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[Axebreaker]

Thanks folks for the kind words!

Christopher

[Tankred]

Ich bin schwer begeistert! El Cid ist sowieso ein Thema, das ich klasse finde, aber die Truppen sehen einfach beeindruckend aus.

[Axebreaker]

This is unit of Jinetes who were arguably some of the best light cavalry in Europe during their time in history.
Since
the nobles tended to join units of Caballeros I tried to place an
emphasis on their status as less wealthy common men who either through
preference or lack of monetary means served in Jinetes. For this reason I
left off adding flowing garments that were not modelled on and kept the
shields plain and mostly unadorned. Like the rest of the army I kept a
Moorish and Christian mix with them.










Christopher

[sharku]

nice painting job! i love your horses!

[DonVoss]

Sehen wirklich toll aus... :thumbup:

Super finde ich die Mischung aus \"Christen\" und \"Moslems\" in der Truppe: schön bunt.

Einzig die Bases fallen etwas ab. Die sehen mit nur einer Sorte Mini-Natur Grasbüschel und nur feinem Sand etwas öde aus.
Könnten für mich n Tick mehr Detail haben...

DV

[Axebreaker]

Thank you gentlemen for the nice comments!

Einzig die Bases fallen etwas ab. Die sehen mit nur einer Sorte Mini-Natur Grasbüschel und nur feinem Sand etwas öde aus.

Könnten für mich n Tick mehr Detail haben...

I do quite often add a bit more to the bases, but not with these as I prefer to to emphasize the dry climate and while it\'s true maybe more vegetation could be in evidence I just felt it would detract from my theme. About the only thing I could add I suppose is a few rocks here and there.

Christopher

[Axebreaker]

Just finished up my second unit of Jinetes to enhance my skirmish screen. Only two more units and then I\'ll be all set for September.









Christopher

[sharku]

wow, nice unit!

[Elfen Lothar]

Großartig! Unglaublich was man mit FAP für tolle Ergebnisse erzielen kann. Welche Minis sind das, Crusader?

[Robert E. Lee]

@ Christopher
Great looking miniatures  :love: , maybe we can arange a WAB game at TTU next year    .

@ Lothar
Conquest, Artizan und Crusader kann ich erkennen.

[Axebreaker]

Thank you guys!

@Robert

Playing El Cid at TTU could be a possibility and regards to us having a game if I do bring it, then sure......if you actually come that is. I haven\'t decided if I\'ll make an Impetus Samurai or Romano British army for TTU(depends on who is interested), or join in on the Naps and play WAB El Cid.

@Lothar

The whole entire army is a mix of Perry, Artizan, Crusader and Conquest miniatures.

Christopher

[Axebreaker]

This is my latest instalment of Caballeros Hidalgos for my El Cid army
with some more of the noble sons of Spain now pictured here on a full
tilt charge led by an inspirational cantador featured on the black
stallion with a small guitar strapped to his back.


A cantador was a form of bard that would sing stories of knightly
adventures and virtues which was to help inspire the knights to exert
themselves to feats of valour.......and sometimes it worked and
sometimes not.


Again the models are done with AP with extra highlights added except
shields and banner which are completely hand painted from start to
finish.


Just one more unit of Caballeros to go and that will complete the army
for the event. I\'m struggling to get it done, but I think I\'ll make it.
Thank you for viewing.









Christopher

[J.S.]

Considering the fact that most people hate painting cavalry, your output of (great looking) painted knights is just astonishing  

[Axebreaker]

First off J.S. I wish to say thank you!

I won\'t kid you in the fact that it\'s been a tough challenge painting an all cavalry army especially when one bears in mind I usually prefer painting and playing infantry armies. However, as of late it seems the armies I\'m either thinking of doing or actually doing contain a healthy amount of cavalry and so I\'d better start to like painting horses more! :pinch: I think the problem with most folks(myself included) is trying to decide where to highlight the horses unlike infantry where it\'s usually pretty obvious.

I won\'t lie and deny that I\'ll be pretty happy when I finish the last unit of Caballeros and I can get a break from painting horses for a bit of time! :sos:

Christopher

[J.S.]

I think the problem with most folks(myself included) is trying to decide where to highlight the horses unlike infantry where it\'s usually pretty obvious.

..and that\'s the reason why my crusader spanish disappeared in a shoebox one day, waiting for the day of their glorious return which will probably never come  :whistling:
But I have to admit that this problem is more or less exclusively limited to 28mm miniatures; in smaller scales like 10 oder even in 20mm I more than once had the problem that the infantry: cavalry ratio reached some quite unhistorical dimensions    (Ok, when dealing with 20mm plastics is do not highlight at all; white primer > thin coat of a tamyia color spray, probably brown > army painter >horse done; fairly simple, but effective )