I just thought that I’d share my latest painted miniature, as it is heraldic in nature. It is the beginning of a new army I’m painting for tabletop gaming. This army will feature lots of flashy knights and plenty of dirty peasant levies. The miniatures are roughly 28 mm scale, meaning that a foot model would stand about 1.25 inches tall.
The heraldry is drawn from George R. R. Martin’s "A Song of Ice & Fire" series, which has been mentioned before. This is Ser Robett Glover, Knight of the Realm.
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More to follow!
I always wanted to get into table top gaming, but never found a suitable venue. I also don’t have the patience to paint them. This little guy looks excellent. I’m envious.
Shameless plug alert: consider using the arms of people at the AHS to inspire your "flashy Knights" 
Very cool, Jonathan. Very nice work!
I haven’t painted miniature knights since getting snowed in at my friend’s house during some blizzard in the early 1980s. My friend’s dad added a lot of new characters to his scene that week. If only I had known then what I know now. I have no recollection of what our "heraldry" was like. 
Jeremy Hammond;60903 wrote:
consider using the arms of people at the AHS to inspire your "flashy Knights"
I am willing to bet that a bunch of people would be willing to plunk down good money for a well executed, hand-painted metal miniature (such as this one—nice job, Jonathan!), say two or three inches (50-75 mm) tall, of a knight in full regalia bearing their own arms. It would look great on a desktop or mantel. I don’t know that I have seen that sort of thing advertised anywhere.
David E. Cohen;60910 wrote:
It would look great on a desktop or mantel. I don’t know that I have seen that sort of thing advertised anywhere.
>>>This<<< is one. I’m sure I’ve seen another. I love miniatures. I wonder where I could find blank ones to paint myself. Although, I don’t think I could successfully make one this small look as good.
I think this is beyond cool!
If I had a drop of artistic talent in me, I’d give it a try….
First, thanks to everyone for the kind comments.
Jeremy Hammond;60903 wrote:
Shameless plug alert: consider using the arms of people at the AHS to inspire your "flashy Knights"
I actually had considered doing that, but given how small these miniatures are it would be hard to pull off some of the more intricate designs. And since I have to churn out a whole army of these, simple heraldry is better. Also, some people may not care to have their arms used for so frivolous a purpose, so I would want to get permission for each miniature I painted.
David E. Cohen;60910 wrote:
I am willing to bet that a bunch of people would be willing to plunk down good money for a well executed, hand-painted metal miniature (such as this one—nice job, Jonathan!), say two or three inches (50-75 mm) tall, of a knight in full regalia bearing their own arms. It would look great on a desktop or mantel. I don’t know that I have seen that sort of thing advertised anywhere.
I’ve done a larger scale miniature like that before. I gave it to my father this past Christmas. Click here for that thread. It was quite a bit of fun, and I wouldn’t mind taking a commission if someone wanted me to paint one for them.
Jeremy Hammond;60918 wrote:
I wonder where I could find blank ones to paint myself.
My favorite companies for the larger scale miniatures (54mm and up) are Andrea Miniatures and Pegaso Models. You’ll see from those websites that there are some very talented miniature sculptors and painters in the world.
I took a look at the other thread…
:shock: Wow. 8)
I did too, I still can’t believe that is 2 inches tall.
I also particularly like the pegaso miniatures. Too bad the dollar is so crappy against the Euro right now.
Yeah, you just have to find an American distributor. My father’s miniature was nearly $20 cheaper that way.
That is the coolest, most beautiful, most impressive, and most majestic figure that I have ever seen. :shock::cool:
Also visit: www.greenhillminiatures.com. I am sure that you can commission Peter to paint your arms upon one of his many models of knights he offers for sale.
Yours aye,
John
Here is my next knight, Ser Ronnel Stout. His blazon is "Chevronny Gules and Or."
Another amazing job. Beautiful detail. Thanks for sharing again.
Wow, very nice, I like how the horse covering is in the livery colors and incorporates the shield both times. It’s interesting how it can stand out equally well on gules, and or. I.E that on the Gules side, the Gules chevrons don’t seem to blend in to the background, and likewise for the Or.
What’s a horse covering like that called again, a caparison, or something similar?
Cheers,
Thanks for the compliments.
Mohamed, you are correct. That glorified horse blanket is called a caparison.
