PanzerKaput Goes To Barons’ War

I have finished my entire Kingdom of Jerusalem force of 700 points, maybe a little more, but more on that in a later post. These are going to be used for Revolte Barons War Tournament, which is being held on 25th March at the Steel Warriors Wargames Show in Rotherham.

Here are some details of the event on Facebook, The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game | Get your tickets for the first UK Barons War Tournament – sponsored by Footsore Miniatures & Games and Sarissa Precision | Facebook

And on the Eventbrite webpage, “Revolte” Barons War Tournament Tickets, Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

I am very pleased with the way the Deep Sky Blue colour holds and brings the whole force together in a untied look. I have based the colour of the force on the film Kingdom of Heaven, rather than a historical record or account of them as I wanted a Outremer force that will stand out from the tradition white or black robes and white or red crosses.

I cannot wait to field them and give three people three easy victories against me at Revolte.

I have finished the forth and finial units for my Kingdom of Jerusalem force and these are the Bowmen. These are going to be my Green 10%, only a little more than 10% that I have to have to keep my force legal, and these will be fielded as either one large unit or  smaller units of 5 each for flexibility.

I have gone for the same pale blue as the spearmen for the same reason, these being levy troops and not the elite of the force. The colour choice is to give them all that unified look that might be that historically accurate but does make them very striking on the battlefield.

What do you think?

I have finished my unit and third unit for my Kingdom of Jerusalem force and these are the backbone of my force, the Sergeants. I love the Sergeants, cheaper than knights, have more options and have a wicked ability in Martial Respect. I have kept these guys with the Falchions, which as brutal against unarmoured opponents and okay against armoured ones too, with mail and a medium shield. They should be able to hold the line against all comers.

I have added a couple of other flags to the mix for my Kingdom of Jerusalem force.

Here is a quick update with all that have been completed so far,

The Lord and his bodyguard,

5 Foot Knights

5 Spearmen.

I have on the painting table a further 8 Foot Sergeants and 10 Bowmen.

This should take me close to my required 700 points for Revolte in Rotherham on 25 March.

Details here (5) The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game | Get your tickets for the first UK Barons War Tournament – sponsored by Footsore Miniatures & Games and Sarissa Precision | Facebook
and here “Revolte” Barons War Tournament Tickets, Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

I have finished my second unit for my Kingdom of Jerusalem force and these are spearmen. I have got with shields for these guys as they look nice with them and also in the Baron’s War game these are functional and act as a saving throw, admittedly a slim chance but a chance none the less.

I have got for a paler blue on these guys but have kept them in the same colour range of the nobles. Hopefully this will provide a nice cohesive look to the whole force, the baby blues, lol.

I have created three banners for my Kingdom of Jerusalem force, but which one to use?

These are all based on the Cross of Jerusalem

I have made a start on my next faction but this time it is for Baron’s War: Outremer. I am basing these guys on one of my favourite films Kingdom of Heaven, the Director’s Cut, and on the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

I have gone for a sky blue colour as the main colour as I think it make them stand out for the crowd, bet now we will see a ton of them now, lol. Added to this is a pale yellow colour to add some contrast.

I am building a small 700 point force for a tournament in Rotherham on 25th March and this is the start of it, my commanded section and commander.

The Kingdom of Jerusalem, officially known as the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem, was a Crusader state that was established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade. It lasted for almost two hundred years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1099 until the siege of Acre in 1291. Its history is divided into two periods with a brief interruption in its existence, beginning with its collapse after the siege of Jerusalem in 1187 and its restoration after the Third Crusade in 1192.

The original Kingdom of Jerusalem lasted from 1099 to 1187 before being almost entirely overrun by the Ayyubid Sultanate under Saladin. Following the Third Crusade, it was re-established in Acre in 1192. The re-established state is commonly known as the “Second Kingdom of Jerusalem” or alternatively as the “Kingdom of Acre” after its new capital city. Acre remained the capital for the rest of its existence excluding the two decades that followed the Crusaders’ establishment of partial control over Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade, through the diplomacy of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen vis-à-vis the Ayyubids.

The vast majority of the Crusaders who established and settled the Kingdom of Jerusalem were from the Kingdom of France, as were the knights and soldiers who made up the bulk of the steady flow of reinforcements throughout the two-hundred-year span of its existence; its rulers and elite were therefore predominantly French. French Crusaders also brought their language to the Levant, thus establishing Old French as the lingua franca of the Crusader states, in which Latin served as the official language. While the majority of the population in the countryside comprised Christians and Muslims from local Levantine ethnicities, many Europeans (primarily French and Italian) also arrived to settle in villages across the region.

I have finished my Early Medieval Irish cavalry from Footsore Miniatures and I am chuffed with the way they have turned out. I’m planning on using these with my Irish army but also for my Welsh in my Barons’ War Game.

Well until the Irish list turn up for Barons’ War and then they will be used of Irish and not Welsh.

I planning on adding more to my Irish and painting some more of them.

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I have uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel PanzerKaput’s Painting School for Scoundrels.

This time the video is on my painted Foot Knights as well as a king, some Lords and Ladies for my The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game​, with the miniatures from Footsore Miniatures & Games​

I hope you like the video and if you do can you please click the like button and subscribe.

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I have uploaded a new video to my YouTube Channel, PanzerKaput’s Painting School for Scoundrels

This time is is showcasing all my painted Mounted Knights and Sergeants for my The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game​

Miniatures by Footsore Miniatures & Games​

I hope you like them and if you do please like and subscribe to my channel.

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I have uploaded a new video to my PanzerKaput’s Painting School for Scoundrels, YouTube channel

This time it is a video on all my painted Sergeants for The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game, Miniatures from Footsore Miniatures & Games

I hope you like the video and if you do can you like it and subscribe to the channel.

Thanks you very much

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I have Uploaded a New Video to my YouTube Channel PanzerKaput’s Painting School for Scoundrels

This time is features Fogou Models​ Lovely buildings, some Border Wars​ Border Reivers and some The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game​ Welsh

I hope you like the video and please like and share.

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Well following along with my Barons’ War collection from Footsore and Warhost and here are all my Foot Knights.

I love these Paul Hicks sculpts and how they look some good when arrayed together.

I really love the special characters as they look amazing.

I still have a small knight problem though, lol.

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I have surprised myself with the number of Mounted Knights I have for my Barons’ War, Medieval Skirmish Game. This does not include the mounted sergeants I have for my Milites Christi’s and my Welsh, plus a couple of characters. I totalled this force up, though it is not a legal force, no greens, well you cannot have green knights or sergeants, they are 1200points of them.

God, I love these Paul Hicks sculpts and Footsore Miniatures & Games for producing them.

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I have not done a video for a while, and I have uploaded new one about my Outremer Bannerman and Knight for my The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game​

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Thats for watching

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I have finished two special characters for my crusader force and I’m jolly pleased with Brother Andrew and Brother George. These both are special, limited-edition figures, the knight with the banner is Footsore’s special figure for shows and events and the other figure is actually based on one of the guys who wrote Barons War, was a giveaway figure this year and I have done a simple weapon swap from a two-handed Falchion to a Great Axe.  They are both amazing sculpts by Paul Hicks, so full of character.

I have gone for a blue tunic colour based of the Knights of the Kingdom of Jerusalem as seen in the film Kingdom of Heaven, watch the Directors Edition not the normal one and I love the film. I have lightened the blue for the film to a more sky-blue colour and add the yellow Jerusalem Cross. I have reserved the colours for the shield to add some contrast along with the yellow trim. These are the test figures for my Outremer force once it arrives.

I have uploaded another video about The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game​ to my YouTube channel PanzerKaputs’ Painting School for Scoundrels.

This time the video is of my full Abbot William Pepyn’s force of the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis

I hope you like the video and if you do can you please click like and share if you can.

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