Outremer - a place to fight!

[Harry Faversham]

Good man, Hollywood type bollix is just perfect for FFofL.

 

[Hu Rhu]

Is it just me or are the photos missing?

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.

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!


Good luck!

Weirdly as I post this reply, I can see the link to Photobucket in the quotes but they don't appear in the text when posted. 

[Digits]

Well I can see both the originals and your duplicates so no idea!

[Hu Rhu]

Well I can see both the originals and your duplicates so no idea!

Switched to a different computer and there they were.   

I have to say that your crusaders are looking good. 

[Digits]

Cheers but I need to do a little modification before I add paint.  Hopefully they will look ok then.

I’m not happy with the lack of “clutter” on them.  I doubt any crusader worth his salt, would not carry a water bottle / gourd to quench his thirst, nor would he be without a coin purse or some such.  So these need adding along with a few bits of missing leather strapping etc.

As a reenactor, I come across lots of “ well there is no proof of that as we don’t have remains or woodcuttings” etc.....but you also need to use common sense. 

I’m also toying with adding a little mail barding around the horses chests again from the opening picture.

[Malamute]

Excellent idea to add the extra details. Sometimes it’s these little things that make the figures really come to life.

[has.been]

Remember, 'Absence of evidence is NOT evidence of absence'
As you know, Digits, people in 17th century paintings may well
be contemporary, but not as if on campaign. They were wearing
their Sunday best for the portrait.
Go with the added details. It, as has been said, 'Makes the figure
come to life'.  I look forward to a conversion with the knight quenching
his thirst from a gourd/wine skin etc. with the obligatory peasant
holding his helmet.

[Digits]

Exactly.....which is why I hate latchets!  Damn silly idea on campaign!

[has.been]

I like my latchets! Those big holes on the side let the water out.

[mithril]

given it is the desert, a waterbag would be a given. while most of the major supplies would have been kept behind as part of a baggage train, along with the spare horses, i have a hard time believing that the troops wouldn't have carried at least a small waterbag with them.

[Digits]

Agreed, goatskins definitely.  We lived for a while in Algeria when I was young and I can recall lots of gourds growing and being used for many uses including water bottles.  Easy to fashion from green stuff I think.

[Harry Faversham]

Never mind all that crap about gourds and wotnot...
just make sure everyone's got a big chopper!!!

 

[mithril]

Agreed, goatskins definitely.  We lived for a while in Algeria when I was young and I can recall lots of gourds growing and being used for many uses including water bottles.  Easy to fashion from green stuff I think.

maybe a small pouch on the belt as well. it wasn't uncommon for lesser knights to carry pouches of coins into battle. to bribe footsoldiers if they were wounded or captured. usually to prevent them from being killed, as a sort of 'down payment' on the ransom that would come later.

and probably just water bags. while Gourds were used as water storage in the region, gourds  suited to that use were usually fairly large, and being stiff, hard to carry. there might well be gourds or more likely stoppered jars of water and wine with the baggage train, but the individual would likely have carried a softskin water bag for their own use.

[Digits]

That makes sense.  Even easier for gs me thinks.  I may fashion a couple this weekend to see how they look.

[has.been]

You could have a NPC servant with/without pack mule.
I remember (& may still have) a fantasy figure which was completely laden down
with just about everything, bow, bags, weapons & even a KITCHEN SINK!
It was a dig at those D&D players who have it all. It was sold as the 'Complete Adventurer'.