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The problem however was, and I am very ashamed to admit this, that I have unpainted miniatures in my basement!!! Quite a lot actually and many from recent unfinished projects. A new project was out of the question until I had at least finished my Hittites bought this spring.
Oh wow!That small amout of green stuff really takes them a long way. They look awesome.
There's a great article about conversions for Andalucian, Alhoravid and Almohad conversions in the WAB El Cid book, of which our very own James Morris was the author. One of the better WAB books IMHO as all the army lists are very well balanced and thus plays really well The last WAB campaign weekend that I played in, indeed the last one to be held at GWHQ, was an El Cid campaign run by James. I'm sure I've got some great pictures somewhere if anyone's interested?Kind Regards
That book is one of the two WAB books that I still refer to (the Viking one is the other). I often go back to it as inspiration for all of my Al-Andalus projects.
If I may make one suggestion, I'd add some more beards to the Spanish. Unlike the Normans, some El-Cid era Spanish wore their facial hair proudly.
Actually, it was El Cid who was famous for his beard -according to the Poem of Mio Cid, at least-, and it was, apparently, somewhat exceptional. According to the Poem he left his beard uncut as a form of protest for his (unjust) exile. Even if the Poem is a work of fiction, what it is relevant is that the author or authors considered a long beard as something exceptional enough to merit commentary. Iconography from the 9th to 13th Centuries shows Christians as unbearded or with short beards, while Muslims and Jews had long beards. Maybe that's why the Poem feels that the famously long Ell Cid's beard should be justified, to avoid any association of the Christian hero with Muslims or Jews (although he did associate with Muslims, being, as he was, a mercenary that fought for the Muslim kings of Zaragoza and Valencia, against Muslims and Christians)
Lovely to see some El Cid figures! I painted an entire WAB El Cid force using converted Perry crusade figures. Have a look here - might help with some ideas https://guitarheroandy.blogspot.com/2009/05/painting-update-el-cid.html I did the tasselled round shield thing and sculpted loads of longer robes under the mail. Took a bit of time but was so worth it!Looking forward to seeing more of your project!