Excalibur 28mm - Songs of Arthur and Merlin.

Now for something completely different.

Back in February I was tempted to put together a bunch of knights to play out John Boorman's Excalibur an 80's classic. The package arrived and there they sat in the draw whilst other projects came along, while having almost finished the Pony Wars projects thought I would revisit these.

I wanted a shiny vs dark feel, with plenty of plate and some great big swords. 

Forlorn Hope do some lovely castings which are perfect for what I had in mind.

First up the good guys.....

Several layers of silver gave me that glistening feel that I was after. With Royal Blue and White to give them a righteous feel.

I am not sure I will go as far as naming the knights of the Round Table, but some most definitely have a Lancelot and Gawain feel to them....

Not sure which one should be King Arthur.

 

I thought I would give Songs of Blades - Songs of Arthur and Merlin a run out, very low level with around 10 figures a side, this version has some nice touches including a nice mechanism for chivalry, penalising knights if they gang up on opponents or use missile weapons.  

What legend of Arthur could be complete without Merlin, I picked up this fine fellow from Studio Miniatures.

After months of 6mm these guys were a pleasure to paint and were so BIG.... so easy to put paint to metal.

Next up the bad guys.

Anyone know where I can get a Modred in 28mm?