"28mm miniatures for Crecy and Poitier" Topic

Any recommendation on miniatures that will work with the battles of Crecy and Poitier? I know of old glory, but their infantry isn't quite to my liking. The cavalry seems ok though. Then there is Crusader miniatures, but are these for the early or late war? Claymore castings seems to be for 1388, but would their infantry be suitable for this period?
Other possibilities are fireforge sergeants, essex medievals and mirilton medievals. These seems more for the feudal era, but could some of these also be used as poor troops for the early hyw?

Don't forget Foundry, Front Rank, and Black Tree Design.

Damon.

Have a look at the manufacturers that have 'medieval' listed after their name. Many have suitable figures.

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I am working on a 'medieval' tab at the moment, which will give detailed lists for each sub-period of the Middle ages. It's not quite ready yet, though!

They're really old, but the Essex Medievals still look great. Fun to paint, too!

Claymore spearmen/billmen and archers are just the job for the 1340s..or a generation earlier for that matter. They form the bulk of the infantry for our armies for 1290s-1320s, most of the rest being Foundry. The key thing is variety – the less uniform your guys look the better. All in all, your troops should look pretty well-equipped. The big raft of unamoured 'hangers on' that are dear to writers and figure designers don't really feature to any noticeable degree in contemporary material….and when they do it's generally as an insulting depiction of an enemy – a bit like old war comic drawings of Japanese soldiers with thick glasses and buck teeth.
We've got quite a few Essex among our men-at-arms, and very nice they are too….of course I did n't have to paint them – which is a good thing all round.