Anyway this stand (again in Impetus basing) is for Teodoro da Valperga and his companions. de Valperga was an Italian independent Captain who was present at Orleans and Patay. Most interesting is his coat of arms which comprises a hemp plant!
The knights are all Perry plastics as are three of the horses. The last horses (with the caparison) is from Front Rank.
I'm quite pleased with how these came out including the Croix de Lorraine on the guy in Blue and experimenting with an edging pen to outline details like the white cross on the guy in red.
One more stand of French knights to go but before then I have a couple of stands of billmen to complete and with that and a couple of stands of men at arms my French army will be finished.
Are those really freehands? Wow amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe banner is a laser print, modified off the coat of arms from the site "The Companions of Joan of Arc" but all of the caparison and tabard work is free hand -- it helps to sketch a guide outline first (in the case of this design simply a stick bush shape so the sizes and orientations are consistent). Fine line outlining for details is also helpful as a final step. The Copic Multilineer SP 0.03 is a vital tool as it never produces too thick a line, and the nib is replaceable as well.
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Oh well it looks good anyway! Great fun to have a hemp plant on your flag as well, you know for some reason you can get lots of products with the plants on them too nowadays.
DeleteGreat post and very interesting to have the detail of the individual Knight names and livery.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jez -- there is a wealth of information available and some great online resources for standards -- such as for example -- which is who will be on my final stand
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Excellent work Simon. Love the freehand livery, that hemp plant is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter -- much appreciated
DeleteGreat work Simon - as others have noted, the livery is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteImpetus is intriguing to me...the rules strike me as bit too bonky (a personal subjective view, YMMV of course), but I'm really drawn to the fairly simple basing...and these bases look great. Very, very nice!
I selected Impetus because of the appealing diorama like basing abut have since also had the chance to take part in some games using these rules and found that they worked well provided you have the space and time!
DeleteFabulous work Simon! I'm really enjoying following this project as it's been something I've wanted to do for years. I love the hemp plant as part of Valperga heraldic livery - I could get behind that. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Curt, digging into the history is what appeals to me in medieval and ancients, I’m building up quite a library of HYW and Jehanne materials 😉
DeleteWell, as a Dutchman I am morally if not actually legally required to applaud the use of hemp, but I have seldom seen it applied so tastefully. This is once again rather flabbergasting. Fabulous figures!
ReplyDeleteHaving just repatriated to the UK from Portland OR I know where you’re coming from 🤪
DeleteSmashing figures 👍
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing.
ReplyDeleteLovely painting on the figures and splendid heraldry! I had a go with basic impetus and quite liked it,I'm basing figures up on impetus bases now but I will be using them for To the strongest! which is a nice ruleset if you fancy a change as you wouldn't need to change your basing!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, I’ll definitely look into that, I also have the Tree of Battles rules which can work with the same basing too so have some options
DeleteNice going Simon! These knights make a lovely base. Thumbs up!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike -- luckily the foot soldiers I'm working on now are a bit less involved :-)
DeleteStunning work again!
ReplyDeleteThanks Barks -- much appreciated
DeleteAbsolutely amazing brushwork, well done.
ReplyDeleteFabulous Simon, really great work
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