28mm Baron’s War Spearman

by theimperfectmodeller, posted in Dark Age, Uncategorized

As well as working on the other two Spearmen from pack 1, which should feature in this coming Wednesday’s Miniatures & Musings post,  l decided I’d also make a start on the next set of Spearmen too.

For this little chap I thought I would return to authentic heraldry and chose to paint his shield in a design which according to a chart I have is called “Gyronney”.  At first glance I thought it would prove to be hard to paint but in the end it turned out to be easier than I thought.  I’m starting to think that, given the practice I have had, that maybe, just maybe my ability to paint straight lines is starting to pay off.

As shield designs go this is one I may well do again, albeit in a different colour scheme.  It might just be me but it does seem quite eye catching.  First though I must work on another mounted knight.  To date I’ve done only three which as a ratio to the number of them I have compared to foot figures puts me way behind.  On the positive side mounted knights look pretty impressive but on the downside they do take me a very long time to paint.  They also take me a while to decide on a scheme too and at times I find that the hardest part.  I’m sure I’ll come up with something but firstly I must finish the two Spearman for Wednesday.

Images of my “Gyronney” Spearman below.

TIM

 

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36 thoughts on “28mm Baron’s War Spearman”

  1. Great spearman, and yes I think the time it takes to paint a mounted knight in full heraldic colours can only be appreciated by having a go. I remember how long it took to get each of my Bretonnian Grail Knights painted back in the day.

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  2. Great work on the spearman TIM, the shield looks excellent. At this rate you’ll have all the foot soldiers finished and just have cavalry left to paint ! LOL

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  6. That is lovely, the shield design really looks fantastic. I sympathise with you on the mounted knights, I get a bit of painters block when it comes to horses myself. Think of all the amazing heraldry you’ll be able to cover them with though!

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    1. Thanks Wudu. I do love doing the mounted knights but I do have to be in a very patient mood. The heraldry is great but there is so much to do on a horse and matching things up is testing to say the least. If I was less fussy they’d all be done by now! 🤣

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    1. Thank you. Yes, I do plans to do some group shots at some point. I need to think about some sort of base though and then see if what little photographic skills I have are up to the job. I might have to get you to send Jenn round!

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      1. I’ve never been very good a full army shots, but the only thing I found is lighting is important, Jenn always recommends taking them outside. Of course that could just be to get me out the house 😀

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  15. I think you are getting better as that heraldry looks spot on to me. I like the brighter colors on this particular knight. You’re always finding ways to keep the variety up 🙂

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