I have completed this generic Medieval Knight in 200mm. The chain mail is genuine mail from a lady's purse from early last century. The rest of the figure is completed from Milliput with solder wire and plasticard as required. The weapons are as shown in a previous post (https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/200mm-medieval-equipment.115513/#post-921998). The helmets are made from Milliput, palsticard and plastic rod (for the rivets).
The figure covers the period from roughly late 11th to late 13th century. I have paired helmets and shields as follows:
Flat kite shield with boss with dome helmet with cross pieces and nose guard;
Curved kite shield with dome helmet with crucifix nose guard;
Large heater shield with pot helmet with face guard and
Small heater shield with great helm.
Large heater shields may have been used more on foot, small ones on horseback.
It is worth considering that all armour, mail, helmets and weapons were made by hand (manus = a hand, facere = to make, hence manufacture) and were therefore valuable. Shields were almost certainly dispensible, but the rest would be looked after, collected after a battle, repaired and re-used. Knights varied in wealth from great dukes to lowly 'hearth knights', and so there would have been a great variety of arms and armour on any medieval battlefield. Clothing would also have varied from rich material to tatty cloth, especially after a period on campaign, and an army must have reeked to high heaven (the Templar Order forbade the knights from bathing!).
The master has been sent to Gordon Mitchell for casting. I don't know whether or not he will offer the helmets, weapons and shields separately for conversion work etc.
Mike
The figure covers the period from roughly late 11th to late 13th century. I have paired helmets and shields as follows:
Flat kite shield with boss with dome helmet with cross pieces and nose guard;
Curved kite shield with dome helmet with crucifix nose guard;
Large heater shield with pot helmet with face guard and
Small heater shield with great helm.
Large heater shields may have been used more on foot, small ones on horseback.
It is worth considering that all armour, mail, helmets and weapons were made by hand (manus = a hand, facere = to make, hence manufacture) and were therefore valuable. Shields were almost certainly dispensible, but the rest would be looked after, collected after a battle, repaired and re-used. Knights varied in wealth from great dukes to lowly 'hearth knights', and so there would have been a great variety of arms and armour on any medieval battlefield. Clothing would also have varied from rich material to tatty cloth, especially after a period on campaign, and an army must have reeked to high heaven (the Templar Order forbade the knights from bathing!).
The master has been sent to Gordon Mitchell for casting. I don't know whether or not he will offer the helmets, weapons and shields separately for conversion work etc.
Mike
