Toysoldiers - A selfpainted "Hospitaller Knight"

Manufacturer:   ReconquerDesigns

Scale:  60mm (1:30)

Hi,

in order to finish the set from ReconquerDesigns of a Muslim Warrior fighting against a Eropean Knight I painted up the knight as a Hospitaller Knight in the style of toysoldiers. The problem was that the 3d-print did not come out perfectly. The sword was not printed correctly and also the sword scabbard was not printed completely. I had to scratchbuild both missing parts from a piece of wood and plastic card. But I managed it and completed the figure.

So the duelists are now ready to be included into a showcase. This showcase was just set up for taking some photos and it is a wild mixture of figures of several manufacturers. There are some King&Country, JohnJenkinsDesigns, TeamMiniatures and a single figure, that originally is not a toysoldier. But it fits well in size and so it found its way into the little photo session,

Cheers

Mike

The finished Hospitaller Knight.

The set of duelists from ReconquerDesigns.

Again I couldn´t resist to bring the fighters into animated action. There are three different variants.

Here comes the setting of the mixture of Crusade figures.

An overview - the next is a short video for more detaiil.

The Muslims are defending the gate. The castle is paper made from King&Country.

A siege tower is always necessary to storm a castle (King&Country)

The figure that normally isn´t a toysoldier in front of a medieval tent (K&C).

The duelists from Reconquer again. In the background the two 
Almoravid archers from JohnJenkinsDesigns that I used as  a
tempate for the Muslim warrior.

Mounted Templar Kinghts (TeamMiniatures) attack the mounted archer (King&Country).

An unequal fight of two Crusaders against one Saracen (King&Country).

Templars (one K&C, two TeamMiniatures) attack the Almoravid archers (JohnJenkinsDesigns).

Again one brave Saracen is fighting against two Templar Kinghts (King&Country).

Toysoldiers - A selfpainted "Almoravid Warrior"

Manufacturers;   ReconquerDesigns, JohnJenkinsDesign, King&Country

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi,

after several posts with ready painted figures from different ranges I want to dedicate this post to my newest selfpainted figure. It is an Almoravid warrior from the naufacturer ReconquerDesigns

This company does a lot of really cool looking medieval figures in 28mm scale for 3d printing. You can find the figures here:  ReconquerDesigns on "myminifactory"  

I bought the set you can see on the last pictures of this post. It also includes a Crusader Knight but at the moment I am glad that I was able to finish this warrior. Due to an aching back I have to stop painting figures after a maximum of 30 minutes at the moment. It´s getting better, but about three days ago I wasn´t able to paint at all. So the Crusader Knight is also on the workbench but it will take me some more days to finish this miniature.

Again I won´t only print and paint this set of figures for my wargaming collection, but also for my collection of toysoldiers. So I scaled the figures up to 60mm. The figures really are an excellent extension to the figures of the usual manufacturers.

I have many templates for Crusader Knights like Templars or Hospitaller Knights. But there is a lack of templates concerning the Muslim forces of the Crusades. I have three Sarazens within my collection of toysoldiers from King&Country and also two Almoravid archers and one mounted flagbearer made by JohnJenkinsDesign. I decided to go for the Almoravid archers to be used as a template and wanted to paint the printed warrior in the style and in the colors of them. It was not so easy but it came out quite well. 

Hope you like it. :)

Cheers

Mike

The selfpainted warrior combined with the Almoravid archers made by JohnJenkins.

         

The 3d printed warrior in 60mm ...

A comparison to the templates from JohnJenkinsDesign.

Not to forget to include the mounted flagbearer.

My Muslim warriors so far - a mixture of JJD, King&Country and one selfpainted figure from
ReconquerDesigns.

Here is the set the warrior is taken from.

Toysoldiers - Newest additions to my collection

Manufacturer:    JohnJenkinsDesign

Scale:    60mm (1:30)

Hi again,

today´s post is about my newest addition to my collection of toysoldiers scaled 1:30. I bought them on eBay for very good prices as some of these items had been sold half of their original price. Lucky shot. :)

The only thing was that I had to wait a longer time to be able to unpack the figures. I had to go to hospital for two weeks and my release had been yesterday. So guess what had been one of the first things to do after my arrival at home. ;)

The figures I bought are all from JohnJankinsDesigns and are some good reinforcements for the ranges I am already collecting. 

I was able to get at least two further figures for my collection of Rome and its enemies. A gallic cavalryman and a mounted Roman General. So my collection of "Little Alesia", as I call it, now looks like this.

My "Little Alesia" so far - a mixture of mainly JohnJenkinsDesings, some King&Country,
FirstLegion, Kronprinz Toysoldiers and some figures from a Russian Manufacturer I don´t 
remember.

Attack on the gate.

The "new" mounted warrior ...

... accompanied by his fellows. The figure in the middle is from King&Country.

The Roman General ...

... who commands a very, very small unit of Roman Cavalry. I have to point out that these figures
are always produced in limited numbers. Some of the ranges are hard to get for good prices. So it
will take me some years to increase the collection.

The following figures are belonging to my beloved ranges concerning the FrenchIndianWar.

Another Fifer for my British march column

Also got a marching British Grenadier ...

... and an officer ,,,

... because you cannot have enough men for building a good looking 
march column.

Two British soldiers firing their muskets ...

... because you also cannot have enough men for building a good looking firing line either.

I also got another British cannon ...

... so my collection of the range of "The Battle on the plains of Abraham" so far looks like this.

The last figure of the reinforcements had been this guy. Though I don´t collect the range
"The fur trade" this figure was half of its normal price. So it was no doubt to get it. 

And the figure fits perfectly to the Roger´s Rangers of my existing collection. Maybe he was a
trapper hired for scouting acions or something like that. Who knows? :)

I hope you liked this pictures and got some inspiration for our hobby. Keep on gaming, collecting and having fun playing with toysoldiers or wargaming minis.

Cheers,

Mike

Toysoldiers - King&Country - British Army in the "American War of Independence"

Manufacturer:   King&Country

Scale:   60mm (1:30)

Hi, 

As you all know in 2026 there will be the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the AmericanWar of Independence. So I thought it was time to set my British Army from the ranges of King&Country into scene.

I was lucky to find the mounted officer last week on eBay and got it for 22,50€. The seller told that the horse´s tail was broken. But when the figure arrived yesterday I recognized that the miniature not only had a broken tail, but also must have fallen down some time. The base was also damaged, the figure was crooked and at some areas the paint was chipped off.

So I had to bend the figure straight, to repaint some areas and to glue the tail at its place.
Remembering the price of the figure this little invest of repairs was worth it. Included to the collection the damages won’t be seen.

Merry Christmas to everyone and a happy new year with a lot of time and fun with our hobby.

Cheers

Mike