The deceased count (part II)

Seven months have passed since the publication of the post presenting Count Heinrich's last home. Blame the endless painting of my regiment of mounted knights, as well as the apprehension of painting two new horses. Anyway...

The colours are as dull and muted as possible (it's a funerary coach after all). On a black undercoat, the wooden parts are painted with a mix of VGC extra opaque Heavy Charcoal and VMC Chocolate Brown, adding lines of VMA Tire black + Chocolate Brown and VMC Light Grey + Chocolate Brown. You'll recognize on the sides the intertwined brambles and capital letters of Adelarde de Monfort and Heinrich that I have already used extensively on the caparisons of the war horses. 

For the metallic parts, the usual basecoat of VMC Dark Sea Blue and VMC Hull Red, highlighted with Formula P3 Greatcoat Grey, VMC Field Blue, Light Grey and white.

The two living characters were painted with the tones of the spearmen for the rider, and of the mourners for the priest. As for the late husband of the White Lady, probably too much time spent on something hidden in the coach 😑 

 Coach done. That's a relief 😜

Regiment complete

 Finally done! I'm really sick of this black and grey scheme. Lesson learnt for my next army: I'll use more colours 😝

And five!

Erf. The last knight is finished. I have to admit that I almost gave up, as the idea of painting a fifth warhorse and its barding was discouraging. That, and the complete creative block I had trying to make a death cryer from existing miniatures. In the end, a few bits glued onto the knight's sides, and that's it. I've then tried to enforce the gloomy nature of this character by painting a few skulls on his coat.   

The mounted standard-bearer

I always have a little apprehension when it comes to painting a standard-bearer, and this model was no exception. 

The horse was painted in the same way as its 3 predecessors (the only change being the candles fixed to its caparison).

The dreaded flag was painted separately and took me a stupid amount of hours. I have basecoated it with Vallejo Extra Opaque Heavy Charcoal, then used two shades of grey (VMC Neutral Grey and Light Grey) to reproduce the faces of Louise de Lorraine and Henri III, as proxies of Adelarde de Montfort and the late Count Heinrich of Schädelheim.

I have then painted the knight, glued his right arm in place, reworked the highlights a little bit, et voilà!

Three Knights

The mounted triplets!

 

Mounted guard #3

Nothing much to say. Same colors, same model.

Knights update

 A few pictures to show the touch up on the first knight.

Mounted guard #2

Second knight joining the close guard of the White Lady, I have again mixed metal and plastic elements. 

The painting job has been as long and tedious as on the first model. I've tried a different pattern on the lance, and I think it works better. I'll see if I can rework the same way the first knight...