Guardians of the Faith

[Joe55]

Greetings all,

Here is my latest project, Fer Miniatures, Guardians of the Faith, Acre, 1191 in 75 mm. This is an excellent resin kit that required very little cleanup. It was a joy to build up and paint. It only got a little fiddly when it came to the guy holding the banner. I replaced the lower part of the resin staff with an aluminum tube that fit his hand. A brass wire was super glued into the upper part (from the hand upwards), and that fits into the aluminum tube. This way I can remove it for transport if need be.

Now a question for the members here. What is the meaning of the two letters that dangle from the cross? I would sure like to know. I only have two books on the Crusades and they were not of any help.

Joe

 

[arj]

Excellent vignette.
As to the letters, these are almost certainly 'alpha' and 'omega', as shown in old engravings and paintings:-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_Omega

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[MrBMB]

Lovely work on this

 

[Tom W.]

Nice dusty atmosphere.

 

[swralph]

Fantastic painting Joe.
All your hard work has really paid off with these two figure's.
I love everything about them.

 

[billyturnip]

Excellent little scene Joe.

 

[peedee]

Faaaaantastic work of the highest quality buddy.

Paul

 

[frank h]

Hi
Really like this ....fine painting

Frank

 

[OldTaff]

Greetings all,

Here is my latest project, Fer Miniatures, Guardians of the Faith, Acre, 1191 in 75 mm. This is an excellent resin kit that required very little cleanup. It was a joy to build up and paint. It only got a little fiddly when it came to the guy holding the banner. I replaced the lower part of the resin staff with an aluminum tube that fit his hand. A brass wire was super glued into the upper part (from the hand upwards), and that fits into the aluminum tube. This way I can remove it for transport if need be.

Now a question for the members here. What is the meaning of the two letters that dangle from the cross? I would sure like to know. I only have two books on the Crusades and they were not of any help.

Joe

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Hi, Joe,
I think you might find that the symbols dangling from the cross are Masonic in origin: square and compasses and a Tau cross. They occur frequently in various Masonic ritual. Googling them might give a clearer explanation........or not

Alan

 

[Viking Bob]

Superb painting Joe, a really lovely group.

 

[Chris Ribchester]

That is excellent work, a great looking diorama.

Chris

 

[megroot]

I think the pictures doesn't do justice to this excellent work.
If you don't mind I did a Photoshop for you and I believe this looks more what you have painted.

Excellent work.

Marc

 

[Edorta]

Great work Joe, I really like it.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[John Bowery]

Joe,
That is a stunning little scene. Excellent.
Cheers
John

 

[Jeff T]

Love it Joe!

That is superb work!.....and Marc''s clean up of the pics look great.

brilliant!

Cheer's,
Jeff.

 

[Dekiman]

Marvelous work.

 

[Macca G]

Brilliant work Joe, that FER Hospitaller is a outstanding kit and you've done it justice

 

[Joe55]

Excellent vignette.
As to the letters, these are almost certainly 'alpha' and 'omega', as shown in old engravings and paintings:-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_Omega

Cheers,
Andrew

Well heck, I should of thought of that. That was too easy! Thanks for your comment and the info Andrew !

Joe

 

[Joe55]

Lovely work on this

Thank you Sir!

By the way, since I have your attention, I like your kit reviews !

Joe

 

[Joe55]

Nice dusty atmosphere.

I added just a touch here and there of pastels. Thanks Tom!

Joe