Teutonic knights in 1:72 scale

excellent work ray, missed them last wed.

Awesome pianting mate and that lamp post you copied from Ivan, really added to the atmosphere

Ray

Can someone recommend me a good matt varnish, as I'm painting Bishop von Tartu and whatever I do the red caparison and cloak keep drying to a gloss finish. I think it's due to the GW washes I'm using.

Pebeo matt varnish from khobbies.... or use maimeri acrylics found from sistina msida

Sam =]

Last I dropped in Khobbies he had the Paebeo varnish out of stock [x'kien!!!!!!!], so as it was a last minute urgency I went for the Vallejo Matt Varnish and worked quite well both on acrylics and oils ...

Thanks Guys. I will check at KHobbies.

I tried using thinned Tamiya matt medium (the one we add to valleyo paints to flat them down) but everything turned white when dry!

RayCaruana wrote:Thanks Guys. I will check at KHobbies.

I tried using thinned Tamiya matt medium (the one we add to valleyo paints to flat them down) but everything turned white when dry!

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE mhux dak
It will CHALK everything

Ray

Ray wrote:

RayCaruana wrote:Thanks Guys. I will check at KHobbies.

I tried using thinned Tamiya matt medium (the one we add to valleyo paints to flat them down) but everything turned white when dry!

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE mhux dak
It will CHALK everything

Ray

I learnt the hard way now!!!

I think I will have to opt for a vignette not a diorama as time is pressing and I don't like two of the finished mounted knights. I am thinking of a vignette made up of a Grtand Master, Standard bearer and a sergeant, obviously in a snowy setting. If I'll be lucky, I will finish the knight being helped to mount his horse.

Hi Bros!
The vignette of the Teotonic Knight being helped to mount his horse is ready except for the groundwork,which will be straw, kindly provided by Joseph F. Sorry no photos, but will bring it to the club tomorrow. I sill haven't thought of a good title, so if you can help, I would appreciate.

Preparing for battle

'Ingroppa Miles Christi'

To Arms

Helping hands

... sissa dawn gew f'mohhi

Thanks Ivan. What do you think of "to the Lake!" or "to Peipus!" ? BTW, I like the latin one.

no Ray they were not meant to do battle on the lake, Nevsky masterminded the place of attack and they took the bait.

IVAN

Tal gennn Ivan tal gennnnn , Khemm niehu pjacir b talent malti fuq lis storja tal gen kelli bzon ghandi memmorja bhalek.....

Prosit u grazzi Ivan. Ghadni m'ghamiltiex in-nameplate, biex ghada niddeciedi wara l-club.

Very good Ray, that's really great to hear

We'll have a mini pre Catania exhibition this eve

Ray

skyhigh wrote:Tal gennn Ivan tal gennnnn , Khemm niehu pjacir b talent malti fuq lis storja tal gen kelli bzon ghandi memmorja bhalek.....

Grazzi Marco imma nimxi fuq il-passi tieghek, jewillha mhux Living Encyclopedia fuq il-Luftwaffe inti

Min qed jitkellem, hemm xi haga fuq xi ajruplan li ma tafx?!! Ghidli lil min insaqsu meta jkun hemm bzonn ta xi dettal. Din xi cajta ta' qabel is-safar Marco jew qed tistghad ghal xi kumpliment?

He he he lelel , khemm trid toqod attent ghaw.. le le la ghal kumplament u laqas biex intella i post .. imma hekk man meta tisma ir risposti hekk b tant ezatteza tal gen , nahseb iktar ghax nixtieq li meta kont iz zghar kelli ic cans nitghalhem li istorja aktar..

Inspiring work in such a minute detail....Keep at this scale may you become specialized in such minute vignettes?!

Dottore

Very interesting scale, and what eyesight!!!!! you must have . Very fine detail and nice paint work. Well done.

J

Damn, i will have to check this at home. I only saw them partly painted at the club but the detail on those little gems is amazing.

Thanks Guys. Yes I'm quite inclined to paint a few more in this scale dottore.

Il-lallu Ray kif irnexxilek tkabbar il-50c?

Prosit mate, I love this mini dio, now start preparing for a multifigure one in a small scale ... well done!

Have to be a nitpicker on this mate, you know how I am on Miles Christi ... so that shield on the ground is for the man at arms or for the knight?
As it has a Tau cross [T] it was only meant for sargeants and man at arms. Tough their were hosed sargeants but probably their armour would be equivalent to lesser poor knights. Teuton Knights did not bear that cross as they were the proudest aristocrats of the period. So if it is for the knight update the cross to a normal Latin one.

For the battle of Lake Peipus many of the Knights most were brethren of the swords [emblem two crossed swords], some Teutons and many mercenaries. If not mistaken there were a couple of Templar adventurers but not sure if they fought under their banner or the Teutons ...ironically Teutons are memorised in history for their severe losses instead of victories, this battle and their doom Grunwald [Tannenberg] ...

Ivan