Edward the Black Prince by king derelict - Andrea Models - 54 mm

[king derelict]

Here we go again, another Andrea model in 54 mm. A bit more modern this time. All the way to the 14th century. This will be Edward the Black Prince son of Edward III, highly successful commander of the English armies during the Hundred Years’ War with victories at Crecy and Poitiers to his name. He died of illness before his father resulting in his son taking the throne as Richard II. I had thought that he earned the nickname of the Black Prince because he wore black armor into battle but I gather that is probably not correct and the nickname was not current during his lifetime. It was over two hundred years after his death that the first occurrence of the name is found. It is widely believed that he earned the nickname for his ruthless behavior as commander in the field. So I can put the gloss black paint away and plan on polishing the metal instead.

I think I will be trying to use the decal paper again for his shield and surcoat. Incidentally, my reading notes that the Black Princes shield, gauntlet, helmet and surcoat are displayed in Canterbury cathedral. The helmet does look black but after six hundred years it may have dulled or been restored in line with the black armor theory.

I have prepared the parts for a black primer coat and then I’ll start polishing 

This last bit intrigues me but after studying the pictures on the Andrea Models website I think I have worked out what it is for.

Thanks for looking in.

Alan

[Canute]

I'm following, Alan. Interesting character, for sure.

[king derelict]

9 hours ago, Canute said:

I'm following, Alan. Interesting character, for sure.

Glad to have you here Ken. The Black Prince was an enigmatic character, the king that never was. As I understand it he succumbed to dysentery in the end, I imagine a consequence of armies in the field.

alan

[king derelict]

After priming I polished the armor and chain mail leaving the black in the recesses to add a bit of depth. I used a polishing bit in the mini rotary tool for the plate armor and a cotton bud for the mail. Both were loaded with red polishing compound. The rotary tool is a bit fierce for the mail and can remove a bit of the detail.

 The surcoat was given a coat of white as the base for the decals. Ive found the Black Princes coat of arms (or achievements as we medievalists say😀) online and printed them several times at a suitable size on the decal paper. Ive ordered some acrylic clear coat spray and I’m hoping for better results than using the airbrush and AK acrylic clear coat. 

The face got a brush of white to help me see the details especially the eyes. I can start working on the crown and face while I wait for the clear coat spray.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.

alan

[Jack12477]

That armor came out quite convincing. Nice ! 

[popeye the sailor]

interesting..............is this metal?  sure looks it    I was never the greatest with figures.........the only ones I did were the were the early Aurora offerings.  of course, I was a kid at the time.  if your focus is in figures, you might want to check out oldmodelkits.com.  they have quite a few kits.......some of them are quite old.  nice work thus far! 

[king derelict]

16 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

That armor came out quite convincing. Nice ! 

Thank you very much Jack. Polishing the metal looks more metallic than paint.

alan

[king derelict]

3 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

interesting..............is this metal?  sure looks it    I was never the greatest with figures.........the only ones I did were the were the early Aurora offerings.  of course, I was a kid at the time.  if your focus is in figures, you might want to check out oldmodelkits.com.  they have quite a few kits.......some of them are quite old.  nice work thus far! 

Hi Popeye, yes these are 54mm white metal kits from Andrea models in Spain. Nicely sculpted and a great range of subjects but now difficult to get because of the international shipping issues.

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

I’m liking  the look of this one Alan.

 

OC.