Thursday, 1 June 2017

Painting up-date,Russian etc. heavy cavalry.

I am now a third of the way through my 100 figures of Polish,Russian,Lithuanian etc. etc. heavy cavalry,who will eventually face my Mongol army,and of course,my Teutonic knights!!

Polish(bonny buggers!) and Russian heavies awaiting their friends!
Close-up of the Poles-colours and shield designs are my own!!
Close-up of "green" Russians-colours and shield designs are my own too!!
A nice long line(three units!) of knights,but what of their "friends"????????

Hot off the painting table!-my research has shown that the Russians enjoyed shiney and burnished armour-so look out for a few more units with bright silver and gold armour!
At the moment I am "knocking out" two units per week,so should have the whole lot finished by the end of the month.



























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10 comments:

  1. Independentwargamesgroup1 June 2017 at 19:20

    Very pretty John, well done.

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    1. william coutts2 June 2017 at 20:21

      Robbie,did you mean I'm very pretty,or the figures??
      Cheers anyway!
      johnc

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  2. Doug2 June 2017 at 16:33

    Very nice!

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    1. william coutts2 June 2017 at 20:23

      Hi Doug,I'm quite enjoying painting these Russian knights-I've got a couple of Osprey books,and the illustrations show loads of colour,shiney armour and colouful banners.
      thanks for comment,
      johnc(william)

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  3. Springinsfeld4 June 2017 at 18:58

    Great work...I like the green chaps best, but those winged helmets are splendid as well.
    cheers
    Mike

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    1. william coutts5 June 2017 at 10:20

      HI MIke(springinsfeld)-wait 'til you see the next set of "winged -helmed" chaps!!
      I've really gone to town with the colours etc,and I'm sure when they're all finished I'll say the same as I always say-no more armies,ever again!!
      johnc

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  4. Anonymous5 June 2017 at 09:15

    Nice tidy painting on those banners you've done John ;-)
    (I feel that I was being prompted to say something)
    Chris

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    1. william coutts5 June 2017 at 10:23

      HI Chris,good to hear from you-hope you enjoyed Falkirk.No, you weren't being prompted to say something-honest!banners were photo-copied!-flags were Wine bottle labels,but overall the effect I was looking for is there-keep in touch.
      johnc

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    2. Anonymous8 June 2017 at 09:05

      Wine bottle labels?! Love it. Falkirk was great. Very much looking forward to seeing you all again for a game at Westerhope
      Chris

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    3. william coutts8 June 2017 at 20:24

      Chris,well,foil off wine bottles!!-Daph's turning into an alcoholic because of these armies!!-looking forward to your next visit to Westerhope.
      johnc

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