48 x Perry miniatures 1st Crusade Norman Infantry group

Status:  completed, last touches, some plants to add to bases and proper photos to be taken tomorrow.

Raymond of Toulouse  and Knights

Robert Curthose group 

Below the two groups awaiting finishing touches and completion of bases

The four command groups below

Godfrey's group

Bohemond 's men

Below converted axe man into dismounted knight with lance 

Below the finished figure almost complete in his group, with pennant on the end of his lance, like the leather boot on this figure.

Horn blower from Bohemond's foot command .

Work in progress most of the command figures complete or nearly there. Four command groups to match the cavalry, Curthose, Godfrey ,Bohemond and Raymond's Colors represented on these foot figures, could be these leaders dismounted or subordinate commanders of their familia. Started putting arrows in shields.

Going to put a couple of axemen with Curthose group to reflect post Hastings Anglo influence.

48 figures split into 4 groups of 12 would give 8 movement  trays of 6 (3x2) ?

But I think trays of 8 look better so that's 6 trays in total , 4 with one flag each 2 with poorer unarmoured infantry. Mm 

Get on with painting and decide later

4 x 28mm Perry miniatures 1st Crusade Norman Cavalry

Status: Dispatched on 12th of November.

Above the completed group looking good, longer chain mail and surcoats on the two figures on the right really add some variety to this group.

Above a close up of the lengthend surcoats after painting.

Above and below work in progress on the alterations;longer surcoats and chainmail in a later/ Italian style.

Here the extra work in green putty above.

And below the finished group before requested alterations.

These conversions were quite time consuming quite  but relatively easy to do 

The surcoats and head gear help to add variety to quite a small range of figures.Details such as the arrow and sword cuts in the shields help bring the figures to life.

Here green putty is used to to create surcoats and arabised headgear for these for riders,two swords have been removed and drilled out for spears/ standards.

Below all four nearly finished on the green putty phase.

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Breton knights command group 28mm Perry miniatures conversions

Status: Work in Progress

I love Perry miniatures but they never seem to cover a range as comprehensively as I would like before they move onto a new project, with the first crusade range they only have three or four command figures for the crusader side , so I am having to start chopping them about to get some variety, below some photos of figures I am working on for my own Anglo -Norman army

The shield has not yet been added

The head was pinched from an infantry man with axe.The long hair was removed as I wanted a more 1066 appearance.The body is that of Geoffrey de Bouillon. The sword hand from GB plastics Saxon Fyrd. Shields have not yet been added.

 And below another variant on the theme, this time with the Raymond of Toulouse body.

Could do with some more variety in the horse department as well , there are only currently two horse variants standing  for this range.

16 x Perry Miniatures Bohemond of Taranto Command Group of Normans completed

Status: complete  and dispatched on Monday 23rd of June.

All figures shields / light fabric have been given a wash of dirt wash.

Sword cuts were added to the edges of some shields so these guys look like they have on the road for a while.

Went for a banner 2mm squares which matches the shields with white tails 

Below a close up of Tancred(conversion)

Good Bayeux tapestry style silhouettes  above.

Arrows in shields look good, banner works well.

Mixture of shield designs complement each other.

Weathered appearance  gives the unit a campaign feel.

Crosses on four shields, chequers on five.