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Knights of the Hawkbit¶

The unit is done; riders mounted, flags attached and greenery added to the base.

The Oldworlder Ally Contingent allows for 5-10 Templars with a minimum unit size of 5. Here is the finished unit set up as two 5 man units and one 10 man unit. Of course, one unit of between 6 and 9 is also possible.

Published 2017-01-22 10:35:41

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An der Fähre Village Guard Reinforcements¶

I sanded down the Miliput to the helmet form and based the models.

Published 2017-01-19 10:33:51

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Knights of the Hawkbit¶

The flag is done, only needs some cutting

Published 2017-01-19 10:31:55

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More Halberdiers¶

I removed the cast on flags from the Mirlition models to replace them with brass rod.

 

When test placing the models, I reckognized that the Mirlition are noticably smaller than the Black Tree ones :-( This won't do.

 

Luckily, my lead pile included some more models from Black Tree's 100 years war range. I used some knights on foot for the unit leader and standard bearer. I had enough Halberdiers to fill out the unit to 16, but only in the later round helmets. As I have one unit in earlier rim helmets, I had to convert two models. First I cut off the helmets.

With Instant Mould and plaster I cast two helmets and glued them on.

 

For the bases I used metal ones from Products for Wargamers. On the underside I numbered them with a Proxxon Precision drill FBS 240/E so that deploying the units will not be a puzzle game each time.

 

The standard bearers got a pole from brass rod and all the models were based. The only thing missing now are two instruments to attach to two models. I am not sure which I will use (horns, drums, ...) and if I will buy some or do them myself.

Published 2017-01-19 10:29:51

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An der Fähre Village Guard Reinforcements¶

The command group of the More Halberdiers project had two halberdiers in excess, which I planned to use to fill out the An der Fähre Village Guard unit, which is currently two men short.

I removed the feathers from their helmet, as no other model in the unit has them. The small dent in the helmet I filled with Miliput.

Published 2017-01-10 09:47:07

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Knights of the Hawkbit¶

The riders are done. Whether to add more decoration or not I will decide once they are mounted.

Published 2017-01-10 09:31:07

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More Halberdiers¶

There is still an allowance of 30 more Halberdiers in the Oldworlder Ally Contingent. When I ordered the last time with Black Tree Design, the order took several months. The guy from customer support did a great job, was very friendly and helpful, and in the end asked for a couple of packs they would choose some from for an apology - I received all I mentioned. Very nice.

So these models will be painted up as Bretonnian Halberdiers. The command groups I ordered from Mirliton. The result will be two units of 15, which will together with the 20 An der Fähre Village Guard be the 50 allowed by Warhammer Armies.

Published 2017-01-01 20:15:00

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Knights of the Hawkbit¶

I do not like flat backsides of shields, except they are meant to be full metal shields. These look more like wooden shields to me, with some kind of front coverage. So I always ponder with these kind of shields whether to paint the backside in detailed way, after all, in the end you won't see it anyway when looking at the model. But I always end up doing it anyway, because I would know it...

So a light brown base coat, wood grain in two darker browns, and plank lines in a very dark brown later, the backsides of the shields are done.

Published 2016-12-23 08:47:48

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Knights of the Hawkbit¶

The horses are done, at least for now. I am still unsure, whether to leave the metall as it is, giving them a very down-to-earth hands-on appearance, or to add some decorations in coat of arms colours, like a triangle or checker pattern on the lower arour rim. I definitely want to have a stark contrast between these Imperial Templars and the likes of Bretonnian Knights which wear only decoration and no (visible) armour...

What do you suggest?

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Having done the horses, the riders were next. From both the shields and the tunics, I cut away the hearts. On the shields I modelled on hawkbit petals. Finally I mounted the models on paper clips for handling while painting.

Published 2016-12-12 09:48:09

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Knights of the Hawkbit¶

I painted the bases as well as all the base colours on the horses. I choose three different browns as the body colour, which will now be combined with different washes to create twelve unique body colours.

Published 2016-11-06 08:38:56

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