Heading Overseas with the Baron's War
Islamic Banner Bearer
Last but not least for this project is the Islamic banner bearer. This chap was painted at the same time as his commander, but I then had to tackle his flag.
This flag has been probably the most intimidating part of the whole project. Looking at images of designs from the period, they are very much based around intricately stylised text forming elaborate patterns that quite frankly is beyond my skill to replicate, particularly as I would need to repeat the design four times (two identical flags, with the design repeated on both sides). I did consider buying a premade flag, but felt that it would be a bit disappointing if I didn’t try to make something myself considering all the freehand shield designs etc.
I decided to completely ignore any historical sources and designed a relatively easy to replicate geometric pattern that fitted well with some of the shield designs I had painted.
And that’s the end of my project (at least until more figures get made for the range…). I’ll look to get some full army photos taken soon, but thanks to everyone who has followed along and provided extra motivation with kind comments and positivity. It has certainly helped keep me on track and not get too sidetracked with other things.
The flag looks grand and the project a joy to follow. I just hope they make more miniatures for the period! 🙂
Cheers very much NR. I suspect that there will be more to come considering the mini-campaigns produced for Baron’s War (here’s hoping anyway!)
The banner is just stunningly good!
Thanks; it was a nice challenge to finish the project with, and I’m pretty happy with the end result.
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