First post of the new year but really these are still 2020 minis, and more from the 'paint on brush' every day mantra.
These are a unit of Foot Men-at-arms (foot knights), the best and most reliable unit in the Lion Rampant game... and a nice chunky 6pts, so 1/4 of the whole 24 point retinue - also my second unit finished for Lion Rampant... just 2 1/2 years after the bidowers posted previously, and on the half finished pile for nearly 5yrs!
Figures are again from Curteys Miniatures with shield decals from Little Big Men Studios to produce great looking shields quickly (as the whole force was originally intended to be completed in 2 weeks all those many moons ago).
This time there isn't really much evidence of the green & yellow 'spot' colours I mentioned previously, except on the standard bearer, but colours were pretty much determined by the shield designs and besides these guys are knights so like to swan about doing pretty much what they please! (however green & yellow will be much more evident on the Crusader Miniatures knights I also have)
The banner itself was created and printed on the PC but painted over afterwards to make it look less like printed paper and more like it belonged with the painted figures.
For those with an interest, the design is a simplified 'affectation' of the emblem for Derby - as I'm trying to bring nods to local history into many of my ongoing projects - a buck 'couchant' (lying down with head up in heraldry terms) encircled by palings (wooden fence) - as one of the most likely Anglo-Danish origins of the name Derby means Village of the Deer or 'Deer Park'.
I used the same Vellejo Sepia dipping formula wash again over the base colours but it wasn't nearly as successful on these brighter colours as I'd hoped, needing a lot more work and highlights to bring the colours back up to something presentable - certainly not the speedy paint job as originally intended and although I'm not totally happy with them the 'damage' was done a long time ago and I'm certainly not starting over, instead moving quickly on to the next unit.
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