  As other get their figures painted, for some that is quite literally what is happening, I has come time for me to knuckle down and finish what I am working on.

• Henry VII (Tudor) Inspired Commander and my Claimant
• John de Vere (Earl of Oxford) Field Commander
• Rhys ap Thomas (Welsh) Field Commander

• Four stands of Heavily Armored Mounted Men at Arms (Henry's Body Guard)
• Two stands of Light Guns
• Six stands of Hand Gunners

• Four Stands Heavily Armored Men-at-Arms (Oxford Livery)
• One Stand Heavily Armored Men-at-Arms (Welsh Livery)
• Four Stands Armored Men-at-Arms (Welsh Livery)
• Eight Stands Protected Longbow Men (Welsh Livery)

On the Painting Table

• Two Stand Heavily Mounted Men-at-Arms (Oxford)
• Three Stands Heavily Armored Men-at-Arms (Welsh Livery)
• Six Stands of Longbow Men (Oxford Livery)
• Philibert de Chandée (French Livery)
• Eight Stands of French Crossbowmen (French Livery)
• Eight Stands of French Pike Men (French Livery)
• Six Stands of Currors (Oxford Livery)

We will not talk about my gray pile of shame, it's quite large for this period, I could easily double the figures I have painted and on the painting table probably quadruple, so let's not go there.

My painting plan for the first round of painting is for a main force, under the Earl of Oxford:

• John de Vere (Earl of Oxford) Field Commander
• Troop Commander (Unnamed)
• Six Stands of Heavily Armored Men-at-Arms
• Six Stands of Armored Billmen
• Six Stands of Longbow Men
• Six Stands of Longbow Men

And a secondary force under Rhys ap Thomas:

• Rhys ap Thomas - Field Commander
• Four Stands of Heavily Armored Men-at-Arms
• Four Stands of Armored Billmen
• Eight Stands of Longbow men

The French are not the focus of the first round of painting.

This leaves the following to be painted:

• Two Stands of Heavily Armored Men-at-Arms (Oxford Livery)
• Six Stands of Armored Billmen (Oxford Livery)
• Twelve Stands of Longbow Men (Oxford Livery)
• Three Stands of Heavily Armored Men-at-Arms (Welsh Livery)

That is a total of 80 figures, give or take.   

It may seem backwards but I am going to start by finishing up the Welsh under Rhys ap Thomas first.  They have the least amount of work and if push comes to shove I have at least one command to play.  Than I plan on moving into the forces under Oxford.