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Author Topic: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century  (Read 3706 times)

Offline Timotl

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2020, 11:39:03 PM »
These look very nice. I would buy them with or without lances. Maybe make it an option when you buy...?

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2020, 11:56:20 PM »
That sounds like a plan!
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Offline aphillathehun

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2020, 12:28:28 AM »
A few comments:

- the riders look awesome
- i was going to say the horses look kind of bland (not enough musculature), but it looks great painted up, so what do I know?
- I also like hands that have to be drilled out to hold a spear.  It's just a lot more firm on a finished model.
- I only ever use wire spears.  I think if I were in the business, I would supply pewter spears.  I don't know how your business operates, but if you could provide a way to let people placing orders opt out to the pewter spears that might be best for everyone?  I would gladly check a box that allowed me to opt out.

I wish you success with this range of figures and I hope it leads to you doing more in this scale!



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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2020, 10:49:19 PM »
A few comments:

- i was going to say the horses look kind of bland (not enough musculature), but it looks great painted up, so what do I know?

I think it's a matter of what we are used to. Even in 28mm, there's a lot of exaggeration in the bodies of horses sculpted for wargaming.  These horses are I think actually pretty accurate in terms of musculature.




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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2020, 11:55:35 PM »
Lovely looking figures, and I was going to say how good the horses look!  lol
Really smooth, sleek and horsey looking. You see some shocking looking horses in 28mm. These look very good to me.
Another vote for steel lances too. They just look so much better. I grew up with Minifigs with their famous cast-on ‘Telegraph pole’ lances. Never again for me...

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #20 on: March 09, 2020, 08:25:48 PM »
Thanks for that, and extremely pleased to read you like the models!

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2020, 10:03:57 PM »
Thanks for that, and extremely pleased to read you like the models!

Have you got any of the infantry types on the go at present?

If possible it would be great to get a larger view of the range :)

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2020, 11:19:42 PM »
Amazing work sir

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #23 on: March 10, 2020, 12:52:50 AM »
Have you got any of the infantry types on the go at present?

If possible it would be great to get a larger view of the range :)

The range will be built in stages. These basic knight codes first, then four poses of spearmen and four poses of crossbowmen. Those will be made this upcoming month. Then ... I’ll have to see. Perhaps:

Military orders in habits
Knights in enclosed helmets
Knights in surcoats
High command
Bow armed infantry

and from there, we’ll see :)

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #24 on: March 10, 2020, 08:18:09 AM »
The range will be built in stages. These basic knight codes first, then four poses of spearmen and four poses of crossbowmen. Those will be made this upcoming month. Then ... I’ll have to see. Perhaps:

Military orders in habits
Knights in enclosed helmets
Knights in surcoats
High command
Bow armed infantry

and from there, we’ll see :)

Thanks for that- I look forward to seeing more  8)

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #25 on: March 10, 2020, 08:25:36 AM »
I have and will continue to paint many medieval 28mm miniatures and have a couple of observations.

I agree that the best hands for receiving weapons are closes fists for drilling - they make for a much better bond and don't need anchoring at a second point much of the time allowing greater flexibility in posing.

I'd recommend casting spear heads and lance heads (depending on type) separately which can be fixed to steel wire by the builder/painter. I've made hundreds of spears over the years from steel wire of varying thicknesses depending on what I'm after but the heads (whilst passable) are never as good as cast heads.

The horses look just fine to me.

I would experiment with a more exaggerated mail effect. They are likely more accurate with that level of detail depicted but many people will likely not want to change their techniques in painting.

Offline Tonhel

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #26 on: March 10, 2020, 05:47:26 PM »
The range will be built in stages. These basic knight codes first, then four poses of spearmen and four poses of crossbowmen. Those will be made this upcoming month. Then ... I’ll have to see. Perhaps:

Military orders in habits
Knights in enclosed helmets
Knights in surcoats
High command
Bow armed infantry

and from there, we’ll see :)

Military orders would be fantastic.

Imo your order seems great and than if those are done start again with new poses of basic knights, than 4 new poses of spearmen and etc.. .

I am certainly will order when available, but isn't there an European / UK based dealer?

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #27 on: March 10, 2020, 09:38:02 PM »

I agree that the best hands for receiving weapons are closes fists for drilling - they make for a much better bond and don't need anchoring at a second point much of the time allowing greater flexibility in posing.

Just out of curiosity, what's the difficulty with using plyers and a cloth to bend a hand cast in a C closed to your satisfaction?  You use the cloth to prevent the plyers from marring the details on the hand.

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I'd recommend casting spear heads and lance heads (depending on type) separately which can be fixed to steel wire by the builder/painter. I've made hundreds of spears over the years from steel wire of varying thicknesses depending on what I'm after but the heads (whilst passable) are never as good as cast heads.

That's a good idea.  I had considered it but thought that it would require a pewter pennant or something to provide a firm fix to the wire/rod, and then it would also require that a certain specified rod size be used.  I'll definitely look into that.

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I would experiment with a more exaggerated mail effect. They are likely more accurate with that level of detail depicted but many people will likely not want to change their techniques in painting.

That would require that all of the masters that were made, and this first set of models, be redone, in other words, starting all over again.  It's just not viable.

Thanks for your thoughts.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2020, 09:45:31 PM by Khurasan Miniatures »

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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #28 on: March 10, 2020, 10:01:14 PM »
I think drilling will result in a better and nicer result. Certainly if you don't want to thick spears/lances.

I don't mind the mail visually. It's something I will need to experience myself.  What I do find important is that this sculpting method for mail will be consistent for all the models you will do for this timeframe.

Do you have an ETA for the first batch?


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Re: First look at "Legnano to Jaffa" Range -- 28mm Late 12th century
« Reply #29 on: March 10, 2020, 10:24:16 PM »
Lovely miniatures  :-* The mail is spot on (reminds me of Tom Meier’s work).
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