28mm Raymond,Stephen and Adhemar

Status: 100% complete , just final touches, adjustments, ready for dispatch

Proper photos here tomorrow, just some quick photos.

Command figures

Shields and backs of figure

Close up of Raymond's 

28mm Perry Miniatures 1st Crusade Raymond of Toulouse, Adhemar le Puy,Stephen de Blois.

Status: figure conversions under way, photos here shortly.

Above the command groups nearly finished the green putty stage.

Adhemar le Puy

Stephen du Blois and standard bearer.

Raymond Toulouse 

Lancashire Fusilier Tommy's War 54mm

Something different for a change, a figure from an excellent range of World War One figures produced by Tommy's War.

The figure is cast in a resin and comes complete with brass etched rifle strap, it is an excellent piece of sculpture.

The figure was easily assembled using super glue, any slight mould lines or flash flashing were removed with a scalpel..  The rifle and bayonet were straightened using a little steam from a kettle and holding the area to be straightened against a flat surface.

48 x Perry Miniatures 1st crusade Infantry

Status: Dispatched 10/03/15.  Expected delivery 3-5 working days

All 48 figures in  4 different lords colours

And here mixed up into one group

Close ups below

And again

And close ups of individual groups of 12

Robert above

Raymond

Godfrey

Bohemond

Showing flexibility of basing system, 4 x 12 or 8 x6

What to do to make an Adhemar le Puy

Bishop Le Puy, what did he look like? 

How can you make him from existing Perry miniatures .

Well what have we got to start with ?

A mounted abbot, a bishop on foot and a variety of heads from different figures.

Apparently Adhemar did fight/ aligned himself in battle and at one stage carried the "holy lance" into battle.

This is not a contemporary illustration  but it does show the bishop carrying the "holy lance",another near contemporary illustration below shows the Bishop on his death bed with almost identical  headgear.

Other references to use could be Bishop Odo in the bayuex tapestry , this might give us an idea of what a bishop would look like in a war zone.

Norman conversions (Perry miniatures)

Status: nearly completed.

Nearly completed this conversion of a Norman command figure, given him a one piece spangelhelm with some gold around nose piece.  I have not decided who I want him to be yet , but  he will be a high status knight.

I have just given him a generic dragon shield until I decide. 

The sword works well resting on shoulder.

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