Thursday, January 17, 2013

First unit of Fireforge Knights

I've finished the first batch of 12 knights from Fireforge. These were made up from components of their three boxes (Teutonics, Templars and Sergeants) for maximum variety, and are going to be used as a mid-13th century force of the Holy Roman Empire. Some I like, others didn't quite work, but I'll get better. The bloke with the upright lance will be carrying a banner, probably of the Archbishop of Trier.
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  1. The KiwiJanuary 17, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    They look awsome to me.
    cheers

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  2. JonathanJanuary 17, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    Wow, those are incredible. The shield with the blue stripes and the half-eagle really is remarkable. Nice work indeed!

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  3. DalaupprorJanuary 17, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    Very nice paint job !

    Best regards Michael

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  4. Ubique MattJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:13 AM

    Fantastic looking figures, lovely paint schemes.

    Regards,
    Matt

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  5. Jacksarge PaintingJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:21 AM

    Splendid work Dux!

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  6. RodgerJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    Very impressive!!

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  7. TamsinPJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:19 AM

    Lovely work Dux and those figures look fantastic. Is the heraldry hand-painted?

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    1. Dux HomunculorumJanuary 18, 2013 at 5:13 AM

      Thanks Tamsin - yep, all hand painted. To be honest the half eagle was surprisingly easy - I didn't have to make it symmetrical!

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  8. ThomasJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:37 AM

    Cool miniatures and an even cooler historical background ;)

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  9. PhilJanuary 18, 2013 at 5:22 AM

    Awesome units...and shields!
    Phil.

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  10. MontyJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    Brilliant figures! I love these and the Conquest Games stuff - great news all round ;)

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  11. les figurines de SPOCKJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    beautiful knight unit, I love the shields

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  12. Paul O'GJanuary 19, 2013 at 3:00 AM

    Gorgeous buddy!

    I see you are continuing our 'no decal' shield challenge?
    That half eagle number will be hard to beat :-)

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  13. dugrozJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    Sweetness in a box!

    Did the figures come with caparisons for the horses, or did you add those?

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    1. Dux HomunculorumJanuary 20, 2013 at 4:02 AM

      Thanks Dugroz! Yes, the caparisons came with the figures. All the Fireforge Teutonics have caparisons, half the Templars, and none of the Sergeants.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 12:44 PM

    These look great, especially with the variety of the mixed kits!
    I'm trying to decide on a project to start and FireForge are tempting me!
    I really like the way you've done the bases. Are they based on 40x40mm for Deus Vult and do you have to base cavalry like that?
    Matt

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    1. Dux HomunculorumJanuary 20, 2013 at 6:40 PM

      Thanks Matt! The bases are 5cm X 5cm or 2.5cm X 5cm, and they are the bases that come with the figures. I agonised over basing for a while, but I think the mixture of single and double bases will give me enough flexibility. For example, I want to use these for Impetus as well, using bases with 12cm frontage, so I would only be .5cm over if I use a mix of the Fireforge bases. Deus Vult specifies 5cm X 5cm for cavalry and 6cm X4cm for infantry, but there are rules for how to deal with different basing, and it is pretty forgiving really.

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 1:15 AM

      Ah okay I see, when I'm basing mine I want to be flexible so I can use them for different games so I'm basing my infantry on 2p coins and getting some movement trays from www.warbases.co.uk so they can be used for skirmishes. Hopefully that system would work with Deus Vult. There's too many great looking ruelsets tempting me at the moment, and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar is reduced to 20 pounds!

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