Sunday, November 21, 2010

Mirliton & Gripping Beast (Battle Honors) Knights - WIP

Painted up a couple of knights for the HRE army; I know it's slow going, but I've been doing other things and had to make myself sit down and paint for a bit today. The one on the right in the photo below is the Mirliton Ulrich Von Lichenstein figures. The one on the left is a Battle Honors figure with an Old Glory helmet from the Teutonic Knights set.
The guy on the left is based on the illustration below from the Codex Manesse of Burchard von Wengen. Since it only shows his helmet and shield, I took the liberty to use one of the Gripping Beast figures with a sleeved surcoat. The horns on the Old Glory helm isn't exactly like the one illustrated, but close enough.


 
A couple more views of the figures. The Von Wengen guy will go on a horse with mail barding. Notice how the mail is sculpted differently on the two.

 
It appears the "man purse" isn't a new invention - the Gripping Beast guy has one.

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  1. FurtNovember 21, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    Really nice mate - these knights are special!

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  2. Captain Richard's miniature Civil WarNovember 21, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    nice work Dean...as always

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  3. PsychosisPCNovember 21, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    Good stuff...Can't wait to get started on my knights soon.

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  4. DeanMNovember 21, 2010 at 9:25 PM

    Thanks for the kind comments, Gentlemen. Although this project is going pretty slowly, I am enjoying researching the codex and seeing which knight would make an interesting addition to the unit. Regards, Dean

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  5. HetairoiNovember 21, 2010 at 10:30 PM

    Very impressive work. Can´t wait to see the knights finished,

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  6. Ubique MattNovember 22, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    Fantastic looking figures!

    If you're doing requests, I'd love see Friedrich II. von Leiningen.

    Regards,
    Matt

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  7. DeanMNovember 22, 2010 at 6:11 PM

    Matt:

    Thanks - oooh, von Leiningen- triple eagles per escutcheon - only if I get transfers :)! Regards, Dean

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  8. Ted HenkleNovember 24, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    I'm now catching up on your posts. Your knightly WIP looks fantastic!

    Ted

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  9. Arrigo "the Crazy"November 28, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    fantastic painting... but I fear the Battle Honours knights do not exist... they are in fact Gripping Beast ones, once distributed in USA by Battle Honours! you got me crazy trying to figure why I never saw BH 28mm medieval!

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  10. DeanMDecember 6, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    Ah - got it; wow, those have been hanging on the wall at my local gaming store for years - in Battle Honors blisters. Regards, Dean

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  11. Arrigo "the Crazy"December 7, 2010 at 3:08 AM

    I was quite surprised beacuse I have them also and bought from GB!

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