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Author Topic: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Cavalry  (Read 23322 times)

Offline Jacksarge

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #150 on: February 28, 2018, 04:56:13 AM »
First up is an Anglo Saxon standard bearer from Gripping Beast - lots of pictures of this from different angles :-) The banner is from Little Big Man Studios, the shield design is freehand.

Secondly, a casualty base converted from a Blacktree Designs Viking raider type - he has been given a greenstuff beard, chopped off his base, and skewered with a brass rod spear.

Thirdly is a pony from Gripping Beast, useful as either set dressing or part of a scenario.




















Offline grant

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #151 on: February 28, 2018, 05:38:33 AM »
Stunning figures; I was just looking at my copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles earlier today. Strange coincidence!
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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #152 on: February 28, 2018, 06:04:42 AM »
excellent.  Really like the dynamically posed standard bearer.  I presume he is metal?
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Offline Bloggard

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #153 on: February 28, 2018, 08:41:26 AM »
agree - flabearer's an excellent animated sculpt, very nicely painted.

Offline Jacksarge

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #154 on: February 28, 2018, 09:26:55 AM »
excellent.  Really like the dynamically posed standard bearer.  I presume he is metal?

Yep, it is metal :-)
https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SWBB07_AngloSaxon_War_Banner_Bearer_1--product--5329.html

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #155 on: February 28, 2018, 10:11:54 AM »
I like the bloke who's just gone to Valhalla...
courtesy of that great proddling stick!

 :-*
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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #156 on: February 28, 2018, 09:10:51 PM »
LOvely painting on that standard bearer.   :-* :-*

Offline DintheDin

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #157 on: February 28, 2018, 09:27:28 PM »
LOvely painting on that standard bearer.   :-* :-*

Wow! And the icon is a real work of art!  :-*
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Offline charla51

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #158 on: March 01, 2018, 06:59:56 PM »
Did the standard bearer campaign with Captain Blackadder (IV) I wonder?

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #159 on: March 02, 2018, 12:26:22 PM »

OMG, I was missing that!  :o

AWESOME!!!  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

And it's always a pleasure to see a bunch of fierce-looking warriors under the command of a woman!  ;)

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Charging into Battle
« Reply #160 on: March 03, 2018, 09:14:08 AM »
Beautifully painted and presented vignette  :-*

That Eowyn miniature is so versatile.
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Offline Jacksarge

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Cavalry!
« Reply #161 on: April 29, 2018, 04:16:01 AM »
There is some debate as to whether Anglo-Saxons operated as cavalry in battles, certainly the larger melees which have survived in manuscript accounts have little to say about mounted actions on the battlefield. My understanding is that we can be quite sure that they operated as mounted infantry at the very least, using horses to get to the battle or to get to a potential conflict "the fastest with the mostest". They were no strangers to riding to hunt or as a means of transport & the horse was a respected creature, appearing frequently in Anglo-Saxon burials/cremations of earlier centuries.

I decided that I would like the possibility of fielding some Anglo-Saxon cavalry, even if only a couple of units. I finished my first group of six a while back but hadn't shared the pictures. I have some more unpainted cavalry in the "to do" box.

The miniatures are from Blacktree Designs 28mm Anglo-Saxon range.













Offline DintheDin

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Cavalry
« Reply #162 on: April 29, 2018, 05:04:55 AM »
Fantastic faces, excellent paintjob on the horses and your color palette is all the money! Cheers!

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Cavalry
« Reply #163 on: April 29, 2018, 07:43:46 AM »
Nice! Did you use oils and a wipe on the horses?
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Offline Jacksarge

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Re: My "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" Cavalry
« Reply #164 on: April 29, 2018, 09:33:18 AM »
Thanks :-)
Horses painted using Artist Tube Acrylics with a filbert brush.

 

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