Since the end of February I have been busy working on Bretonnians and they are now ready for the table top. I've wanted a Bretonnian army for a while but I wasn't willing to take out a 2nd mortgage or sell the first born for it. So to save on money the bulk of the army is made from Battle Masters and Lionheart models. They paint up easy and match the scale of thw older models.
The army is a little shiny. I usually hit my models with a matt spray after I Minwax them. However when I was finished the test units the weather wasn't conducive to spraying. After a while the shine has grown on me so I'm going to leave them this way.
This is what I have done so far.
Lords & Heroes
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Bretonnian Lords is made from the King from Lionheart. You can barley see in the bad pics but he has a scepter in his hand that helps him stand out as the lord. I put him on a 6th ed horse and did a head swap. I like how he turned out but there is too much going on with those horses, don't look forward to painting any more of them.
The Paladin BSB is a 6th ed model on a 5th ed horse. I didn't feel like painting another one of those horses right away so he got the old style. The banner is from Battle Masters.
I used a foot knight from Lionheart to make a Paladin on foot. I did a head swap and added the falcon arm.
Damsel and Prophetess. Old 5th edition models.
Two 15 man busses for Knights of the Realm. The Champions are made from 5th ed models. The musicians are made with some Empire knight bits.
A bus of 15 Questing Knights. I am really please with how these guys turned out. The axes are from 6th ed Dwarf plastic sprue. I can't take credit for the idea, it was a buddy in my gaming group who thought of it. Once he showed me I was sold. I particularly like the champion, he was my idea!
For Grail Knights I used the Lionheart knights. The Fleur-de-lis on their shields was the clincher. While rummaging around in the garage I found I had a can of gold spray paint and thought it was perfect for them. I wasn't sure if it would work, but once I minwaxed them I loved it.
Lionheart infantry worked perfectly for Men-at-Arms. This brick of 60 painted up fast and a few left over bits helped make the command.
I used the same models as the basis for my Grail Reliquae. I'm not a fan of the rabid pilgrim look that GW used. I prefer to think if these guys as a well disciplined Chapel Guard. I took the Lionheart models and swapped out their spears with some hand weapons from the old Empire Malitia sprue (I have a lot of them). For the Reliquae itself I had an extra Tomb from HeroQuest laying around.
For some Skirmishing Bowmen we have the classic Bertrand and his brigands.
For a Trebuchet I picked up this 3D printed model. It worked perfectly and I converted up some crew.
I even made sure to put the old Battle Masters banners to good use. Waste not!
That's all that's finished for now. Hopefully over the next few weeks I'll add some more. Still on the painting table are Pegasus Knights, a brick of Bowmen, another Trebuchet, a small unit of KoR, and some more characters.