next project Medievals and Mongols

[Maenoferren]

Woof Woof

[Westmarcher]

It has been a hard days night, and you have been working like a dog!

Ah! Shakespeare...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEMncv140s

More usually it would be caparison, trapping and sometimes called barding. The footcloth was  a long length of highly decorated cloth that showed status or rank, this  was draped over the horse rather than worn.

Did not know that. Thanks to you too, Maenoferren. Was the foot cloth draped over the front or the rump or both?
BTW like the latest additions to 'the muster.' 

[Maenoferren]

Did not know that. Thanks to you too, Maenoferren. Was the foot cloth draped over the front or the rump or both?
BTW like the latest additions to 'the muster.' 

From what I understand it mentions the back of the horse... not the withers etc so I would imagine that it would be over the rump behind the saddle. however that is my intepretation
it is a very old expression, which over tme has come to mean different things

A sort of  medieval  longer version of this....
http://www.equinemania.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Equisafety-Exercise-Sheet.jpg

I have got a couple of copies of original pictures and I cannot find them anywhere

[Maenoferren]

something a bit more like this ... but longer
it should go down to at least the fetlocks
https://terii.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/jousting-tourney-2006.jpg

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Dont forget it could be amoured with chainmail.....

IanS

[Maenoferren]

Dont forget it could be amoured with chainmail.....

IanS

The horse yes, but the footcloth was brocade and was for decoration/symbol of status.

[FierceKitty]

Do not feed the troll!

[jchaos79]

That cavalry looks great !

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Do not feed the troll!

We weren't

IanS 

[Subedai]

Nice and colourful.

[Maenoferren]

Do not feed the troll!

No billy goats in sight....

[Subedai]

If it helps, I always thought the word was caparison.

[fsn]

It is.

Caparison (n): a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.

[Leman]

Comparison - looking at the merits or otherwise of two types of horse covering.

[Maenoferren]

If it helps, I always thought the word was caparison.

Yep, that is what these knights have.

[Maenoferren]

Tonights knights:



The whole lot so far.
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc31/Maenoferren/Mobile%20Uploads/1423351823766492711813_zpsvbm7yivk.jpg

[Leon]

Very nice, I hope we'll be seeing these in the Painting Comp!

[Maenoferren]

Very nice, I hope we'll be seeing these in the Painting Comp!

Cheers
I am considering it... see how many I get finished, and see if I can find someone to take some pictures....

[Leon]

Cheers
I am considering it... see how many I get finished, and see if I can find someone to take some pictures....

The WIP images look good, nice lighting on them as well.  Similar lighting with them on your games table/mat and they should stand out nicely.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looks like a good knights  painting