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Europe in Flames - Early Medieval Warfare (1000 to 1150)
The first Normans...
I’m starting the project with a few Normans to get used to painting plastic 28mm figures again.
I’m using Victrix models for these at the moment, and sticking with standard builds. As we will be using mainly skirmish rules to start – like Saga and our own – the first forces will be based on 25mm round bases.
The first four Normans are done, and represent well equipped Knights on foot. Several wear late period face visors, the fellow with the red and yellow striped shield wears a helmet based on one from Sicily, so the Normans will start out as Italo-Normans, which will also fit well as I move east towards Byzantium.
The Normans are however generic enough to be used anywhere, without too much historical worries, so will see service against a number of other armies.
Great work. Are the shields painted?, cause they look really good. The chainmail seems a little out of proportion though, but I guess it is a small price to pay for such beautiful plastics.
Yes, I paint the shields. Don’t really like shield transfers.
Really lovely work. Could you explain how you went about getting such a good metal effect on the helmets?
Its just a series of drybrushes over black of various GW metallic paints and then a wash with Nuln Oil, then a final very light drybrush of GW Runefang I think it is… will take a pic of the paints next time and post them up.
Great work and results on a whole new period @piers! Awesome!
Ooh congratulations @piers the Norman troops look fabulous looking.