Renaissance army, mounted Crossbows

[Atheling]

I was really in doubt about putting some foot arquebuses on the bases. If nothing else to use the left over loading, arms from the Perry box. My decision was mostly based on roleplaying spirit. I didn´t want to make a dragoon unit, I wanted a cavalry unit.

Maybe thats why most miniature companies (if not all) don’t make their mounted arquebus in firing position. So they don’t have to make the choice.

Cheers
Erik

Hi Erik,

Don't get me wrong, they look great and I'm certain that you will have a great time moving them around the tabletop.

[Erik]

I finally got around to posting my mounted crossbows. Half are Steelfist and the rest are Perry Light Cavalry.







Erik

[Hu Rhu]

Very nice indeed. 

[Metternich]

Lovely painting - very dramatic looking group.

[Atheling]

Nice work 

[Phil Portway]

Lovely painted figures and horses, although you just need to look at horses eyes.

I always get drawn to them, as a lot of people paint them like humans. Sorry it's one of my pet hates!

I paint mine black, with a little white at the rear of the eye!
 

[Erik]

Thanks for the kind remarks.
Never heard comments about how horse eyes should be painted before  . I will defenitely give that a try.


Cheers
Erik

[Atheling]

Never heard comments about how horse eyes should be painted before

There was a big thing about it in the heady ye olde days of the WAB Forum.

There was a chap on there who used to work with horses and he pretty much let us all have it (in a nice way). Apparently it's only on rare occasions that you can see the white of a horses eye- I forget when and why 

[DintheDin]

Lovely painted figures and horses, although you just need to look at horses eyes.

I always get drawn to them, as a lot of people paint them like humans. Sorry it's one of my pet hates!

I paint mine black, with a little white at the rear of the eye!
 

We had a similar discussion months ago in another thread here (I don't remember which) and, of course, this is the way horse eyes must be painted, a good way for somebody to see how, is to Google some horse portrait paintings.

[Phil Portway]

Never heard comments about how horse eyes should be painted before  . I will defenitely give that a try.

It will actually make horses quicker to paint too!

[Ragnar]

There was a big thing about it in the heady ye olde days of the WAB Forum.

There was a chap on there who used to work with horses and he pretty much let us all have it (in a nice way). Apparently it's only on rare occasions that you can see the white of a horses eye- I forget when and why 

I remember that discussion, I only paint my horses eyes black.  From memory, the only time that you will see the white's of a horses eyes is when they are distressed.

[Atheling]

I remember that discussion, I only paint my horses eyes black.  From memory, the only time that you will see the white's of a horses eyes is when they are distressed.

That's right! You have a better memory then me sir!