Knights update

 A few pictures to show the touch up on the first knight.

Mounted guard #2

Second knight joining the close guard of the White Lady, I have again mixed metal and plastic elements. 

The painting job has been as long and tedious as on the first model. I've tried a different pattern on the lance, and I think it works better. I'll see if I can rework the same way the first knight...

 

 

The Mounted Guard (part I)

Hello everyone and happy New Year! After painting about sixty infantry in 2024, it's time to tackle my nemesis: horses! 

Since I've decided to give a try to Spearhead rules, I need to paint 5 knights and one mounted commander to field a proxy of a Cities of Sigmar force (and possibly one great cannon to replace the mortar painted last year).

Let's start with the knights of the White Lady's close guard. 

My plan was to use metal miniatures with barded horses in plastic, but I've realized that the scarf hanging on the side of the reiksguards made the junction between the legs and the torso difficult, and I've used instead legs in plastic. I have also decorated the piece of armour protecting the horse's head with a skull and a feather.

In terms of painting, I have opted for relatively simple patterns, already used on the banner of the foot guards: thorns surrounding the interlaced initials of Adélarde de Montfort and her late husband Heinrich. 

To be honest, I'm a little bit disappointed by the final result.

2024 wrap-up

2024 has been a shitty year for many reasons. I lost a very close family member, then had a stupid accident that kept me away from the paintbrushes for several months. And this depressing theme army didn't help. Anyway. 66 models painted in a year, it's a significant accomplishment, at least by my standards. 

As always, taking pictures of an army is a pain (and quite disappointing).

In terms of game, I have managed to play half a battle (4th edition rules) where my Swiss dwarfs fought against Chaos. It worked not so bad... until the Great Unclean One and his knights reached my regiments.😥

For 2025, we have decided to give a try to the Spearhead rules, to be able to play a game in one afternoon. Still undecided on the army to pick...

In the meantime, I wish you a merry Christmas and happy new year!

The candle-knight and the grandpa knight

Couldn't end the year without finishing the guards of the White Lady with two additional models to reach my self-inflicted 12 objective.

The first guard is the Reiksguard captain model, converted by adding an ammunition pouch on the side, and replacing the plume by candles.

The second guard is an old Citadel reference, designed by one of the Perrys in the eighties, and that brought a welcome change to the usual Reiksguards. 

The pair:

And the regiment:

The Tomb-bearer

As I said in a previous post, I needed a break after painting 10 knights in full armour. 

I'm not sure how I'm going to use this miniature, but it was a fun project. Essentially an old Citadel cleric whose shield I filed down, and whose staff I extended... with a tombstone, decorated with chains and candles.

And yes, this thumb up is super weird 👍

 

The guards of the White Lady (part V)

Another pair of foot knights, including the death cryer.

 

I think I'm going to take a break before painting new Reiksguard models. However, I have found in my boxes two 80's references from the Citadel Knights of the Empire range that could join the regiment to reach my objective of 12 guards.

In the meantime, 10 elite fighters protecting the White Lady.

The guards of the White Lady (part IV)

 One additional figure: the hornblower.

That's it for October!