Monday, 11 March 2019

From StephenS: The Last of the Crusaders (80 points)


I present the last of my crusaders, for these eight mounted horsemen are the final entry of what started out as a 'quick' project for SAGA back in 2015. Various elements of this force have featured in all four of my painting challenges, so I will be a little sad to see the back of them. Although I have to admit, it's great to finally put a 'finished' stamp on this project (as long as I can ignore the voices whispering - "Just a small mercenary unit, it will add a bit more colour to the force, it won't take long at all...").



These eight  28 mm scale figures are all from Gripping Beast. They're a Milites Christi army representing forces of the Knights Hospitaller, with some Knights Templar allies to add a bit of colour and variety.

A shot of the completed force together.




Cheers,

Steve

Lovely stuff- congratulations on finishing a project, and thanks for including a group photo! I really like the earthy tones- without being drab- and the arid bases- without being plain.

 Barks
Posted by Steve at 1:00 pm
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12 comments:

  1. caveadsum147111 March 2019 at 13:37

    Great looking militant monks! Love the group shot too! My quick projects take even longer!
    Best Iain

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  2. TamsinP11 March 2019 at 13:51

    Nice work Stephen and congrats on *finishing* your warband :)

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  3. Dux Homunculorum11 March 2019 at 14:38

    Awesome Steve! Great to see them all together.

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  4. StuartL11 March 2019 at 16:11

    Ah, the fabled 'finished project'. Congratulations on reaching the finish line, and with such a fine looking unit as well.

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  5. Greg B11 March 2019 at 16:16

    Some mercenaries WOULD look cool...just saying...

    Great work - love the setting, and excellent painting!

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  6. Paul O'G12 March 2019 at 01:52

    They look great Steve! Cant wait to see them knife through one of Alan's SAGA armies soon :-) And having just finished my DAK force I quite understand the contented sigh that a "project done" brings!

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  7. john de terre neuve12 March 2019 at 10:08

    Nice job, they are crusaders arenext up on my SAGA list.

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  8. Peter Douglas12 March 2019 at 10:37

    Really nice gritty looking bunch of crusaders. Love the final group shot.

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  9. Curt12 March 2019 at 11:06

    Wow, they really look terrific Steve. Hard, dusty veterans all.

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  10. Moiterei_198412 March 2019 at 15:18

    Awesome work! That last group shot really is the bees knees! And you know what? The nice thing about Saga is those Mercenaries won‘t take that long 😉

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  11. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)12 March 2019 at 18:01

    That's a very fine looking collection!!

    Christopher

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  12. Sander13 March 2019 at 03:45

    You know I will miss my weekly doses of awesome knights from you Steve, great stuff all round!

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