Overall this was a great army to paint. Normans are really a must have for a Viking age buff like myself. Sure, they were french-ish, but they started out as Vikings and then they went on to invade and control a huge part of Europe and the Middle-east. They wore bright outfits with simple yet eye-catching designs. Great stuff.
The figures were great to paint as well. Khurasan has some nice figs here, especially the attacking overarm poses; most manufacturers are stuck in the couched or upright lance poses and so these figs are a breath of fresh air! The spearmen are all business as well with their forward-facing shields and whatnot, and the psiloi have a lot of character as well. Overall, I highly recommend the Khurasan figs.
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
The army assembled. The weight of all those cavalry is quite imposing. I am very happy with the way
the army turned out.
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
The Norman general rallies his troops for another charge! The banner is based somewhat on William's
banner when he invaded England. I am quite happy with all of the shields on this element, as I went with
slightly more uncommon Norman shield designs and they turned out very well. .
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
Another element of knights. With such a knight heavy army I had a lot of opportunity to do all kinds
of great shield designs. I am quite happy with these more medieval looking dragons done in the Norman style.
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
The last element of knights I painted for this army (8 in total), I went for a black, white and
red scheme on one, and I think it was quite sharp. I am happy with all the shields on these figs,
as well as the horses and riders. All in all, excellent stuff the Khurasan figures, lots of character.!
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
Norman levies march to battle at the will of their commander. Overall I stuck with simpler shields
designs that kept the bright colour scheme of the rest of the army. Also, a lot of round shields
inherited from older generations. Overall, as very spiffy set of figures.
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
These I imagine are knights whose horses failed ot make the journey (accross the channel?).
So, they fight on foot. The round shielded figure there is sporting his grandfather's shield
(inspired by a picture from the Osprey Normans book). A bright and imposing element of spearmen.
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
With a knight and spear army, there is definitely a need for light troops to hold the forests and
craggy hills. So, a couple of elements of skirmishers (2Ps in DBA speak). These schemes were based
on the pics in the Osprey Normans book.
Posted: July 23, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
The final element that was finished for the army, this skirmisher unit has paint schemes based on the
Osprey Normans book. In particular the red-tunic wearing archer. The cuff and fringe pattern is hard to
do well on such small figures, but I think it turned out okay. Also note the positioning of the figs;
not the standard equidistant positions, which turned out well I think.
Posted: July 8, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
These Normans were very nice to paint. Khurasan Miniatures is quickly becoming
a major player in the historical 15mm market. The Normans are one of my favourite
lines.
Posted: July 8, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
The dragon on the centre shield turned out extremely well. I like the crosses
as well; these Normans are one of my only Christian armies! This element is meant to
play both the Knight and the Cavalry role in DBA. The Normans allied with the Bretons
at Hastings; while the Normans fought as knights, the Bretons fought as more of a loose
order cavalry that could charge or fire missile weapons. Unfortunately for DBA, the Normans
and the Bretons looked practically identical for wargear. So, to show that this element
could be a Cavalry element, I made sure all the figs had arms up, skirmishing and not charging
and I also put a light gray stone on the front of the base for my opponent's reference.
Posted: July 8, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
The shields are certainly one of my favourite parts of painting Normans, and these guys
are no exception. Also, note the light gray stone on this base. This element can also
play the role of a knight or cavalry element in DBA.
Posted: July 8, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
The dragons on the shields turned out well, but not super... I am not sure why, but I
will have to figure it out before I do the next batch of knights. The cross on the figure
on the right though is one of the best shields in the army so far. It works very well
on the split colour background.
Posted: July 8, 2009 - Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
I really like the speed of the horses in these sculpts; it gives the element a real
sense of momentum. Again, the shields were fun to do on these figs.