Author Topic: Abbner Home's Weird German Project Updated w new unit start 14 July (Read 20822 times)

Abbner Home · « **Reply #15 on:** September 18, 2013, 07:58:37 PM »

Here's the officer, I'm pretty happy with him, the idea is the left hand is casting a spell. When I get to the green stuff stage I'll add a bit of flame to the hooves. At paint stage the horse becomes a nightmare.

Abbner Home · « **Reply #16 on:** September 18, 2013, 08:03:58 PM »

Opinions needed: specifically, should I or should I not add the modern equipment (gas mask canister, bread bag, entrenching tool) to the figures? Also, for those w modern weapons, what do you think of their carrying shields on their backs?

FATROC · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2013, 05:32:46 AM »

+1 for adding the "modern" German kit to the knights and their mounts. I like the idea of placing some of the shields on their backs.

Abbner Home · « **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2013, 08:54:04 PM »

A bit of an update on the slow pace of updates on this project. I've not been satisfied with either of my methods for posing arms. I'm going to try a third method - converting the crossbow arms from the Teutonic foot set. Unfortunately due to my current residence in South Africa I won't have access to the sprues until I return to the US for a visit at Christmas. Thus this project is essentially shelved until next year.

I'd always intended to do a foot version of each knight anyway but I was unable to get the sprues I needed during my last home visit.

Abbner Home · « **Reply #19 on:** March 16, 2014, 11:39:06 AM »

Ok, long time gone but this project has not been abandoned. I did make it home and was able to get some Templar foot, some additional parts, and some fresh green stuff. I now have 12 riders and mounts primed and ready to paint. I added army kit to everyone and have shields on most.

My thoughts on painting the horse clothes (what do you call the cloth barding on Teutonic horses?) is to go with an oak leaf or peadot camo and a different camo on the riders' tabards. For the shields I'm going back and forth between panzer grey w symbols and a three-tone pattern (yellow, green, brown). Armour will be metallic, horses black w red eyes and no markings. Original vision was to do all the fabrics white and black symbols but with forbidden images in place of historical Teutonic icons.

Any suggestions or warnings will be appreciated. I'll be painting soon w pics to follow not long after.