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Friday, March 9, 2012

Turkoman Horse Archers

Continuing  on with my Impetus 15mm Ayyubid Muslim army for the Crusades in the form of Turcoman Horse Archers which are a main stay of the army of the period. Their lightning swift hit and run tactics were a constant thorn in the side of Crusaders until they got their own to counter it!
The figures are once again from the fantastic Legio Heroica range and paint up very nicely indeed. I'm really enjoying myself with the army as it gives quite a bit of opportunity to explore colour although painting horses regardless of scale is always a challenge!
Colours are mostly Foundry with some Vallejo.
Thanks for viewing!
Miniature Company- Legio Heroica 

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24 comments:

  1. RodgerMarch 9, 2012 at 2:09 AM

    Absolutly wonderful Christopher!

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  2. Sire GodefroyMarch 9, 2012 at 2:45 AM

    Love the vivid colours. Well done!
    Watching your output, this coming weekend I'm determinded (after a short Tactica hiatus) to pick up the brush again. And here's hope I'll come up with something in the vein of your Ayyubids.

    Cheers
    SG

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  3. DalaupprorMarch 9, 2012 at 3:04 AM

    These look mighty nice !

    Best regards dalauppror

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  4. The Angry LurkerMarch 9, 2012 at 5:04 AM

    Beautiful bright colours, excellent work Chris....

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  5. PaulalbaMarch 9, 2012 at 5:24 AM

    They are ace Christopher,
    Love the rich colours.
    Best
    Paul

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  6. MontyMarch 9, 2012 at 5:32 AM

    Spectacular! Great vibrant colors, great painting, and great figures!

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  7. PhilMarch 9, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    Figs, painting and bases...all is great!

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  8. Chicago Terrain FactoryMarch 9, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    How was painting these figures? Is the detail well defined on the figures, or do you need to free hand a lot of the paint work? I've always worked with 28mm, but excellent pics like these are making me consider 15mm also.

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  9. Neil ScottMarch 9, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Excellent paintjobs. Great use of colours

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  10. Michael AwdryMarch 9, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    These are tremendous, are you sure that they are only 15mm? I adore the colours, they must be so much fun to paint.

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  11. Fritz II.March 9, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    Hi Christopher,
    these guys look excellent.
    I also like the new design of your blog.

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  12. Fritz II.March 9, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    Hi Christopher,
    these guys look excellent.
    I also like the new design of your blog.

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  13. CoryMarch 9, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    Great colors and bases!

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  14. BrentMarch 9, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    Very nicely done!

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  15. CyrusMarch 9, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    Beautiful horse archers Christopher!

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  16. PaintPigMarch 10, 2012 at 12:46 AM

    No sneaking up with these colourful lil chaps, nicely done.

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  17. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)March 10, 2012 at 1:25 AM

    Thanks guys I really do appreciate the support!

    @SG
    Looking forward to it!

    @Chicago Paint Factory

    I find painting them very enjoyable and the detail is excellent on the figures.
    You don't get as much detail in 15mm, but they manage quite a bit and your production rate is much quicker then 28mm.

    Cheers
    Christopher

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  18. Silver WhistleMarch 10, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Very colourful and the bases finish them off nicely.

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  19. Stig of the DumpMarch 11, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    Absolutely brilliant paint jobs, i love the bright colours, really inspiring,

    Cheers
    steve

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  20. Markus @ Tsuba MiniaturesMarch 11, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    Lovely! That's gonna be darm fine looking army!

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  21. Ray RousellMarch 11, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    Fantastic painting Chris, beautiful colours!!!!!

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  22. Zombie AdMarch 13, 2012 at 3:52 AM

    Supewrb paiting, very pretty indeed.

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  23. dwildeMarch 14, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    Great stuff, Christopher


    http://generalwildescivilwarinminiature.blogspot.com/

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  24. EinarOlafsonMarch 22, 2012 at 6:00 AM

    Lovely painting job!! You are doing a fantastic work with this army.

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