My Early Crusader army, composed entirely of Essex figs. The camp is scratch built. Essex put alot of later style figs in the army, which was disappointing. But on the plus side I can make an argument for the later, lower aggression, and they will morph easily into Later Crusaders. I managed to trade away some of the very late looking knights for more appropriate ones. I did not paint up the blades yet, since I will only ever use them in scenarios.
The Army Arrayed
Crusader Spear 5×4Sp. Shields are hand painted.
The Knights 4×3Kn.
1×3Bw & 1×3Cb
1×2Ps.
1×5Wb. Skulking in the woods…
The General’s Element
Garrisoned Camp
BUA in progress.
What do you use for your lances? I can tell those aren’t the classic Essex spaghetti strand lead ones…
Mike Demana
Hi Mike! Those are indeed the lances that were cast onto the figs.
Mike,
Beautifully painted miniatures – the shields look fantastic. Do you use micorn pens to draw the design on initially..?
cheers
Bob
Thanks Bob!
I freehand the designs completely-no pens. I use a #2 Windsor & Newton sable-hair brush that I have had for about 9 years. What a wonderful tool.
I’ll try and post some close ups of the shields soon.
Great pictures. What manufacturer did you use for your Sea Peoples?