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Thursday 31 January 2019

THE OLD SCHOOL MEDIEVAL LOOK

I've been taking stock of mountains of old school lead that reside in the attic, wondering how I want to progress with my own armies. Simple , shiny and medieval sum it up. This got me thinking about the influential films which I saw as a youth which filled me with fervour to recreate the armies portrayed in miniature (not that I have done yet, but there is still time hopefully)

The look of the troops in the following stills is the sort of look I would like to recreate. A lot of the armour has that brushed steel look, plenty of colour and no mud or grime in sight

above are 3 stills from El Cid. What a fantastic film. The battle scenes still inspire me.
These 3 above are from the 1960 Polish film Krzyzacy (Knights of the Cross) about the battle of Grunwald in 1410.
I can't remember where these 2 are from, but the soldiers in the picture directly above look just like Revell/Accurate medieval figures.

2 stills from Henry V . The charge of the French knights was rather splendid.

Any other suggestions of similar films?




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  1. The Good Soldier Svjek31 January 2019 at 06:20

    The Black Shield Of Falworth , the Errol Flynn Robin Hood !

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    1. Springinsfeld31 January 2019 at 07:19

      Of course... Tony Curtis in the first I remember? Also The Warlord, although I remember finding that a bit slow as a child.

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  2. tradgardmastare31 January 2019 at 23:13

    A great project,l look forward to seeing your progress. If l might be self indulgent can l suggest The Vikings and the other one whose name l can’t recall. One has a gigantic bell and a death slide and the other one doesn’t,you know the ones l mean?
    Don’t forget the bbc Sunday tea time shows like Ivanhoe.

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    1. Springinsfeld1 February 2019 at 05:01

      Good suggestions. The Longships is the one with the bell and that deathslide still gives me serious nightmares (I mean waking in a cold sweat sort of nightmare). I've never been able to watch it since.

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  3. Brian Carrick1 February 2019 at 00:14

    How about Flesh and Blood (1985), a box office flop with too many kissy kissy bits courtesy of Jennifer Jason Leigh but the action scenes are quite good.

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    1. Springinsfeld1 February 2019 at 05:02

      Nice one Brian... a great film marred by the dialogue (and rape scenes). Still the only film I've seen which captures the Italian Wars feel.

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