Thursday, February 20, 2020

The knights

For the second month of the OWAC III, I've followed an easy path: a regiment of only 10 miniatures, the noblemen who decided to join Pieter the Pious's quest.

Among the Citadel F2 Fighters and F5 Paladins ranges, I've tried to pick models with a crusader look, complemented by warrior priests. The only conversion made here is the standard bearer: I've simply replaced the left hand holding the original lamp of Sir Osram by a standard coming from an Empire plastic sprue (can't remember which one) and topped by a Black Templars relic.

For the painting, I have used a very limited palette to unify the models, starting with the flag, borrowed to the Knights Templar. The beige tones are made with a mix of white and VGC Heavy Brown, shaded with VMC Flat Earth and The Army Painter Strong Tone wash, and highlighted with VGC Bone White and VMC Ivory. The black tones are even simpler, with a base of VGC Heavy Charcoil, highlighted with VGC Bone White, and shaded with VGA Black or a mix of VMC Dark Sea Blue and Mahogany Brown. The red tones are more complex, with a mix of VMC, P3 and Andrea references.

By order of painting:
Sir Osram

Sir Osram

No name for this one
does anyone know him?
Sir Pression de la Masse
Sir Pression de la Masse
Marauder Fighter F6
Marauder Fighter F6
Bertand the Red
Bertrand the Red
Lackland
Lackland
Valdemar the Just
Valdemar the Just
Tarn Sigmarson
Tarn Sigmarson
Sir Kull of Death
Sir Kull of Death
Sir Errol de Swash
Sir Errol de Swash

And the family shots:






See you in March!

14 comments:

  1. Superbe unité, j'adore le bouclier de Valdemar !

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    1. Merci. On sent en effet que le sculpteur a mis le paquet sur LE bouclier, car pour le reste...

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  2. They're lovely :)

    What are you using for the plate armour?

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    1. Same old receipe: base with Dark sea blue VMC and Mahogany brown VMC, then Greatcoat grey P3, highlighted by adding Sky blue VMC and white, then pure white

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  3. Absolutely astonishing unit!Really cool work on it!If i can ask you, where can i find those kind of miniatures? I mean, ebay is really expensive, and they have more than 30 years in many cases. Thanks in advance. Keep doing such a lovely paintwork with them!

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    1. Well, unfortunately, no miracle here: patience and eBay. Thanks!

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  4. Une belle unité !
    Bonne chance pour mars !

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  5. Splendides !
    Grâce à toi, je retrouve un charme à toutes mes vieilles figurines. En revanche niveau peinture, je n'y suis pas encore là.
    Vraiment un régal visuel !

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  6. I have the winged helmet knight with the flail. Follow this link to the lost minis wiki for the notes they have about it. http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=4102_Knights_of_the_Empire

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