First Bretonnian Knight on the Table: Masking Tape Drama and Pegasus Plans
We had one of those very relatable hobby updates this week: a burst of motivation, two hours at the desk, a masking-tape disaster, and then immediate recovery because the model was still looking really promising.
Wilini started work on his first Bretonnian knight, experimenting with a dual-color scheme on the lance and barding. Of course, hobby life being hobby life, the tape peeled off where it absolutely should not have, so the lance is now officially on the correction list.
Still, even with that little setback, the whole thing already has that classic Bretonnian energy: bold heraldry, strong color blocking, and the feeling that every knight can become his own little project.
When Michał asked how much was already painted, the answer was brutally honest: basically just what had been posted so far. Two hours of work, first knight, and that was that. But honestly? For a first go, this is exactly the kind of start that gets us excited.
What we really liked was Wilini’s approach going forward: rather than locking himself into one rigid formula, he’s thinking that each knight will probably be painted differently. That feels very right for Bretonnia. A unit of nobles with individual heraldry just looks better when every model has its own identity.
This one is part of the Pegasus Knights, so the opening target is three models. Ambitious, but also very cool. And if all goes well, by the final battle in our campaign we might actually end up with fully painted armies on the table. That would be beautiful. Slightly optimistic, maybe, but beautiful.
Before that, though, there is a sensible milestone: everyone gets zenithal priming at the very least. We respect a realistic hobby plan in this house.
Wilini also summed up the current state of the army so far: a damsel on foot, a damsel on horseback, the Green Knight, and some archers are already done or in progress. So while this is the first knight of this batch, it’s definitely not the first Bretonnian model to see paint.
A day later, the project had already moved forward nicely. The knight is now much closer to finished, and the plan is simple: finish him on Thursday, then start the Pegasus.
And yes, the confidence level also rose accordingly. At this stage Wilini’s verdict was basically: this guy is going to be awesome.
Looking at the later photos, we kind of agree.
There is still one planned tweak: the banner on the lance is getting reworked into blue. Honestly, that sounds like a great call. Bretonnian models live and die by those little heraldic decisions, and a banner color change can completely shift the final balance of the miniature.
End3r summed it up best in chat anyway: it already looks great.
As a fun side note from the same conversation, we also got a completely different kind of Warhammer excitement dropped into the channel: a screenshot and a shout about the whole Secret Level run focused on Deathwatch. Not exactly related to the Bretonnian painting desk, but very much related to the general condition of being terminally Warhammer-brained.
So that was our latest hobby check-in: one first knight, one tape mishap, a dual-color experiment, and Pegasus plans already lined up. We are very curious to see how the next two knights turn out if each one gets its own scheme.
Bretonnia is happening, one heraldic crisis at a time.