I spent a couple of days over the weekend beginning to rebase my Norman troops, starting with the mounted figures. My Normans are a mix of vintage Miniature Figurines and Table Top Games castings from the "good old" lead figures days. I painted all of the MiniFigs and a few of the TTG figures. The rest of the TTG figures were purchased already painted.
Please click on each image to get a larger picture.
Norman mounted knights -- The Blue Knights |
Norman mounted knights -- The Red Knights |
Norman allied heavy cavalry, unit 1 |
Norman allied heavy cavalry, unit 2 |
Norman medium (unarmored) cavalry, unit 1 |
Norman medium (unarmored) cavalry, unit 2 |
And I'm also taking this opportunity to show my 'jury-rigged' photo set-up.
It is made from three pieces of foamcore covered with a sheet of light blue poster board. The small light on the left is an Ott Light while the one on the right is a standard clamp-on desk task light. Between the two there is enough light cast for taking most pictures without having to use a flash. I store the "booth" and the tripod (front center) atop my storage cabinet in another corner of the room.
Just above the task light is a framed picture of three Franco-Prussian War soldiers, a bequest from the late Larry Brom, author of "The Sword and the Flame" and "Chassepot and Needlegun" rules, and a good friend.
Still working on painting more troops -- a unit of Khazar heavy bow cavalry is next in line followed by five units of Arab medium/warrior infantry.
Nice job on the rebasing and I like the jury rigged photo booth. I need one of those. Do you use a regular camera or do you smartphone it?
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