“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!”

The eight knights have now been completed to the level I want to get to and within the monthly time constraints. Each mount and rider has been deliberately painted with different livery to highlight that they have come together from different royal households to complete a quest for the beasts that are troubling the land. You will note that Tristan the Troubadour has been replaced by the original knight errant musician. This is not because I didn’t like the mini or was struggling to see how Jules will join in, but rather that Tristan had an accident on the way to the painting table which means he needs some intensive care to fix the broken bones! Hopefully he and Jules will join the quest on a 50mm square scenic base together… you guessed it – found in my bottomless bag of holding!

Again, I’ve used washes to tone down the brightness of the knights mounts and armour, although trying to ensure the front rank contained appropriate unique detailing such as checkerboard designs, fleur de lays emblems, etc. The bases which were originally white were washed twice with Nuln Oil. This was also applied to an undercoated white movement tray. On the movement tray, specific moulded details were highlighted and once dry all models were lightly brushed at the base level with Forgeworld Weathering Light Rust powder, again to dull the pristine finish of the knights and to suggest some degree of dust on their travels. Static grass tufts were dotted through the bases to bring the unit together.

Returning to the tale of the Jabberwock, I think for the month of May, it would be apt to provide some more beasties for these knights… maybe it will also be time for the ‘beast master’ to make their presence felt?