#28mm medieval

[awarhammerguy]

Painted up two knights real quick

[mootmead]

I've sculpted a blemmye and learned what a bemmye is ! It was fun, I loved sculpting his face. Trying to pose him was ... something else !

He's downloable on MMF/Cults3D/Thingiverse

[happy-chappy-miniatures]

Irish Kern with Bows

Hi again! I've got another update and once again, we know 'em, we love 'em, it's more Kern!

This time I've put together block of skirmishers with bows to act in support of the gallowglass and bonnachts, or independently to harass opponents in hit-and-run attacks!

The kern themselves are the usual mix of Perry and Antediluvian figures. I've included a few more drab léine compared to the bonnachts, given that these would be poorer soldiers, and unlikely to afford the fanciest saffron dye all the time

And here's the block of skirmishers screening an advance for the charging Bonnachts

I hope they've come out ok! For a while I was debating whether to have them blocked in a more dense formation, to mirror the bows-and-bills of the other War of the Roses forces, but eventually decided against it in favor of the skirmishers

[oldschoolfrp]

Medieval village in 15mm scale with houses from Hovels and pigs from Irregular Miniatures (Miniature Wargaming 13, September 1988). Dennis Coleman's buildings are still available on the Hovels website in multiple scales from 6-28mm, and you can still find Ian Kay's pigs and more on Irregular's website under the "Animals" link.

[nightbringer24]

Thinking of buying a little 28mm Medieval cannon and crew from Eureka Miniature’s UK reseller, since it’ll give me a chance to work on what I imagine the cannon and gunpowder elements of the Adretian Empire’s various retinues and forces looks like.

[aurora-dioramas]

Medieval Wine Makers (3D Printed Resin Miniatures)

Medieval Wine Makers (3D Printed Resin Miniatures) Era: The Medieval Era Description: This 3D Printed model represents an historically accurate facsimile at a scale that one can use for diorama making, model train railroad scenery, war gaming terrain, or creative projects. Quality: Before selling a 3D print, we make a series of test prints at different model scales to ensure quality, and print reliability. In addition, we print each 3D model using the same resin or PLA plastic brand every time for consistent and repeatable results. Scale: Available in the following scales: - 10mm figure height (1:160 scale) - 12mm figure height (N scale) - 15mm figure height (1:107 scale) - 18mm figure height (1:87/HO scale) - 20/22mm figure height (1:76 scale) - 25mm figure height (1:72 scale) - 28mm figure height (1:64 scale) - 54mm figure height 1:32 scale) Type: 3D Printed Models: unpainted 3D Printed models for you to customize and integrate into your wargame tables, model railroad displays or other artistic and creative projects. License: This is a licensed 3D Printed Model designed by Evocatus Miniatures, all rights reserved. Read the full article

[sword-site-official]

Oakeshott Type XIX Medieval Sword w/ Early Finger Guard Sword. European, probably Italian, late 14th or early 15th century. The hilt with a finger guard and marked with the date 1432 Object number: IX.950 Sword, blade Oakeshott Type XIX; pommel Oakeshott Type G; cross-guard Oakeshott Type 5. Place and date of manufacture European, probably Italian, late 14th or early 15th century. The hilt with a finger guard and marked with the date 1432. Measurements and Specifications: Overall length: 41" (1041mm) Weight: 1 lb 11 oz (765 grams) Blade length: 34" (864mm) Blade width (at base): 1.33" (34mm) Length of the fuller: 12.6" (320mm) Ricasso length: 1.77" (45mm) Point of balance: 7.5" (190mm) from the cross Pommel diameter: 2.16" (55mm), thickness: 0.55" (14mm) Grip length: 4.33" (110mm), width: 0.67" (17mm) Guard width: 5.75" (146mm), thickness at the ends: 0.1" (2mm) Width of the finger ring: 1.1" (28mm), "height" lengthwise: 1.42" (36mm) Blade thickness at base: 0.2" (5mm), 4" (100mm) from the point: 0.1" (2mm), 1.6" (40mm) from the point: 0.1" (2mm, reinforced) For more information regarding sword type XIX see this extract from Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/127/oakeshott-type-records-medieval-sword #sword #espada #schwert #history #italy #swords #lotr #houseofthedragon #mma #martialarts #weapons Source: collections.royalarmouries.org/ https://sword-site.com/thread/244/oakeshott-medieval-sword-early-finger (at Alexandria, Egypt) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmln9S5Pz3q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brassrobo]

Back in August @ashleynicholegibbs and I went to Medieval Times for my birthday, where we picked up this cool retro lead mini. So I had to paint him in our knight's color. The metallics are #contrastpaints over silver. I initially used those for the cloth, but went over it with #scale75 . I also tried my hand at edge highlights and darklining with mixed results. #miniaturepainting #fantasy #medieval #leadminiatures #retromini #28mm #knight https://www.instagram.com/p/CYNsRSEtZ__/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dioramas-worker]

The Knight (2009)

figura: (28mm). 

diorama: 60mm x 30mm

[happychappy439]

28mm Burgundians: John the Fearless

The Valois duchy of Burgundy is something I always find interesting to study, so painting up some 28mm figures lets me have a bit of a creative outlet for that as well! (although I do find the social and political history more interesting than the military, but that’s neither here nor there!) 

From a wargaming perspective, outside of Charles the Bold’s Ordonnances in the 1470s, Burgundy is a bit neglected, and the Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War during John the Fearless’ reign is especially underrepresented in wargaming circles, where it tends to be eclipsed by Agincourt. So with that in mind I set to trying to put together something to represent ol’ Duke John

More images and explanations under the cut!

Duke Jean sans Peur himself is based on the Perry Agincourt 'herald' model, who I've chopped and sculpted a bit to get the Duke's distinctive hat and outfit. I've based his colour scheme on miniatures from Pierre Salmon, where he is often shown wearing a big flowing houppelande, in particular at one point he's wearing a black houppelande, heavily embroidered with his personal symbol, the 'rabot.' So I used that example as the basis for my interpretation, complete with the stylish pink sleeves. Meanwhile his horse's saddle and bridle are coloured with his personal colours of black, white and green

Also on the base, the standard bearer is Jacques de Courtiambles, a Burgundian knight, who had fought with Duke (then Count) John at Nicopolis, bore his standard at Othée in 1408, and then continued to serve the duke, and his son into the 1420s. His arms (from what I've found) are three white stars, so I've used those on his houppelande

I’ve tried to put together an interpretation of the ducal standard, based on a description of the standard the Duke commissioned in 1406 (and 1418), describing a crimson standard, with a large rabot and a number of smaller rabots embroidered on it. I've also been taking some cues from an Andrey Kurkin illustration. But I've not been able to find a description that includes the Cross of St. Andrew, so I left that out.

Finally, on the base I've included two pavesiers, in the colours of the ducal guard (again, black, white and light green), however I've not included their "Bundle of arrows" on the sleeve that the ducal archers du corps wore.

Their pavises are based on contemporary items which include the ducal devise, and also the Cross of St. Andrew, based on a record from 1410 where the Duke orders two pavises "with the devise of the Duke." 

I hope the base has turned out ok! I had a lot of fun doing the research and painting it up! The lack of surviving visual clues meant that there’s a lot of room for guess-work and interpretation! 

[dimestorehobby]

Painting Poll results: Brak Man Begins

Thanks for all the peoples who voted and broke my painting stalemate! Brak the Executioner is also very happy to be thawed from his icy, resin-cast Reaper Bones hibernation. First time I’ve touched a brush in months, and it feels gud. 

That’s an Old English word that’s been simplified through the centuries to mean “amazing,” but originally translated to, “The last few seasons have multiplied my herds and brought peace to the land. I am content.”

If you’re weird and you want a piece of Brak’s backstory, you can read it below.

BRAK’S BAD BEGINNINGS, PT. 1

Things just hadn’t been the same for Brak since mummy died.

Oh, not everything was different or terrible. There was still a great deal of satisfaction to be had in the little things, like honing his axe in the evenings on the front step. With mummy gone, he supposed he could do it in the parlor now (she’d never let him; said the occasional spark from the whetstone was bound to catch the rug afire one day), but through the years he’d grown to love his corner stool out on the porch. The stench from the gutter sewage always dissipated as the evening air cooled, and a strong-stomached fellow like Brak could even take his nose plugs out as enjoyed the fading light and waved to the night watchmen lighting the lanterns. And as he sharpened, the children playing out in the crooked cobblestone alley would run up to see if there was still blood from “some sodding criminal” caked on the blade of the ponderous weapon.

There never was any, of course. Mummy’d never have that in her house. The axe had to be scrubbed microscopically clean before it ever crossed the threshold, so after a big day of decapitating he usually stopped for a pint at the Winking Wayfarer, a tavern fronting the Royal Commons where most of the public executions took place. They kept a small banquet room perpetually reserved for sheriffs, night watchmen, royal executioners, and other officers of the Crown to have a sit and a quiet drink. The proprietor was a toothless old soldier, and Brak suspected he knew what it was like to swing an axe into people’s necks all day. There was always a bucket of soapy water waiting in the corner for Brak, and most of the time a cool ale already foaming blissfully on the table.

He didn’t stay long most days. Just enough time to empty his pint, scrub the blade off thoroughly and wipe it down with an oily rag the Winking Wayfarer always hung next to the tub, well away from the candles and lanterns. If another agent of the King’s justice joined him, especially if was another executioner, like as not they’d swap news on the latest riots and killings, or update each other on the latest cutting-edge weapons coming out of the city’s best forges. No matter how good the company, though, Brak was always home before dark.

Until one day he wasn’t. And for that one time he was late, Brak would never forgive himself.

I’ll do more of this if people dig it.

[enionline]

Pino Ordelaffi miniatura 28mm

Pino Ordelaffi miniatura 28mm

[happy-chappy-miniatures]

Mounted Irish Earl

Hi again!

Another Irish update! This time I wanted to attempt some figures to represent some Irish commanders on horseback, particularly with Never Mind the Billhooks' Deluxe edition giving rules for Irish cavalry!

Unfortunately finding miniatures to represent late-medieval/renaissance Irish cavalry and having them scale properly with the Perry Irish range is pretty difficult! Which meant going in to this would need some thought about converting existing figures to look the part of an Irish Earl and a mailed standard bearer to accompany him Choosing figures as bases to start the conversions was a bit of a task! I'm not hugely confident in my sculpting abilities, so I wanted to try to focus on a few key points to have the figures at least be visually recognisable without necessarily needing me to sculpt on large areas of mail or detailed clothes.

For the Earl, I visually based his appearance on the "Irish Chieftain" depicted in a few of the woodcuts in The Image of Irelande. It is worth pointing out that the book is very much a piece of Tudor English propaganda, intending to demonise the Irish and promote the English forces in Ireland, so it should be taken with a grain of salt! But in the absence of many other sources, it made for a good start

In the woodcuts, the noble ( has an interesting segmented helmet (with a plume), so that was something I definitely wanted to include. He's also wearing an interesting outfit, initially I thought it was some sort of brigandine or studded jack, but it seems to be more consistent with civilian doublets in other 16th century portraits rather than any kind of armour. Finally, as shown in the first image, the chief has a very impressive cloak (or brat), with a thick fur-like fringe, which was another definite requirement for me to include!

For the Brat, the Gaelic Attire Website (http://gaelicattire.com/brat.htm) provides a very useful explanation of its construction, and some great reproductions (which have made great reference images!). The fringes themselves appear to have been made of wool (occasionally styled to look like fur), and for the wealthy this would have been dyed in a variety of colours

With that in mind as a design direction, I decided to use one of the Perry Sudanese commanders as a base figure, given his pose, and his excellent cloak to make a base for the brat:

And from there, I gave him a head-swap for one of the Gallowglass figures to try and match the interesting helmet shown in the woodcuts, and added a plume to it. Then, with some filing down of the body and legs, I sculpted on a Tudor doublet and boots, and then added a fringe to the cloak to convert it into an Irish Brat

In terms of colours, I went with a copy of the Brat in Dürer's depiction of Gallowglass in the early 16th century, with the cloak itself being a deep red/maroon/pink, and the fringe being a bright yellow

The standard bearer was a bit of a simpler conversion, seeing as my design philosophy for him was more straightforward. I wanted him to essentially look like a mounted Gallowglass, so the rider was based on a Victrix Norman, with his head swapped for one of the Perry Gallowglass, and a The Assault Group targe added in place of the Norman shield.

The horse was a little more involved, seeing as the Irish cavalry of the 16th century notably did not use stirrups or saddles, instead opting for what appears to be more of a cushion strapped to the horse. Given that information, I trimmed the saddle off of the horse, and used green stuff to sculpt on the quilted cushion (which helped mask the width difference between the Victrix legs and the Perry horse too!)

And finally to round off the whole base, I added an Irish wolfhound from Footsore Miniatures

Currently I only have flags for Kildare and Desmond put together, but the standard bearer's flags are detachable, so they can be easily swapped out for any other Gaelic or Anglo-Irish lords (once I get the flags made!)

And here's the Earl of Kildare riding alongside a band of kern

[christophedasilva]

Providence : 1st quarter completed (photoset 8/8)

Photoset 8/8

[nightbringer24]

28mm scale Medieval galleys are quite a hard ship to find, since everyone has either done the cog, or focused only on the Greco-Roman galleys, which aren’t really the same type of ship.

[aurora-dioramas]

Medieval Wedding (3D Printed Resin Miniatures)

Medieval Wedding (3D Printed Resin Miniatures) Era: The Medieval Era Description: This 3D Printed model represents an historically accurate facsimile at a scale that one can use for diorama making, model train railroad scenery, war gaming terrain, or creative projects. Quality: Before selling a 3D print, we make a series of test prints at different model scales to ensure quality, and print reliability. In addition, we print each 3D model using the same resin or PLA plastic brand every time for consistent and repeatable results. Scale: Available in the following scales: - 10mm figure height (1:160 scale) - 12mm figure height (N scale) - 15mm figure height (1:107 scale) - 18mm figure height (1:87/HO scale) - 20/22mm figure height (1:76 scale) - 25mm figure height (1:72 scale) - 28mm figure height (1:64 scale) - 54mm figure height 1:32 scale) Type: 3D Printed Models: unpainted 3D Printed models for you to customize and integrate into your wargame tables, model railroad displays or other artistic and creative projects. License: This is a licensed 3D Printed Model designed by Evocatus Miniatures, all rights reserved. Read the full article