Just wanted to show off these nice models after gluing the parts together. All the parts fit together very nicely. There really aren't that many parts too. For the horses: two halves for the bodies, separate tails and choice of head/neck (some with cloth barding and some without). The knights have torso and legs as one-piece, separate head/helm and arms; there are options with left arms molded onto the backs of the shields too. The plastic is very sturdy and should hold up well for gaming - including the lances. I only armed half of the guys with lances, actually one was converted to be the unit standard (a cross). Also, I plan to only paint half as actual Teutonic Order; the rest will be painted as other historical personalities with nice heraldry - maybe even a rouge Templar or two.
They are really cleanly cast - no mold lines and barely any flash. Details - like the eyelets and breath holes for the helms are very clear. There are a lot of spare parts - including helms, shields and arms holding weapons. Note that all of the heads are wearing great helms, so I substituted the musician's head with a spare without a helm - how else could he toot his horn?
I do really like these minis, they are very well done.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are great. Lots of possibilities. I just pretty much built them straight from the box - only sliced off the horns of one guy's helm. I mean how many horns can one unit handle!? Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteI thought they were already painted. Thought maybe it was the color scheme of the ghost of X-mas past or maybe they all just came back from a Klan meeting.
ReplyDeleteYeah, they have that appearance ;)!
ReplyDeleteThey look nice and not a spot of paint on 'em yet!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I was really hoping they were going to be a bit disappointing! I can feel the will power failing! Teutonic knights and dinosaurs perhaps!
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