Monster Update part two: Flemish Crossbowmen
Continuing on with the monster update, here are some Flemish Crossbowmen. They’re obviously meant to go with the Flemish infantry who featured on the blog almost half a year ago now – yet another project that has gone sadly untouched until now.
Models by Fireforge Games, with some Gripping Beast heads.
As I said back in the first post on the subject of this project, my first intent is to use these as a Saga warband. I’m thinking of using these as Normans, Franks or Anglo-Danish, and the first two warbands do have the option for a point of warriors with crossbows. Thus, I availed myself of the excellent Foot Sergeant plastics of Fireforge Games make. However, as they are more of a 12th- 13th century type of soldier, I used the more old-fashioned bodies and heads on the sprue, and used a couple of spare Gripping Beast Dark Age Warriors heads as well. A perfect fit with those GB heads on Fireforge bodies, by the way!
Eight crossbowmen, ready to put bolts into Saxon and Muslim alike.
Painting was done with the same colours and techniques as their mêlée counterparts, though the lack of shields on these guys means they were much quicker to complete. Some sand and tufts and Bob’s your uncle.
At Crisis I loaded up on a goodly amount of extra Perry Miniatures models for this project: two units of twelve bow-armed levies and, of course, the commander pack with Godfrey of Bouillon and his chums. These and sixteen further infantry, as well as some cavalry, will be painted up sometime next year and I hope to conclude this project before 2015.
Again, stay tuned, for another update will grace this blog!
Very nice paintjob, especially like the look of toned down clothing.
Regards,
Matt
Thanks. The clothing was indeed painted in order not to detract from the shields, which are missing from these models but prominent on the melee infantry.
Love the adition of the Gripping Beast heads, fits perfectly and adds a lot of charm and personality to the miniatures.