Spanish Reconquista, Yusef ibn Tashfin's Hasham Guard Cavalry Page 6 08/02/2

[Phil Portway]

I'll take a cheque! 

[Atheling]

I'll take a cheque! 

Ha! You asked for it- send me your address 

[nikkobourges]

Hello,

Excellent paintjob !!! I like this project !!!

Nikkobourges

[Atheling]

Hello,

Excellent paintjob !!! I like this project !!!

Nikkobourges

Thanks- more to come as soon the day after the Analogue Painting Challenge pics have been posted

[Atheling]

Just a short post; I've been playing about with the hands on the Artizan mini's as they are angled about 45 degrees to the right which makes basing a problem later. It looks a bit weird too.

My solution? Cut the off the hands of the little bleeders then pin them back into a different position! If only they were plastics!

More grumblings on my blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-wringing-oh-hands.html

[Thew2]

Good idea, although that is some dedication! The old osprey book on the moors was always one of my favourites, and I find the medieval african empires really interesting, so I look forward to seeing these sudanese chaps painted.

[Atheling]

Good idea, although that is some dedication!

To be honest, it's a bit of a pain but doesn't take very long really.

The old osprey book on the moors was always one of my favourites, and I find the medieval african empires really interesting, so I look forward to seeing these sudanese chaps painted.

Thanks. Still working on the Hasham Guard cavalry at present. I make sure I do some prep work every night too, that way it doesn't get too boring

[Atheling]

Here are the pics of Yusuf ibn Tashfin Command Base which will accompany the Black Guard seen in their relative infancy on page 1 and the finished unit on page 2.

As usual all the info regarding the pics can be seen on my blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/01/reconquista-at-partizan-2020-yusuf-ibn.html

[Harry Faversham]

He looks absolutely spiffing old bean, you've made a proper foaming at the mouth, religious nut job there matey!
I've got the same figure for my Mad Mullah, and have gone for a much brighter look, I'm thinking now that was a bad mistake.

[Atheling]

He looks absolutely spiffing old bean, you've made a proper foaming at the mouth, religious nut job there matey!
I've got the same figure for my Mad Mullah, and have gone for a much brighter look, I'm thinking now that was a bad mistake.

Thanks HF 

The base fits better with the Black Guard with darker tones. Currently working on the Mounted Hasham Guard who are sporting...... wait for it..... darker tones 

[Atheling]

More Shield tassels and more re-positioning of arms!

https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/01/reconquista-at-partizan-2020-shield.html

[Breazer]

This is all looking very cool Atheling. your painting is super crisp and I like it.

[Atheling]

This is all looking very cool Atheling. your painting is super crisp and I like it.

Thanks for the compliment

It's funny, I stopped painting for about four, possibly five years(?) and it's been bit of a a steep learning curve getting back into it. A combination of just forgetting about technique, colour theory etc and my eyes declining (I have two sets different magnification glasses and an Optivisor!  )

Having said that, I don;t think I've enjoyed painting mini's this much in years!

[Phil Portway]

My most enjoyable project was my Crusades Armies.

So much colour and diversity of troops, but, lots of cavalry!

Nice converts Atheling

[Atheling]

My most enjoyable project was my Crusades Armies.

So much colour and diversity of troops, but, lots of cavalry!

Thanks Phil. It's been a real treat so far as I've alternated between the Almoravid units and the Andalusian units, the latter being much more interesting to paint as they were less austere then their counterparts from North Africa. I'm currently ploughing my way through another two cavalry units but I've had to change the way I'm painting the horses (in the second unit) in order to have a realistic chance of getting everything completed by May!  More on this later

Nice converts Atheling

Cheers again Phil