Tuesday 26 January 2021

Federico di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino and his merry men

 Although it's been some time since I last posted I was still busy at my painting (and modelling) desk. One of the projects I completed recently is a six man MAA unit of Italian knights, specifically Federico di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino between 1474 and 1482 together with a handful of his closest and most loyal knights. Being late fifteenth century MAA's, they are mostly clad in full plate with Italian and German armour styles for both mount and rider. The Duke's livery is especially intricate and was a challenge to paint but it is such challenges that I relish. I also tried my hand at a piebald horse and am particularly pleased at how it came out, never having done one before.

Figures are 28mm Perry multipose plastics and are exquisitely cast although my usual gripe of having to construct multipose figures still stands. Also, I noticed that they are built smaller than Front Rank 28mm MAA's but on the table the difference shouldn't stand out too much.

The Duke  and friends 
Top-down view

The big cheese himself


 
 
 
 
 




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14 comments:

  1. Norm26 January 2021 at 19:54

    Mike, these are absolutely beautiful. Very much admire the lances and the red / white coat.

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    1. Mike Vella26 January 2021 at 22:38

      Thank you so much for your kind words Norm. I feel the lance spiral patterns make a huge difference to a figure but apparently they were not commonly used in battle.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag26 January 2021 at 19:56

    Beautiful work, Mike! Your livery work is stunning.

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    1. Mike Vella26 January 2021 at 22:27

      Thanks Jonathan! That’s the part I enjoy doing most. Glad you like it!

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  3. Phil26 January 2021 at 20:34

    Wow, gorgeous colors and most impressive knights!!

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  4. Ray Rousell26 January 2021 at 20:52

    Beautiful painting Mike!

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  5. Stew28 January 2021 at 03:08

    That is some superb painting there. Very nice job and such a treat. 😀
    I would tell you that you also did a great job on the piebald horse, but I don’t know what that is...lol

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  6. DeanM29 January 2021 at 18:00

    Absolutely beautiful painting, Mike! The heraldry and lance spirals most impressive.

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    1. Mike Vella29 January 2021 at 22:53

      Thank you so much Dean. I thouroughly enjoyed painting them too!

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  7. caveadsum14714 February 2021 at 21:20

    Gorgeous men at arms! Love the spirals on the lances, but it's all lovely!
    Best Iain

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    1. Mike Vella4 February 2021 at 22:57

      Thanks a million Iain! Glad you liked them.

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