Saturday, January 17, 2015

FireForge Late 13th - Early 14th C. Knights

Well here are the six figures from the FireForge Mounted Sergeants-at-Arms box - all painted up as notable knights for the period. The other half of the set were painted up as mounted yeoman archers. The knights are, from left to right in the image below; front row: Roger Bigod, Giles d'Argentan, Jacques de Molay; rear row: Aymer de Valence, Konrad von Limpurg, Archibald Douglas.
As this particular set doesn't come with great helms, only the heads for Roger Bigod and Aymer de Valence are from the kit. The great helms are Mirliton spares I've had for some time. De Molay's bare head is a GW Empire spare.
It's really nice that Lion Rampant MAA units are only six figures each. Anything larger tends to make painting tedious.
As these are from the same period as my Early-HRE army, they could be fielded along with them to bolster that army or for games larger than Lion Rampant.
The funny thing is that I don't have any figures representing Teutonic Knights - and they were the first release from FireForge. Someday maybe.
Thanks for following this little project. As I took advantage of the recent sale from Black Tree Design, I have some more HYW foot knights to paint up in the future.
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  1. Phil CJanuary 17, 2015 at 9:55 PM

    awesome work!

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    1. DeanMJanuary 17, 2015 at 10:00 PM

      Thank you very much, Phil! Warm regards, Dean

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  2. Michal DwarfCryptJanuary 17, 2015 at 11:06 PM

    Fantastic work! I love All of them !

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    1. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:14 AM

      Thank you for your kind words, Michael. Warm regards, Dean

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  3. PhilJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:09 AM

    Thanks for sharing these gems with us!

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    1. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:15 AM

      Appreciate the nice comments, Phil. Best, Dean

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  4. Black PowderJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:46 AM

    Nice to see them all together - the quality and diversity of the painting schemes make them hard to not admire. Beautiful result!

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    1. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:42 AM

      Thanks a lot Soren; our previous FireForge knights were inspirational. Best, Dean

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  5. RogJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:57 AM

    Fantastic "family portrait"! This is museum material, Dean, very impressive! I will be eagerly waiting for the BTD foot knights!!! Warm regards! (P.S.: did my blog disappear from your "follow" list? I´m having some trouble connecting with a friend´s blog)

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    1. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:46 AM

      Thank you very much as always. To be honest I have no clue how the "Follow" thing works, but I made sure to check it. I also have all my Members' blogs added to this site. Warm regards, Dean

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  6. RodgerJanuary 18, 2015 at 1:20 AM

    A very impressive sight Dean! Great work!

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    1. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:47 AM

      Thanks, Rodger. I appreciate your continued visits and nice comments. Regards, Dean

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  7. Michael AwdryJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:14 AM

    They are so very splendid, what a collection Dean.

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  8. CyrusJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:33 AM

    Stunning painting Dean - the barding, shields, tunics and cloaks are all outstanding!

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  9. peterJanuary 18, 2015 at 4:02 AM

    Seeing them all together in one picture is an awesome view! Lovely colourfull bunch of knights!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  10. Simon Quinton January 18, 2015 at 4:58 AM

    Fantastic work they look great all together.

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  11. Evan HughesJanuary 18, 2015 at 5:04 AM

    What a feast for the eyes!

    Wonderful work there, Dean, well done - now take a break, you've earned it!

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    1. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:54 AM

      Thanks, Evan. I may attempt to work on one those large scale plastic knights kits as a break.

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  12. Ray RousellJanuary 18, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    They all look very cool together!!

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  13. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Thanks everyone for the interest and great comments. Truly appreciated! Warm regards, Dean

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  14. Jonathan FreitagJanuary 18, 2015 at 8:01 AM

    Wow! Collectively, even more impressive. Great pieces of art.

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    1. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 8:16 AM

      Thank you, Jonathan, for your very kind words. Warm regards, Dean

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  15. Paul WJanuary 18, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    Ah, the post we've all been eagerly waiting for! Beautiful work Dean, really inspiring stuff :-)

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  16. MontyJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    Breathtakingly beautiful, Dean! I wish I lived close enough to see these in person.

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  17. MillsyJanuary 18, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    Stunning work Dean. You have the steadiest of hands and the patience of a saint! The history aspect of this project is really wonderful too.

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  18. JasonJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Fabulous work Dean! I can nearly feel the table shake under the charge of those fellows! Very impressive as always.

    Best wishes,
    Jason

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  19. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)January 18, 2015 at 3:52 PM

    Wonderful!!

    Christopher

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  20. Phil CJanuary 18, 2015 at 4:36 PM

    WoW!!
    Go SeaHawks!!
    cannot see your latests post Dean :o)

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  21. DeanMJanuary 18, 2015 at 4:55 PM

    Thanks, Gents!

    @ Phil - :) I deleted it after my oldest son said I was a fair weather fan - LOL! GO HAWKS!

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    1. Phil CJanuary 18, 2015 at 9:00 PM

      hehehe...oh.. that is so cute...

      yep, next stop - Super Bowl XLIX
      Sunday, February 1, 3:30 PM

      GO HAWKS!

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  22. DHC WargamesJanuary 19, 2015 at 3:02 AM

    Wow, what a lovely selection there!

    My favourrite is Bigod. The ochre, green and red just go so well together (and the painting is top notch)!

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    1. DeanMJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:38 AM

      Thanks, Burkard. The arms of the Marshal of England are quite elegant; not to mention the associated history of William the Marshal. Warm regards, Dean

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  23. Geordie an Exiled FoGJanuary 20, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    Fab work :)

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    1. DeanMFebruary 5, 2015 at 10:38 AM

      Thanks, Geordie! Sorry for missing your comment earlier - what with Seahawks' Conference victory and subsequent Super Bowl loss, I've been in a bit of a stupor. Regards, Dean

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  24. legatus hedliusFebruary 10, 2015 at 7:32 AM

    This is why I don't do late medieval - you have to be a really, really talented painter! Mindblowingly brilliant!

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