IV/5a Sicilian

1072 AD - 1442 AD (Normans in Sicily)

DBA 2.2

Army Composition:  1 x (Gen) 3Kn, 3 x 3Kn, 6 x 2Ps, 1 x 4Sp or 3Ax, 1 x 4Cb or  2Lh

Historical Enemies: Feudal Spanish, Communal Italian, Papal Italian, Berber, Feudal French, Medieval German and Italian Condotta.

Historical Notes: Norman conquest of southern Italy Kingdom of Sicily Roger I of Sicily

Painting this Army was a real joy for me, I don't know why but I do have fun painting up the light Cavalry, light infantry/skirmishers in all my armies...anyway.. I did something different , as a test, to the flocking of the bases. I used Buff Fine Ballast on the bases, afterwards I primed the Ballast with craft smart Acrylic flesh color and later dry brush over the color flesh with Ivory paint.

Army Arrayed

General 3Kn

Norman Heavy Cavalry 3 x 3Kn

Berber Cavalry 2Lh

Saracen Skirmishers 6 x 2Ps

Italian Mercenaries 4Sp

Italian Mercenaries Crossbow Men 4Cb

Greek Light Infantry 3Ax

28mm Renaissance Project 7

Hi Guys, well the month of August slipped away so quickly and spending about 7/8 days working painting the kitchen and dinner room walls I couldn't or didn't have time to finish off my Renaissance Project. I manage to paint the following during August.  

2 packs of Old Glory Landsknechts (30 figures per bag) 
1 pack of Old Glory Doppelsoldner 2-Handed Swords (30 figures)
1 pack of Old Glory Landshnechts Artillery crews (20 figures)
1 pack of Old Glory Heavy Guns (2 models)

Total: 110 figures + 2 gun models painted

Half way painting/finishing off
2 packs of Pro Gloria Miniatures Landsknechts (24 figures per pack)

On hold
2 packs of Glory Light and Medium Guns (4 models)
1 pack of Old Glory Swiss Pikemen (30 figures) 
1 pack of Old Glory Italian Artillery Crews (20 figures)
1 pack of Old Glory Italian/Swiss Arqubuissiers (30 figures)
1 pack of Old Glory Italian/Swiss Crossbowmen (30 figures)
1 pack of Old Glory Landsknechts Arqubuissiers (30 figures)
1 pack of Old Glory Landsknechts Crossbowmen (30 figures)

(whispering to myself, umm hmm... should I mention I painted 2 DBA armies during August as well, thus making me a hypocrite for not full filling my goal to finish my Renaissance Project? using up time to paint 15's as well as 28's.... :oP


Sunday, August 31, 2014

28mm Renaissance Project 6

I'm still working on the Pro Gloria Pikemen, but here are photos of the 2 Artillery units and 6 bases of Two Handed Swordsmen. After viewing the photos myself, I notice I should have painted black circles/dots to the artillery pieces gun barrel muzzles to suggest depth.

Landsknechts Heavy Guns

Update!  

I just did a quick touching up on the gun barrel muzzles

Doppelsoldner (Double Handed Swordsmen)

  

The Figure with Red hat reminds me of a Samurai?

28mm Renaissance Project 5

Prepared 28mm Old Glory Landsknechts Bases for Flocking

Flocked Landsknechts Bases

Next on the painting line will be the 28mm Pro Gloria Miniatures :o) phew.....