My third mounted knight in as many weeks. Although I still have another nine to do, as well as plenty of base work to be completed on all of them, I’m feeling a little more happy with the progress I’m making. Yes, things are going slower than I’d like but if I can maintain this pace then I should get the diorama completed on time.
Looking at the images, which aren’t that great I must say, I think this one will need a fair bit of weathering before I’m completely happy with it. That can come later but for now I’ll settle for how it is and move on.
Although I still have another building to do it is the figures which I am more concerned with getting done. Many of the figures, the mounted knights in particular, need to be positioned and based before the third building can be put in situ. Having said that I expect I’ll branch out and start painting the Barn shortly. The idea of swapping from figures to building and back again will help me maintain my interest I think but for now I will aim to get a few more figures under my belt. You can therefore expect to see another figure next week but probably a peasant rather than a Knight.
TIM
The Imperfect Modeller 
Another cracker mate, these knights are lovely models & you are really doing them justice 👍
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Thanks Alex. 🙂
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Yep, another very nice figure, though I have to ask is he going to have something in his raised hand?
Cheers Roger.
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Good question Roger. I think the design of the pose is meant to be that his hand and arm are up to halt the riders coming up from behind but the hand is grasping rather than flat. I’ll have a ponder. 🤔
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Great looking knight TIM, the lines on the heraldry are seamless
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Thanks Dave. 🙂
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Looks fantastic, switching between scenery, peasants and knights sounds like a good way to keep things fresh. 🙂
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Yes, I think so too. I’m hoping it will help retain my focus to do things as well as I can rather rush things at the end because I want to move on to other things.
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Nice neat heraldry there, Dave! 🙂 I also noticed the knights open hand and wondered if you were going to add anything to him later.
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Thanks John. I’m going to ponder on the hand. I think the pose is one of a guy holding up his hand and arm as if to halt those behind. It would be better if the hand was flatter rather than grasping though.
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Sounds quite sensible to me! 🙂
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Very cool model. You keep pumping out great models. I couldn’t even get four GW Bretonnian knights done in a month! My hand is not steady enough to paint heraldry well.
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Thank you. A steady hand is definitely a bonus but it’s becoming harder the older I get. All the more reason to make the most of what modelling and painting time I have. Inevitably the time will come to hang up my brushes. ☹
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Slended work on some very tricky colours!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Its great to see you finish another knight and I hope you’re able to get this mini looking the way you want in the end. More importantly, we’re all rooting for you to hit your deadline too!
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Cheers mate. 🙂
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Very nice mate. I think swapping between figures and buildings is a good idea to keep you excited/motivated. Stay the course mate
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Yes I think it helps a lot, maybe the way to go with your Rorke’s Drift project perhaps?
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You read my mind sonny Jim
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Nice knight Dave as the colours you have chosen that yellow that I have said before I find difficult,well done.The hand john mentioned is strange as like you said it looks like it should be holding something like a sword, it’ll be interested to see what you come up with!
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Thanks Pat. Yellow is a nice colour when it comes off but it can be a bugger to paint. Still pondering what to do with the guys hand but I haven’t had a light bulb moment yet!
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