Saturday, January 15, 2011

North Star Spears Have Arrived

Well worth the wait; and the wait was really no fault to North Star. Nick shipped my order about a day or two after I placed it. It just so happened that it was made during the Christmas mail season, coupled with bad weather (more than normal winter conditions) and also stiffened USPS mail handling thanks to some not-so nice domestic mail incidents. Anyway, I managed to paint up some of the spears for the Early-HRE knights.
The spears are about 70mm long, after I cut them down from the 100mm length I ordered. I needed 100mm to arm the Foundry Silver Shields I hope to start on next. These spears, or more specifically the spear points, are very nice; No need to hammer and file the tips. All of the spears are painted with spirals matching the knights' arms. They probably look more like going to a tournament than war, but it will do.
I also added a unit standard to the Szekler Light Cavalry unit too. I downloaded the design off of the Wiki page on Szeklers (aka Szekley). Yeah, I know - I'm quite the historical researcher!
Here's a photo of the entire Early-Holy Roman Empire Clerical Army - less oxen to pull the Carroccio.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Truly great looking figs Dean

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  2. Mr SaturdayJanuary 15, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    I'm a bit taken aback by how beautiful that army is. It's glorious.

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  3. AllenJanuary 15, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Gorgeous!

    Allen

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  4. von Peter himselfJanuary 15, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    I have been watching the recruitment of this army with great interest. Very inspiring.

    Salute
    von Peter himself

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  5. DeanMJanuary 15, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Thank you, honored guests. Warm Regards, Dean

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  6. Sollado2January 15, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    Spectacular show my friend!!!! Amazing miniatures, well done!!!

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  7. JehanJanuary 15, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Absolutely marvelous ! Congratulations !

    Jean-Baptiste

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  8. IvánJanuary 15, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    ENVY , is all I can say....

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  9. BigRedBatJanuary 15, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Fantastic looking troops! Not sure I could bring myself to paint spirals on spears... the waggon is a creat centrepiece.

    Simon

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  10. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)January 15, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Beautiful army you there!!

    Cheers
    Christopher

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  11. Captain Richard's miniature Civil WarJanuary 15, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Eye candy for sure, Dean. Beautiful work

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  12. Doc SmithJanuary 15, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    The knights really are spectacular - a great looking army and with the wagon - very innovative. Isn't it fun painting the 'barber's pole' lances? Great result!

    Cheers,
    Doc

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  13. GuidowgJanuary 15, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Fantastic work Dean, great looking army.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    Hey Dean! Wow, what a fab looking army you have. Well done in this project.

    Cheers,

    Helen

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  15. HetairoiJanuary 16, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    Oh man... look at that spears!!

    Probably the BEST medieval army I´ve ever see. Great work!

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  16. BroedersJanuary 16, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    I have to agree with all these good chaps. An absolutely superb army.

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  17. DeanMJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Thanks so much for the great comments. I appreciate them a lot. Now it remains to be seen how they will perform on the "battlefield." Warm Regards, Dean

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  18. PsychosisPCJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Beautiful looking army. That is great stuff all put together.

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  19. KevinJanuary 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Beautiful figs as always Dean. I am a huge fan of the Northstar spears. They're so easy to use and the points are so perfect (I have the scars to prove it.)

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  20. jmilesrJanuary 17, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    Wonderful figures - as for how they will perform on the table top I can only envision very well as your opponent will be too distracted looking at your troops to concentrate on playing!

    How do you paint the "barber poles" on the lances - is it freehand or do you use a guide - they look fantastic

    Miles

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  21. DeanMJanuary 17, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Miles:

    Thanks; the spirals were done free-hand. It was my first time doing it, and wasn't sure how hard it would be. It wasn't too bad. The spears not being tapered may have helped. I painted on side with diagonal stripes - then turned the spear and continued the stripes until they connected. Mind you, there was a bit of correction, but not so bad to restart. Try and error is the best way to describe the effort. Regards, Dean

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  22. BartenderJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    You did a fabulous paint job!

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  23. Scott A.January 18, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Dang it Dean! I've only got the chain mail painted on my knights and sergeants... A long way to go to be anywhere near yours. Great work!

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  24. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Too superb too tempting - sigh.

    I really should stop visiting your blog before i get to finish my current project...

    *leaves to charge paypal-account*

    Regards,

    Schrumpfkopf

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  25. PaulalbaJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Can't believe I missed these 1st time round. They are really stunning.
    Cheers
    Paul

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  26. PrufrockJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Beautifully done!

    Cheers,
    Aaron

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