The Once and Future King—Foundry Arthurian Cavalry

I needed a dragon standard but I only had the standards that come with eh Warlord plastic roman infantry.  So I decided to sculpt my own.  It took me many years to learnt hat you can’t jsut sculpt a finished piece with milliput.  Instead it is a multi day thing where I built up an interior structure and then add the details in a final layer.  The only tool I use is a straight pin, both eh tip and the back head work well for various jobs.  finally I add the “wings” and it is done.  It is not hard to do and I recommend giving it a try.

A friend picked up this wonderful resin church from 1st Corp at a Salute way back when it first came out.  It is so good to see it on the table after many years.  I love how this piece of terrain can be reconfigured in many ways.

This is my second unit fully finished.  This project had been a lot of fun and it is a great feeling of accomplishment to get this done after having them sit in a box for years.   Now to get them on the table top!

I had fun painting this shield.

This guy was mostly red when I got him but I think he was begging for some colorful stripes!

For most of the shields in this project I used plastics from Warlord Games.  They are nice and big and give plenty of room to emblazon.

I am psyched to have been chose for the Golden Button last weekend!  It was really helpful to hear the comments and suggestions from everyone hosting this week.  It is very encouraging to get some recognition for this wrk and has spurred me on to do some more.

And I agree, I need more stripes on the lances!  Wait until you see the battle banner, there will be plenty of stripes!

Thanks!

I am not sure why, but this guy just strikes me as Mordred.  Long before he turns on Arthur but certainly in his surly young adult phase angry that he has to watch his Dad at work.

The King leads from the front.  I was unhappy with the bases in this job lot.  They looked like wet mud.  I but a different putty on them from Vallejo, then painted it with Delta Cermacoat Cinnamon, which dries in a very realistic dirt shade.  I then raided my stash of Gamer Grass and Woodland Scenics flock.  I think they look a lot better now.

I didn’t have time to order any decals for shields, so I have been hand painting them.  I sketch the design out in watercolors, then once I paint on the design in acrylic, I can wipe off any stray lines with a wet brush.

When I bought this job lot, this guy was mounted on a steppe pony!  I was dismayed but then I remembered Feirefiz, a knight from the East who is a character added to the Arthurian world in the 13th century by Wolfram von Eschenbach

I like the way this guy is using a pilum on horseback.  I had a lot of work to do on this one restoring the horse color to one that looked realistic.

This figure was missing his shield and spear.  I raided the bits box of a friend and my own and found a plastic spear and shield that look like they are from Warlord Games.  I know that in this period they would be attacking with spears overhand but I liked the look of this with the spear tip up.  In my mind, he is challenging a champion format he Saxon line to come forward and meet in single combat.  I really love the helmet on this figure.

This is the beginning of my Spring Cleaning project wherein I restore and refurbish some great old Wargames Foundry Arthurian Figures.  I had always wanted this complete set since it came out.  These were evocative sculpts and some of the very first “historical”  Arthurian lines.  I bought a job-lot of twelve of them off of eBay for a good price but they came partially painted and pre based.  I was uninspired by the paint jobs and they found their way into a box under my table.  Recently my gaming group has been playing Lion Rampant with dark ages figures, so it was time for the King to ride again!