COOMODEL 1/6 Empire series - (new lightweight metal) Milan Knight R & D monitoring ....
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COOMODEL 1/6 Empire series - (new lightweight metal) Milan Knight R & D monitoring ....
Asta wrote:The Gothic knight was an improvement over their previous one, and this looks like another step up. Do you have the Gothic in hand, Gubernator?
GubernatorFan wrote:Sounds about right. I am waiting on my boxed set to arrive. I had already bought the parted out head and a few items of armor, then convinced myself that I needed the whole thing anyway. I do that sometime -- patience is not on of my many virtues.
Asta wrote:Looks like they're putting effort into historical accuracy.
GubernatorFan wrote:Unless I am confusing them with another company, they used to be horribly inaccurate. But now they do seem to put more effort into historical accuracy, judging by these new knights.
GubernatorFan wrote:Ah, yes. And the horse should work ok, except for calling it Norman.
GubernatorFan wrote:Very nice find, Asta. And vindicating!
Stryker2011 wrote:I would have loved these as a kid. Now, there's just too many other things out there to collect everything. I'll get Joan, and that will probably have to do for "armored historical figures" for me.
Asta wrote:It's a fantastic looking figure, and pretty accurate visually with examples of later 15th Century Gothic armour. Though not without its frustrations.
GubernatorFan wrote:Funny coincidence, I was just putting mine back into his box. I got it a while back, but never got around to showcasing it (I still might later, with a horse from a different line). I am sorry to hear about your issues with the figure (or rather your figure's issues), and appreciate you sharing your experience, which may well be very helpful for others who have or will end up getting one. In my case, I had none of these issues -- the leather straps are ok, the studs work, the helmet and neck piece fit, etc. To be honest, I have never been a fan of the use of cast metal (except maybe for the occasional blade or spear point), as it makes figures heavy and unbalanced -- and this figure is no exception, what with the metal helmet, shoulder armor, and breast- and back-plates (the armored footwear is so far down on the body that it probably helps rather than exacerbates the problem). But one thing is for sure -- he does look great.
Asta wrote:As you say, he does look great. This is my first sixth scale representing this period, and hope CooModel eventually releases the Milanese armour.
I've ordered all of PopToys' Jeanne d'Arc sets, and they'll end up displayed with the Gothic Knight, though she's probably around forty years earlier historically.
They never wore surcoats until a few decades before they were disbanded. They wore boots but not like that - those are a few centuries too late. That helmet only started to be used just before they were disbanded and nobody wore separate coifs during that period. The cross is too big; the best research suggests that the cross was likely smaller and displayed over the left breast. Most Templars had black crosses, not red ones. Red crosses usually denoted adherents to St. George or St. Demetrius. What is most notable is that nothing on that figure would have been worn during the 1st-4th Crusades. The surcoat, the cross, the helmet, the coif, the sword were all 13th-14th century developments.Asta wrote:Their Templar types had knee high boots instead of mailed legs and feet
The Gothic Knight was disappointing but this Milan Knight looks good.Asta wrote:I read through the Gothic Knight' thread on OSW.
Tony Barton was pointing out what he saw as inaccuracies, such as shoulders too big, skirt and tassets too small.
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