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My next bust will be this 1/9 Saxon by M J Miniatures. The figure is depicted holding a Draco standard, a remnant of Roman military practice and used by the Saxons to imply links with King Arthur and the ancient post-Roman kingdom of Wessex.
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Harold used the standard at Hastings, and it's shown here in the Bayeux Tapestry in the panel that depicts Harold's death (I go with the theory that he's not the chap with the arrow in his eye, but the figure shown further along the panel being felled by a Norman knight).
The box contents:
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A lot of parts for a bust, and the nice thing is that our Saxon is presented as quite chubby, something that is fairly unusual with resin figures. He's not wearing chain mail, which would be unusual for a man of rank like a standard-bearer in battle, so perhaps he's depicted during the forced march from Stamford Bridge. Nice also to see a complete shield.
So, onto the head:
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I've gone with quite a lot of contrast, considerably darkening the sides of the head which will be mostly covered by the helmet's cheek guards.
My next bust will be this 1/9 Saxon by M J Miniatures. The figure is depicted holding a Draco standard, a remnant of Roman military practice and used by the Saxons to imply links with King Arthur and the ancient post-Roman kingdom of Wessex.
[ATTACH alt="a5c8471e5970d2c021efb8469eccd560.jpg"]387665[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="unnamed (2).jpg"]387664[/ATTACH]
Harold used the standard at Hastings, and it's shown here in the Bayeux Tapestry in the panel that depicts Harold's death (I go with the theory that he's not the chap with the arrow in his eye, but the figure shown further along the panel being felled by a Norman knight).
The box contents:
[ATTACH alt="100_7461.JPG"]387666[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="100_7462.JPG"]387672[/ATTACH]
A lot of parts for a bust, and the nice thing is that our Saxon is presented as quite chubby, something that is fairly unusual with resin figures. He's not wearing chain mail, which would be unusual for a man of rank like a standard-bearer in battle, so perhaps he's depicted during the forced march from Stamford Bridge. Nice also to see a complete shield.
So, onto the head:
[ATTACH alt="100_7465.JPG"]387668[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="100_7466.JPG"]387669[/ATTACH]
I've gone with quite a lot of contrast, considerably darkening the sides of the head which will be mostly covered by the helmet's cheek guards.
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