Hi gents,
Still quietly progressing with the Crusades collection trying my best not to get distracted onto other periods.
At present I am having some terrain built to represent Acre. I also needed to acquire suitable buildings for the city behind the wall .after a bit of searching I came up with these from Kobblestone in the states.
The buildings arrived on Friday after an eight week wait (sent surface mail) but well worth the wait as the buildings are perfect for what I am after.The Mosque came with a crescent on the dome but this had came off during transit which lead me to think I will leave it removable so this can be changed to a cross or crescent depending on who is besieging who at any given point .
Still quietly progressing with the Crusades collection trying my best not to get distracted onto other periods.
At present I am having some terrain built to represent Acre. I also needed to acquire suitable buildings for the city behind the wall .after a bit of searching I came up with these from Kobblestone in the states.
The buildings arrived on Friday after an eight week wait (sent surface mail) but well worth the wait as the buildings are perfect for what I am after.The Mosque came with a crescent on the dome but this had came off during transit which lead me to think I will leave it removable so this can be changed to a cross or crescent depending on who is besieging who at any given point .
The buildings are to be sent down to Dave Marshall of TM Terrain for painting |
I couldn't resist setting this lot up. |
Nice little extras like this canopy on the roof will add to the character. |
it is very much still a work in progress with a lot of basing of the minis still to be done. |
Acre a bit like Glasgow on a Friday night. |
i have enough civillans to make the city look populated for the Crusader side still need more for the Saracens |
The Knights of St lasurus with a quite distinct banner painted by Dave Jarvis |
I think these will look great once painted up. |
That will look amazing - heck it looks amazing now!
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Thanks Frank i am pleased with them
DeleteFantastic figures - great imagination. Gonna look very nice with the buildings completed. ell worth waiting for!
ReplyDeleteCheers Gary
DeleteExcellent, inspired and beautiful work...love the comparison between Glasgow and Acre!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil Glasgow has changed quite a b it for the better but I do remember a few nights that resembled a medieval melee
DeleteLooking forward to seeing it in all of its painted glory.
ReplyDeleteWhat ranges are all of the Civilians from?
The civis are from foundry mirliton crusader and Perry maybe a few others
DeleteGreat and more great stuff, Willie!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jay
DeleteAs if we didn't have enough reason to envy you!
ReplyDeleteThanks looking forward to showing them painted
DeleteI love your collection.
ReplyDeleteAll those extra civilians really ads character and life to board.
I think the whole switching of crosses and crescents on the buildings will work out fine.
Thanks i have enjoyed watching your own collection grow
DeleteFantastic stuff as usual, Willie! I've been eyeing those Kopplestone Middle-Eastern buildings myself, for use as 1841-42 Kabul, so I'm very excited to see how they look once they've been painted. I recall you mentioning having some bespoke Crusader terrain being built for you some time ago, and I remember being very excited to see how it would turn out. Hearing about the harbor I'm even more excited!
ReplyDeleteWith regards to Arab/Muslim civilians, you may very well already have them on hand, but just in case you don't, Eureka in Australia has a somewhat extensive range of Arab and Indian civilians, including several small merchant and street-life vignettes brimming with character, and one big "Middle Eastern Harem" set.
Hi Ethan i do have some of the Eureka civis but may have to revisit these as they were painted by Tony of the War office so the painting styles wont match.
DeleteThe buildings are now with Dave at TM terrain so they may appear there before here Dave is working on the city walls and harbor at present
21 terrain boards all told so should look the part.
"21 terrain boards"?!?!?!
DeleteThe mind BOGGLES!
May I inquire as to their dimensions...?
Great looking buildings Willie. I bought some stuff from this company two years and I was very impressed.
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Thanks Gareth they are great looking buildings
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