Barons' War: Prince Louis "the Lion"

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Barons' War: Prince Louis "the Lion"

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    31 May 2025
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I built this model using Wargames Atlantic's Mounted Knights (1150-1320) plastic kit and a head and arm from the Foot Serjeants (1100-1320) box. My aim with this guide is to leave you with a nice playable character from the "Dramatis Personae" section in the back of The Barons' War Second edition book and pay homage to the Footsore Miniatures model also available.

To get started, I primed the model with Republic Blue . This step isn't 100% necessary and doesn't match perfectly, but it does make establishing a basecoat of yellow easier.

Brown Horse

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Drybrush exposed areas with Mournfang Brown . I would recommend using a small brush and take the direction of the light into consideration. This stage is to act as a main highlight and add a little texture. Feel free to use a brush to pick out highlights on hard to reach parts.
  3. Apply fine highlight to edges and curves using Skrag Brown .
  4. Mix your Skrag Brown 1:1 with Ushabti Bone and highlight more selectively.
  5. Finally, mix some Ivory into the paint above and add a few specular/very small highlights.

Black Tail

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Drybrush with Skavenblight Dinge .
  3. Selectively pick out upward facing curves with Stormvermin Fur .
  4. Mix a little Ivory into your Stormvermin Fur and add a few smaller highlights to accentuate the previous steps.

Blue Cloth

  1. basecoat with Thunderhawk Blue .
  2. Basecoat: Thunderhawk Blue
    Glaze Shade: Lupercal Green
    Glaze Highlight: Thunderhawk Blue & Deepkin Flesh 2:1
    Glaze Highlight: Thunderhawk Blue & Deepkin Flesh 1:1
    Glaze Highlight: Thunderhawk Blue & Deepkin Flesh 1:2
    Pin Highlight: Deepkin Flesh

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Citadel Painting System 7
Base 2
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Rhinox Hide
Layer 5
  • Skavenblight Dinge
  • Skrag Brown
  • Stormvermin Fur
  • Thunderhawk Blue
  • Ushabti Bone
Colour Forge
Base 1
  • Republic Blue
Vallejo Model Color
Base 2
  • 70.918 Ivory
  • 70.950 Black
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