A few Dark ages figures

 These are a few old school figures I painted recently, I had a bit of a historical whim, so I chose a few loose models that were not part of any ongoing project, they will just be added to the appropriate (if existing) army.

I got all of these in a trade for painting, and I mostly don't recognize the manufacturer, but they are nice old metal sculpts that will fit in my existing armies.

This was a Carolingian standard bearer from Citadel, but the standard was broken, so I gave him an axe from Gripping Beast, it is a little too big for suck a small old figure, but that's what I had available and will have to do. This model won't be part of any amry and will probably end up being used as a fantasy human of some kind.

Carolingian horseman. 25mm, Citadel, painted by Ginzio

Norman unarmoured milites. 28mm, Unknown manufacturer, painted by Ginzio

Normans of the first crusade. Note the (not too well represented) turban wrapped around the helmet, from which the metal nasal guard sticks out, this was apparently a thing seen in contemporary depictions of knights. I will be adding these two to my Norman army.

Norman crusader knights. 28mm, Unknown manufacturer, painted by Ginzio

My second Dark ages army finally complete/Il mio secondo esercito dei secoli bui finalmente completo

 Many years after starting it, I finally completed my Picts army, it all started around 2006, when IlVJ was working for GW in Tokyo and, during a visit to Nottingham, we headed over to Wargames Foundry and bought a lot of Anglo-Saxons (IlVJ) and Normans (me).

The following year we bought more dark ages stuff from Old Glory, Irish for IlVJ and Picts for me. I went for the Picts for the fact that they were around, one way or another, for very long, I could use them against Late Romans or Normas, with everything in between.

I painted all my picts with the then revolutionary Devlan Mud, except for the Noble Cavalry, which was left unpainted and in 2009 was joined by a Gripping Beast starter set that our friend John gave me when he come to visit from England (thanks a lot mate).

I now finally (14 years later) got around to complete all the remaining Picts. 

As with the Normans, I call the army complete, but won't be against adding whatever figure I happen to come across in future trades or as payment for painting, I won't just be buying any more.

Molti anni dopo averlo iniziato, ho finalmente completato il mio esercito di Pitti. Avevo cominciato questo progetto nel 2006 quando IlVJ lavorava per la GW a Tokyo e, durante una visita a Nottingham, avevamo fatto visita alla Wargames Foundry e comprato parecchi Anglosassoni (IlVJ) e Normanni (io).

L'anno seguente acquistammo altri pezzi per i secoli bui dalla Old Glory, Irlandesi per IlVJ e Pitti per me. io scelsi i Pitti per il fatto che furono attivi per parecchio tempo e con un esercito di pitti avrei potuto combattere dai Tardo Romani ai Normanni, e tutto quello che ci sta in mezzo.

Al tempo dipinsi i Pitti con l'allora rivoluzionario Devlan Mud, eccetto un'unita' di nobili a cavallo, ai quali, nel 2009, si aggiunse uno starter set della Grippign Beast regalatomi dal nosto amico John quando venne a trovarmi dall'Inghilterra.

Ora, dopo soli 14 anni, sono riuscito a finire tutti i Pitti rimanenti.

Come per i Normanni, considero il progetto completo, ma non sono opposto ad aggiungerre qualunque pezzo appropriato che potrei ottenere tramite scambi o come pagamento per pittura, semplicemente non ne comprero' piu'.

Character models: Bard, warlord, priest and druid/Personaggi: Bardo, generale, prete e druido. 28mm Gripping Beast, painted by Ginzio

Noble cavalry/Cavalleria nobile. 28mm Old Glory, painted by Ginzio

Noble infantry/Fanteria nobile. 28mm Gripping Beast, painted by Ginzio

Soer Chele infantry/Fanteria: Soer Chele. 28mm Gripping Beast, painted by Ginzio

Various historical figures/Vari pezzi storici

 This is a bunch of random historical figures I recently painted, they are part of the stuff I got for painting and as previously mentioned, I mostly paint these for fun, sometimes I use them in fantasy games, since I will never have enough for a proper historical game and I have no intention of investing more money and time in building armies around them.

Questo e' un lotto di vari pezzi storici scompagnati che ho dipinto di recente. Provengono da scambi fatti per pittura e, come detto in precedenza, li dipingo solo per divertimento, a volte li uso per delle partite a qualche gioco storico o per D&D, ma non ho la minima intenzione di investire denaro o tempo per espandere la collezione in eventuali eserciti

Medieval plow/Aratro mediovale. 28mm, Wargames Foiundry with Citadel farmer, painted by Ginzio

Dacian command group/Gruppo di comando dei Daci. 25mm, RAFM, painted by Ginzio

Republican roman marines/Fanti di marina della Roma repubblicana. 25mm, RAFM, painted by Ginzio

Sea people spearmen/Lanceri dei Popoli del mare. 25mm, RAFM, painted by Ginzio

Macedonian Torakitaes/Torakitaes macedoni. 25mm, RAFM, painted by Ginzio

More Polish knights/Altri cavalieri Polacchi

 This is the last unit of 13thg century Polish knights I had to paint. It brings the total of polish knights to 30, plus 20 between retainers and Lithuanian light horses.

The last unit I will have to paint is a 30 man Lithuanian spearmen unit, but that will have to wait a little longer before seeing any paint.

Questa e' l'ultima unita' di cavalieri Polacchio del tredicesimo secolo che avevo da dipingere. Porta il totale a 30 cavalieri, piu' 20 tra vassalli e cavalieri leggeri Lituani.

L'ultima unita' che mi rimane da dipingere e' un blocco di 30 lanceri Lituani, ma questa unita' dovra' attendere ancora un po' prima di ricevere del colore.

Polish knights/Cavalieri polacchi. 28mm, Old Glory, painted by Ginzio

A small addition to my old Norman army/Una piccola aggiunta al mio vecchio esercito di Normanni

These are a few Normans I got from Dave, it has been nice to paint them, it brought back memories of when I was painting my WAB army many years ago.

Questi sono alcuni Normanni che ho preso da Dave, e' stato divertente dipingerli, mi ha riportato ricordi di quando ho dipinto il mio esercito per WAB tanti anni fa.

Anglo-Norman knights (12th century)/Cavalieri Anglo-Normanni (dodicesimo secolo). 25mm, Ral Partha, painted by Ginzio

Norman foot milites/Milites appiedati Normanni. 25mm, Hinchcliffe and Ral Partha, painted by Ginzio

Norman mounted milites/Cavalieri Normanni. 25mm, Citadel Miniatures, painted by Ginzio

Syrian spearmen unit/Unita' di lanceri Siriani

 This week we have a unit of Syrian spearmen from Ral Partha. Great sculpts as usual, simple and quick to paint. I went for a simple paint scheme that is still quite colourful and appealing.

Questa settimana abbiamo un'unita' di lanceri siriani della Ral Partha. Ottimi pezzi come al solito, sempliti e veloci da dipingere. Ho optato per una colorazione semplice, ma colorata e attraente.

Syrian spearmen/Lanceri Siriani. 28mm, Ral Partha, painted by Ginzio

Egyptian Pharaoh and Persian cavalry/Faraone egiziano e cavalleria persiana

 These are more of the historical models I traded for painting, as usual, stuff I will never build an army around, but fun to paint and usable in fantasy wargames.

The Pharaoh chariot is from Ral Partha and the Persian cavalry is from Old Glory, all excellent stuff.

Questa settimana ho alcuni pezzi storici che ho barattato per pittura, come sempre roba che per cui non avro' mai un esercito completo, ma divertenti da dipingere e utilizzabili in giochi fantasy.

Il carro del faraone e' della Ral Partha, i cavalieri persiani sono della Old Glory, tutta roba eccellente.

Egyptian Pharaoh chariot, super stylish with the sun umbrella/Carro del Faraone Egiziano, super stiloso con l'ombrello para sole. 28mm, Ral Partha, painted by Ginzio

 

A very colourful unit of Persian extra heavy cavalry from the army of Darius/Una coloratissima unita' di cavalleria persiana extra pesante dell'esercito di Dario. 28mm, Old Glory, painted by Ginzio

Dark ages troops/Truppe dei secoli bui

This week just some generic dark ages troops, they are suited to add to my Norman army.

Questa settimana solo alcune truppe generiche per i secoli bui, andranno bene per il mio esercito di Normanni.

French or norman Norman crossbowmen/Balestrieri francesi o normanni. 25mm, Ral Partha painted by Ginzio

Unarmoured spearmen with kite shield/Lanceri senza armatura con scudo a goccia. 25mm, Citadel, painted by Ginzio