Sunday, 10 January 2021

From LeeH - The Armoury - Frostgrave Knight

Few Wizards will feel bold enough to enter Felstead without the support of their apprentice and a select band of fighters to protect them. Most of the mercenaries, adventurers and trained soldiers they hire will be kitted out with a rough assortment of weapons and often leather or at best chain armour. However, sometimes a little more is needed and if the wizard's pockets are deep enough, and the rewards high enough, they may hire a knight to accompany them. These steel-clad warriors would be the elite leaders in another less magical world, but they remain powerful and impressive figures non-the-less. Rarely are they subtle, and their armour and heraldry often proudly and visibly mark them out to be the toughest fighters. 


This model is a 1991 Grenadier Knight that I bought years ago, long before Frostgrave was a twinkle in Joseph McCullough's eye. I'm building up quite a collection of figures for use with Frostgrave, sometimes painting whole warbands and sometimes individual figures like this one. I deliberately wanted to keep the paint job simple on this, because I think it makes the maximum impact with that plate armour. The coloured heraldry is also simple, but very striking...this guy is no shrinking violet! 



I had hoped to have my first historical figures submitted by now but my first week back to work after the holidays has been... "challenging" shall we say! I have made progress with my 15mm WWII stuff, but they won't now be finished until next week. I'm still on track with my target so it's not the end of the world, and hopefully, things will settle down at work in a couple of weeks. 

(Scroring: 1x28mm + CoC Bonus = 25points)

13 comments:

  1. Well done with an old mini.
    BruceR

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  2. Great stuff Lee with nice armour and a colourful helm!

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  3. Great work on the old school mini. Love the armour and the plumes.

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  4. Really nice work, the bright colours really pop alongside the metallic grey of the armour.

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  5. Great looking figure, lovely colours, super finish!
    Best Iain

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  6. Really smart colour choices to bring in the super bright yellow and red against all that metal. Great work Lee.

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  7. Ah, I remember that mini! Wonderful work Lee and a great addition to your collection.

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  8. Beautiful Knight! And the bright colours give him a lot of character!

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  9. A very confident pose from the lad, lovely job 👏
    Regards KenR

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