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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Blue in vt on November 20, 2014, 02:20:40 PM

Title: I need help with a Great Helm Topper....
Post by: Blue in vt on November 20, 2014, 02:20:40 PM

Hi all,

I'm working on this great 5th edition Bretonian model for my warhammer/historical army and I can't figure out how to paint his "head dress" 

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/csabick/51D5C2F6-D064-4250-816D-EB2AA8E47125_zpsdv5d4avv.jpg) (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/csabick/media/51D5C2F6-D064-4250-816D-EB2AA8E47125_zpsdv5d4avv.jpg.html)

What color should the "arms" be?  the same as his cloth helmet covering?

And what should the feathers look like?  I know I've seen images of this style of helm before but I'll be damned if I can find them now!  >:(

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Blue

Title: Re: I need help with a Great Helm Topper....
Post by: former user on November 20, 2014, 02:29:31 PM

(http://www.hospitaliter-ritter.de/Wappenkunde-Dateien/image024.jpg)

Title: Re: I need help with a Great Helm Topper....
Post by: Freak Hair on November 20, 2014, 05:02:13 PM

Like Teutonic, Black and White
or Black and Yellow 
(http://thingd-media-ec6.thefancy.com/default/215501664482755107_4c4b5c78098f.png)

This one from Gripping Beast is good too.
(http://www.grippingbeast.com/sizeimage.php?size=240&image=photos/teutonics1.jpg)

Title: Re: I need help with a Great Helm Topper....
Post by: Blue in vt on November 20, 2014, 05:32:41 PM

Thanks guys...very helpful!  Keep those ideas coming!

Cheers,

Blue

Title: Re: I need help with a Great Helm Topper....
Post by: former user on November 20, 2014, 06:11:43 PM

google "Zimier"  or "helmzier", these are german heraldic terms for what You search, preferably in image mode

Title: Re: I need help with a Great Helm Topper....
Post by: pocoloco on November 20, 2014, 07:09:46 PM

Also good choice to use the same colors you have used on the cloth plus perhaps third additional color.

Here's wiki article about heraldic tincture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture_(heraldry)

And wiki article about coat of arms (more links in the article): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms

About the crest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crest_(heraldry)

Title: Re: I need help with a Great Helm Topper....
Post by: WillieB on November 21, 2014, 12:46:27 AM

Since you've already used light green and a salmon colour I'd go for  white and black feathers on a metal frame (Or or Argent)