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Offline Digits

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #30 on: January 10, 2020, 05:51:03 PM »
I’m certainly covered now I think bud! Lol

Got home this afternoon to find postie had delivered my own copy of FFoL and my Fireforge mounted Templar and Sgt at arms sprues along with my Wargames illustated Balian figure!

A little disappointed with the Fireforge tbh......same horses and same knight bodies and same cloaks in each!  The only difference between the boxes being differing heads and weapons / shield arms.....so much for variety!

Anyway, I will have a few spare if the guys need them.

Now....going to read my new rule book.....


Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #31 on: January 10, 2020, 11:22:10 PM »
What do you reckon to the Wargames illustated Balian figure? I thought it was pretty poor the way the leg disappears above the knee!

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Offline Digits

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #32 on: January 11, 2020, 12:39:18 AM »
What do you reckon to the Wargames illustated Balian figure? I thought it was pretty poor the way the leg disappears above the knee!

:o

Doesn’t bother me too much, easily incorporated into the shadow....and I win whenever there is less to paint!  ;)

Offline Digits

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #33 on: January 11, 2020, 05:31:43 PM »
Popped together the first few figures. 

I want to make homage to the picture in the opening post. Here's a start



I’ve also started on my fistful of sand band



Not too sure yet, may elect to take grunts.


Offline Captain Blood

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #34 on: January 11, 2020, 05:42:12 PM »
Great start  :)

Love that shooting bowman  ;)

Yes, Fireforge are very cheeky. Many of their sets contain a lot of the same components as their other sets. In some cases, there’s not a huge amount of difference.
That said, I think the foot figures at least do provide the best raw material to facilitate creative kit-bashing of generic early medieval figures. And once you’ve bought a few of the different boxes, you do end up with a reasonable assortment of different bodies.
But I’ve always felt their repackaging of many of the same components into ‘different’ kits is a bit of a rip-off  ::)

Offline Digits

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #35 on: January 11, 2020, 06:29:19 PM »
Glad you recognise your bowman!  :D

Yup, they are, and to call the one sprue a “ command sprue” is a real joke!

None the less, I’m not making as many as you fella so I can make enough variety for my purposes.

Best still, I have a few spare horse for the South Warwickshire posse if they need one.

Offline Malamute

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #36 on: January 11, 2020, 07:17:16 PM »
Excellent start  :)
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Offline Phil Portway

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #37 on: January 11, 2020, 07:50:54 PM »
Fire Forge are nice figures to paint & "campaign up"





On a Side note, Richard ( A Salute Freebie Figure 2003)


You will end up getting the crusade bug. Here is my Salute game 1100 troops (700 Mounted) painted over a 3 year period!


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Offline Digits

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #38 on: January 11, 2020, 08:01:35 PM »
I won’t be going that far I think!  Good looking table though.

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #39 on: January 12, 2020, 01:49:56 PM »


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I won’t be going that far I think!

That remind me, how tall are the trees in the Holy Land?

Offline Digits

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #40 on: January 12, 2020, 04:32:43 PM »
Nope....not biting.  I’m sure I have a bunch of plastic palms somewhere....

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #41 on: January 12, 2020, 04:39:29 PM »
Plastic palm trees, got millions (well about 20 )
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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #42 on: January 12, 2020, 07:30:42 PM »
Plastic Flatpack?
Not real palm trees...  It's a date then!

I'll get me coat.

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #43 on: January 12, 2020, 09:33:57 PM »
Oh dear  ;D

Offline Digits

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Re: A call to the Holy Land
« Reply #44 on: January 13, 2020, 03:08:37 PM »
Indeed.

So I’m thinking a little Hollywood here.  Regardless of what a crap film, and that’s with a capital C, the 2018 Robin Hood was, I am of a mind to change out the headware on a few archers for a shemagh or “desert” garb.  I did like the look of them in the opening crusade elements of the film.

Yes, I know there were liberties taken with other dress (too modern looking etc) in the film, but, I defy anyone to tell me otherwise but I believe adopting the cooler more practical local headdress may well have occurred.

Besides, i think it will look the dogs!   Ordered a few heads.