Completed Mercenary Knight, 1450 (Adalbertus, 75mm)

[Edward]

Hello, here are a couple of pics of a figure I've recently finished. I am getting more and more interested in medieval subjects and wanted to have a go a painting a figure wearing lots of armour. He is wearing Italian-type armour from mid-15th century. According to Adalbertus, the figure represents a mercenary knight from Poland, Bohemia or Germany in the Thirteen Years War. The only change I made was to add a bit of length to his beard.

The armour was painted using a base coat of Vallejo natural steel, shaded with natural steel and controlled washes of black and a small amount of brown. Highlights were with silver and Scale75 metallic white, which is very useful I find.

Hope you like it!

 

[Babelfish]

Lovely job of work that Edward. Also not a figure I've seen before, and that armour looks fantastic.

- Steve

 

[vincenzo]

good work! I like armour very much, but it date about 1450/1480 italian style... it's impossible 30th years war.
have you made it for Adalbertus brand?

 

[Edward]

good work! I like armour very much, but it date about 1450/1480 italian style... it's impossible 30th years war.
have you made it for Adalbertus brand?

Thank you! I am no expert on the period! Here is some more info: http://www.armahobby.com/mercenary-knight-1450.html

 

[arj]

Very nice bit of painting and presentation. The armour looks very realistic.

... it's impossible 30th years war.

Vincenzo,
The war is the 13 Years War (1454 - 66).

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[vincenzo]

ooppsss... sorry about my english ))

 

[peedee]

VERY nice.
I love the armour.

PAUL

 

[Adrian Cowdry]

Very cool - the armour is superb.

 

[lolok]

Nice painting.Adalbertus do some good work & he is a one man band company as well. I met him when he brought some stock around to Martola,here in Wawa.
Figure a little reminicent of Vlad Dracul about to kick some heathen butt.

 

[Mat Lambert]

Nice painting - the steel armour is very convincing. Thanks for adding your painting method, useful to know.
Cheers
Mat

 

[davidmitchell]

Really like what you have done with this one Edward,not seen this figure before.

Cheers David

 

[John Bowery]

Very nicely finished and great armour.
Cheers
John

 

[malc]

I'm liking this, to the point I would not mind have ago on one myself.

 

[brian]

Where did you get it from Edward.Did you have to get it directly from Adalbertus?

 

[Edward]

Where did you get it from Edward.Did you have to get it directly from Adalbertus?

Hi Brian, I got it from here: http://www.armahobby.com/mercenary-knight-1450.html

 

[Adrian Cowdry]

Snap Malc!

 

[smudger1960]

Beautiful work Edward on the armour,lovely piece mate

 

[franceso sbarile]

Beautiful work on the armour and on the chainmail. I have only a little suggestion, the leather at the time were kept greased in order to be more flexible so you can paint it as to be almost new.
Hope you will not be upset for this little suggestion and also appreciate my very congratulations for your work
Cheers
Francesco

 

[Edward]

Beautiful work on the armour and on the chainmail. I have only a little suggestion, the leather at the time were kept greased in order to be more flexible so you can paint it as to be almost new.
Hope you will not be upset for this little suggestion and also appreciate my very congratulations for your work
Cheers
Francesco

Thanks a lot for that - very interesting - I had no idea.

 

[brian]

Hi Brian, I got it from here: http://www.armahobby.com/mercenary-knight-1450.html

Cheers Edward