Having recently finished the French Napoleonic cavalry I wanted to move on to something a little different so thought I would tackle a medieval Spanish army. First to be completed are twelve elements of Spanish light cavalry or Jinetes, which is apparently Spanish for 'horseman':
The figures are from Khurasan and look to be a true 15mm, so are on the smaller side. The Jinetes come in three different poses which is enough to provide some variety:
Most of the figures are armed with javelins which came with the figures, but for some reason were difficult to attach with me having to hold each in place for at least a minute before the glue would bind. Some also came with a rather curious three-tailed javelin which looks more like a large dart, seen here on the figure on the right. This features in a few other Spanish packs so it must be a medieval Spanish thing, but not something I have seen before:
There is quite a bit to do in this army, but if all goes to plan I hope to have it completed some time in August so they can make their debut in a game in late August or September.
Very fine work! The reds and yellows make these little beauties pop.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan. I didn't use too much on these, but plan to go a little more full-on when it comes time to do the knights.
DeleteA nice looking start to the new project Lawrence. I generally have problems glueing metal figures together - its often my finger tips that end up nearly stuck to each other!
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith. Normally I'm OK with it, but for some reason the metal wouldn't bind. A minute is a long time when you have to glue 24 of them.
DeleteNicely done unit, I could do with a few more of those myself in 28mm , not sure about the dart thingy never heard or seen those ?
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt. I had never seen the dart-style javelin before, and must look into it. Quite a few of the different Spanish figures come with them, so I assume it has some historical basis.
DeleteLovely group Lawrence. There is a trick to getting superglue to set super fast - a small amount of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). It reacts with the super glue and sets almost instantaneously, supposedly giving a stronger bond. I have tested the reaction, but never used it in a practical way…and yes it sets super fast, but I am not sure how you would apply the stuff - maybe dusting the javelins in it first might work.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard that Mark, but will give that a go. I have never struck the problem with other figures before, so suspect it might be something to do with the alloy mix that has been used.
DeleteBeautiful Lawrence. They are so nicely painted I had to do a double take that they were 15mm and not 28mm. Clever colour palette to get the best out of the figures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard. I didn't want to go too over the top with the colours for these, but will get a little more adventurous when it comes time to do the knights.
DeleteLovely looking Spanish light horse! Well I'm pretty sure I left a long winded post about zip kicker (super glue activator) essentially cyanide, which I spent my time as a model maker in a cloud of before deciding just to make models in my spare time! Looking forward to the rest of the army, really nice colour pallet!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. I'm not sure I should be let loose with an activator based on cyanide. I'm fairly sure I managed to inadvertently create a cloud of my own last year which was corrosive enough to disintegrate some Napoleonic paper flags, so I might just have to continue doing it the long way.
DeleteCatching up, and really like these. You've been tearing through this project!
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter. Not quite at the pace I had hoped, but I'm getting there.
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