14th century German knight by king derelict - FINISHED - Pegaso Models - 54mm

[king derelict]

This is the last of my Pegaso kits unfortunately. It’s a bit more of a dynamic pose than I usually choose but I wanted to work on my armor skills and this looked like a good fit.

 kit comes with two options for the head, one with an open kettle helmet and the other with a helm. I elected to go with the helm.

 kit also includes shield and surround presumably to create the coat of arms.

 majority of the figure has been built up and received a coat of black primer. The fit of the parts is good and it was not necessary to use pins to hold the limbs in place while gluing.

I’ve polished the plate armor with a rotary tool and jewelers rouge and the chain mail with cotton buds to achieve a lesser polished look. 

This is where I am at now. The details on the helm have been picked out with Tamiya clear orange ans has the belt and the leather armor on the arms and legs has been blocked in.

The next decision is to decide which knight to pick.

Pegaso provide details for 12 different knights 

My current choices are Von Plettenberg which I think I can paint convincingly or Von Aubsburg which will require trying to go the route of using decals. I might try the decals and see how it works out.

Thanks for looking in.

alan

 

[Canute]

Interesting model, Alan. Your choices will look good. Heraldry at these scales will challenge a saint. Lead us on.

[realworkingsailor]

You kinda need another one of these guys.... the action pose suggests he's having at it with someone...... or ....... something...... 😳

[Old Collingwood]

This one looks excellent  -  so much detail  in him.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

On 10/23/2025 at 8:04 AM, Canute said:

Interesting model, Alan. Your choices will look good. Heraldry at these scales will challenge a saint. Lead us on.

Hi Ken. Pegaso has a great range of medieval figures with some very challenging paint schemes. I do rather desire this one.

Although I have no idea how I would tackle the horses caparisons. On the other hand the painting of the horse is greatly simplified.

Thankfully it’s our of stock.

alan

 

[king derelict]

On 10/23/2025 at 12:29 PM, realworkingsailor said:

You kinda need another one of these guys.... the action pose suggests he's having at it with someone...... or ....... something...... 😳

Yeah, he’s going to be a problem sat in the display case with the current rather indolent collection.

Pegaso recommends that he be paired with this chap.

They both obviously have unresolved issues 

alan

 

 

[realworkingsailor]

14 minutes ago, king derelict said:

Yeah, he’s going to be a problem sat in the display case with the current rather indolent collection.

Pegaso recommends that he be paired with this chap.

They both obviously have unresolved issues 

alan

 

 

 

Is there by any chance a dragon?

 

 

[king derelict]

8 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

 

Is there by any chance a dragon?

 

 

I haven’t seen one on the Pegaso website but that would look stunning in combination with the knight. I do like dragons 

[king derelict]

The modeling day was mostly spent experimenting.

I acquired this DSPIAE panel line pen and tried it out to add burnt umber acrylic ink between the pieces of the leather armor on his arms and legs.

It turned out to be easy to use and obtain a thin line without the unevenness of a brush (at least in my case). 

The first few coats of yellow have been added to his surcoat. I’d forgotten what a pain yellow is to work with.

I printed out several of the Von Aubsburg devices at different sizes and painted one completely and others just with the red lion. The idea is to try cutting it out and applying it directly to the shield and surcoat. We shall see how that works out.

The shield has been primed and received it’s first coats it yellow. But I think there is more in my future.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.

Alan

 

[Canute]

Yes, yellows are a pain to paint. Your multiple coats is the best route. The lion  as a decal  should work.

[wefalck]

22 hours ago, king derelict said:

I acquired this DSPIAE panel line pen

That look like a glorified pen-holder with an ordinary drawing pen ... I have a whole collection of them, including the penholder from my school-days (when in art-class we did a bit of kalligraphy and pen-and-ink drawing). I have tried to use it with acrylic paints (Vallejo model air), but found that they dry rather fast, making it necessary to clean the pen frequently.

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Alan  - that shading is looking Superb.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

4 hours ago, wefalck said:

That look like a glorified pen-holder with an ordinary drawing pen ... I have a whole collection of them, including the penholder from my school-days (when in art-class we did a bit of kalligraphy and pen-and-ink drawing). I have tried to use it with acrylic paints (Vallejo model air), but found that they dry rather fast, making it necessary to clean the pen frequently.

You are exactly right. It’s a dip ink pen only with an aluminum body. I remember them well from school days along with the ceramic ink well that fitted into the hole in the desk. Ink was supplied at the start of lessons by the Ink Monitor. 
I looked on eBay for school style dip pens but they are considered antiques and command some very silly prices, especially the nibs. It seemed to work well with acrylic inks for a shortish session and with my unstable hands I can get a thinner more confident line compared to a brush.

[king derelict]

3 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Alan  - that shading is looking Superb.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. Making progress slowly.

alan

[king derelict]

Over the weekend I steadily built up the layers of yellow on his surcoat and shield. It was worth it, apart from uniform coverage it developed a nice deep gold tone.

With new blade I cut the lions out from the shield drawings and sealed them. 

The larger one will go on the shield and the other on the surcoat. I need to cut out a third lion as I assume the device is on front and back. 
The lion has been placed on the shield using diluted white glue. Once dry it got a couple of coats of gloss clear spray.

 white on the lion is just reflections from the lights.

 I moved onto the back of the surcoat which required cutting up the lion to account for the belt. I soaked the cut out in water to soften the paper to help it conform to the folds of the cloth.

I think I need to touch up some bits of the red but otherwise it works. The front is going to be tricky working around his arms and more folds.

I also detailed the leather strip armor on his arms and legs by touching up the studs with a small fine sanding pad. 

Off to the side are the battle axe, sword, dagger, spurs to be finished off and added.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.

alan

 

[Old Collingwood]

Looking  Fantastic Alan  - love it.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Very nicely done on the lions!  That looks amazing!

[king derelict]

20 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looking  Fantastic Alan  - love it.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC, I’m glad to have the lions finished.

alan

[king derelict]

11 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Very nicely done on the lions!  That looks amazing!

Thank you very much Phil. I think the lions are about as near to card modeling as I will ever get.

😁

alan

[king derelict]

I’ve cut up and added the lion to the front of the surcoat. Somehow it now looks a little low but otherwise it went well. I used a lot of diluted white glue to get the lion to sit in the creases. 

I started working on the base. I used yellow ochre and picked out the rocks with sky grey which I scrubbed with a cotton bud while it was wet which’s to add extra tones to the rocks as the underlying colour comes through.

A bit of grass has been dotted around and I may add a couple of tufts of long grass but I’m assuming stuff like that probably got a good trampling.

 sword is ready to add, the dagger needs finishing and we’re almost there.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments 

alan

[king derelict]

I completed the dagger and sword and then attached everything to the figure. The attachment points are substantial enough that the ca glue grips after a short time holding the part and there is no tendency for the part to sag.

I decided to leave the base as it is so this one is finished.

i rather wish I had gone for the open face mail and kettle helmet instead of the helm but this was a bit different.

I’m deciding on the next project. I’m thinking of a return to the maritime world.

Thank you all for looking in, the likes and the comments.

alan

[Jack12477]

Another masterpiece to add to your growing collection!  Impressive work, Alan ! 👏👏👏👍 

[AJohnson]

7 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

Another masterpiece to add to your growing collection!  Impressive work, Alan ! 👏👏👏👍 

Indeed, very impressive Alan! 

[Canute]

Very impressive, Alan. The yellow looks great. And the lions do, too. I get a kick out of the war hammer he's carrying. Looks a lot like the Halligan tool firefighters use to pry open doors in a hurry.

[DocRob]

This is getting better and better Alan, Your knight looks splendid and I love the idea with the paper insignia. Color rendition and metallic sheen are excellent.
On the first picture, the shield looks very shiny. I would have thought it to be matte in appearance, but this is just me.

Cheers Rob

[amateur]

Impressive knight. And now for the damsel in distress? The dragon, or do you have another of those heavily armed boys?

 

I think you should gicve the shield a matte overpaint, it is abit too glaring compared to the armour. Shields were made of wood and leather, nothing shiny.

 

Jan

Edited 45 minutes ago by amateur