Teutonic knight c. 1200

[wefalck]

I build this in the early 1990s on the basis of a kit by Friulmodel (https://friulmodel.hu/termek/mp-5-knight-hospitaller-c-1150/). The helmet was still good for around 1200, but the shield had to be changed to the more modern, rounded triangular form of the time. The chain-mail and helmet is the bare white-metal, polished, while the coat was painted with the airbrush in acrylics. Details were added with a brush in acrylics and oil. The background is modelled after the Chorin-monastery not far from Berlin. The bricks and stonework are shaped and engraved from plaster of Paris and painted.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by wefalck

[lmagna]

That really came out nice. DID you ever try building the old Aurora Knight kits? I built them when I was a teen. Didn't know much about knights, (Still don't) but enjoyed them immensely. Could be interesting to see what you could do with one of them.

 

 https://www.ebay.com/b/Aurora-Knight-In-Character-Figure-Models-Kits/4249/bn_7022352210

Edited July 1, 2021 by lmagna

[Jack12477]

Very nice figure & diorama, Wefalck. 

[wefalck]

Thanks. I knew about these kits - I think they were marketed also under other brands, but never got into this. Was tempted though at some stage, but found them rather big. Still looking for a 54 mm kit with German mid-15th century gothic fluted armour and the so-called 'Schallern'-type helmet, as kann be seen in the Wallace-collection in London or the Kunsthistorische Museum in Vienna. This type of helmet was the inspiration for the WWI German steel-helmet and later for a certain Star Wars-character.

 

Got a small collection of source-books on medieval amour to inform the modelling.

[popeye2sea]

What a great little diorama. Nice job!

 

Suggested title:  "Just waiting for my Uber."    LOL😉

 

Regards,

[mtaylor]

Nicely done and the pose does tell a story.   

[Old Collingwood]

Very nice work, it all  just works  with the dio  and the figure  - really nice.

 

OC.

[mcb]

Very nice.  I especially like the masonry .  

I never thought white metal could look that good. 

Did it stand up over time?

 

MCB

[popeye the sailor]

awesome model Wefalck....the realism is astounding!  

[wefalck]

Thank you very much to all of you for the friendly comments !

 

I don't remember for sure, but I probably coated the bare metal in zapon-varnish. This is the varnish that is commonly used to prevent the tarnishing of silver and brass objects.

[Roger Pellett]

Wefalk,

 

There used to be a US Company named Imrie Risley that made a wide range of cast metal 54mm military figures.  Their range included some of the sixteenth century German Knights.  Unfortunately they are no longer in business but their unpainted figure kits show up on eBay.  You'll find them under Imrie Risley.

 

Roger

[GrandpaPhil]

I had the Chevalier Bayard by Imrie Risley.  It was very nice.

[wefalck]

Thanks for the suggestions. It seems that the company is still around actually, at least for selling existing stock: https://www.irminiatures.com.

 

However, looking at the pictures, the figurines are 1970s standard as far as details and animiation is concerned. In addition, individual imports from the USA have become largely a no-no due to high shipping and import duty costs, unfortunately. 

[FriedClams]

Excellent work Wefalck - so realistic.

 

Gary