There are several Command packs in the Footsore Baron’s War range and this is the first of these two figure packs. I had already painted and published the knight figure previously but hadn’t gotten round to getting the banner man done until now.
The colour scheme for the banner man isn’t based on anyone I’m aware of, if it is then it is by pure coincidence. Colour wise I settled on light blue and white as I thought it would add visually to the army of figures further down the line. Unsure what freehand to go with I eventually settled on a black Fleur de Lys for the shield and tunic. For a simple shape I found it oddly more difficult than I had anticipated. No doubt I’ll do more of them and next time it will prove easier.
The actual banner was a simple affair made from Japanese writing paper and painted in the same light blue and white as the tunic and shield.
Below are a few images of the banner man and of the knight he is paired with in the pack but which you have seen before.
TIM
Very nice, Dave, I do like the colours! 🙂 I’ve hand-painted fleur-de-lys in the past and they are quite tricky to get the proportions right, so well done!
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Cheers John. With practice I’m sure they will get easier to paint but it was a tricky bugger to do first time around.
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Great work on the bannerman TIM, and great fleur de lys
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Thanks Dave. 🙂
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Lovely, not a colour combo I’ve ever used myself, but the light blue works very well.
Cheers Roger.
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Cheers Roger. 🙂
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Great work- those are very nice.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete. 🙂
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Nicely done mate – can’t be a proper army without a flag!!
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Cheers mate. 🙂
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Terrific stuff, that dirty white and light blue combination works a treat.
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Thank you. 🙂
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There’s nothing like a great banner bearer in the medieval setting and this guy looks great. I really like the shield too. You have to have a good Fleur de lis (or two or three) in this era too 🙂
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Thank you. There will definitely be more Fleur de Lis featured on future heraldy. Hopefully they will get easier to paint! 🙂
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You must nearly have a force large enough to have a skirmish battle by now.
Looking good, the muted/faded colour on the surcoat and banner are well done.
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As a non gamer Anthony I really don’t know if I have enough for a skirmish game or not but what I do know is I’ve still got a he’ll of a lot still to paint! That said I’m enjoying the project. 😊
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The light blue and white combo is a lovely mix of colours, and I add my congratulations in panting the fleur-de-lys. Nice work!
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Thanks Matt, appreciate it. 🙂
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A banner always brings a lot to the overall look of an army – and this one looks great. 🙂
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Thank you. Looking at the figures I have left to do, which is a lot, it appears I have at least another dozen or so banners to do. Somewhere along the line I need to see how to make them a little more interesting.
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You have me mate I just love your colour choice !a perfect blue! and as its been said the battered look is great.
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Thanks Pat. I’m not sure how authentic it is but it is a nice colour and will brighten up the dull rabble when placed alongside the peasant figures.
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Looking forward to that , I started out with full colours for riders but decided to add a bit of colour for the rest 🤓.
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Banner man came out really well!
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Thank you. 🙂
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