May 30, 2025
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Ok mechs haven't entirely robbed me of face painting.
Model showcase: Deserter Kapitan and Outlaw slingers
The deserter Kapitan is a fearsome individual who has proved himself as both a leader and formidable fighter. He has abandoned his paymaster and recruited his own band of followers.
Deserter Kapitan
The deserter Kapitan is from Footsore miniatures, he is listed on the Footsore website as a gamekeeper, but in the description of the Outlaw retinue set as a one eyed outlaw. When working out my list there were no rules for a gamekeeper or an outlaw with a crossbow so I decided to use him as a deserter kapitain who can be equipped with crossbow.
The process of painting him was fairly easy, I chose colours that blended in a bit with the rest of the outlaws but made him stand out as being different so I used less earthy greens and added in some blue on his trousers.
Forest slingers were skilled at bringing down game with their slings. A sling was favoured by outlaws as they were cheap to make and ammunition was plentiful.
Forest Slingers
Forest Slingers
There is not a lot to say about the forest slingers, I painted them in earthy tones, much like the other outlaw models. They were fairly trouble-free. They are the last of my models for Baron's war at the moment and the final models for my 500 point Outlaw retinue.
Until next time
Happy hobbying !
1217 Second Battle of Lincoln - Zvonimir Grbasic
The duel of William Marshal and the French commander Thomas du Perche.
Ahhh the first frame of knights is done
There were a lot of fun to do- cloth and chain are far rougher materials than moder/scifi military armor and the damage to the shields was a fun lil distraction. Painting faces as this slightly less than heroic scale was also a far more enjoyable experience than I though it would be.
Model showcase: Mounted knights
Of noble birth, the Knight would work his way up through the knightly ranks from page and squire. They would often be given wealth and land by the Lords and Barons for their service. They trained to ride horses and use armour and weapons associated with the knightly class. They wore early heraldry, bright colours and banners so that they might be easily distinguished on the field of battle.
The knights were quite the break from the earthy muted tones I normally paint in. I do struggle to paint bright colours, especially white. I copied the loosely followed heraldry Footsore miniatures had used on their knights, freehand painting patterns, and heraldry. I was not sure about doing my usual umber wash on them as I was not sure how grimy I wanted them to look, I concluded grimy was good, I did not want them looking like they had just stepped out of the castle. The hardest model to put the wash on was the Knight in white. To wash him, I flooded the area to be washed with water and used a brush to put a few drops of umber wash on. The wash watered down and flowed nicely, giving the Knight a grimy look without looking stained brown. With hindsight, I should have probably used this method on the rest of the knights. Oh well, you live and learn, and this hobby, for me, is all about learning new stuff.
Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed the models
Until next time
Happy hobbying!
Model showcase: Outlaw commander, poacher and outlaws
Outlaw commanders ran their retinues like a mafia boss. They were charismatic individuals who other outlaws would flock to follow due to their reputation.
The poacher would hunt game and sell it to peasants or even the clergy on some occasions. Sometimes poachers were hired by a lord to steal a rivals game.
Outlaw commander (left), Poacher (right)
Signaller (left), Outlaws (centre-right)
I continued the earthy theme with these models, I pondered how I was going to make the Outlaw commander stand out, I concluded the sculpt itself did the job, he is the only model I have that is heroically waving a sword. The poacher was a bit harder, yes he has a rabbit hanging from his belt and yes he also has a pheasant hanging from his belt but I needed to make him easily stand out. This was easy to do as I just painted his hood vallejo English uniform. The outlaws I painted in the same way as I painted all the previous ones.
Until next time
Happy hobbying
Model showcase: Outlaw bowmen
The peasant bowmen of the medieval era trained rigorously every Sunday. It was law that all men had to learn the longbow so should their feudal lord go to war they would called up to fight for him. Sometimes these men would find themselves on the wrong side of the law, these men often continued to train and used their skills in archery to help them survive.
I decided earthy tones were, once again the order of the day, so like the previous bowmen I used earthy natural browns and greens. There is not a lot to say about them as everything went according to plan. I am attempting to get my entire outlaw retinue, 30 models, painted in five days, so far so good, just 22 models left to paint....
Anyway until next time
Happy hobbying !