Maybe a month or two ago, I purchased a $5 bag of second-hand plastic soldiers in 1:72 scale. Inside I saw Airfix WWII US marines, and several half painted Muslim and Crusader knights.
There were about 14 Muslims and 8 Crusaders inside under varying stages of completion. I decided to be a good older brother and gift my younger brother, Connor, the Crusaders to paint.
Initially I had had trouble finding an image to show uniform of the Muslim Knight, but fortunately I found an image in a book of mine and successfully based them off that.
Connor finished his Crusaders first and cut them off the sprue ready for action. I finished about 9 Muslims and cut them off the sprue to have our first Crusader-era wargame.
It was simple and rather uneventful - the Knights charged each other before meeting in the middle in a brutal melee that the Muslims came out on top of.
That was our first, and latest, Crusader-era wargame.
Today I cut the last of the Muslims off the sprue and I'm ready to give Crusader-era wargaming another go, possibly with Warlord Games' "Hail Caesar" rules.
Pictures of the finished knights will be posted here as soon as I have some.
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