| Lucius | 30 Jul 2016 8:00 p.m. PST |
Does anyone make 28mm shield transfers or decals for Italian City-states? I'd like to make a small army with Perry miniatures, and would love some Florentine markings, shields from the San Romano painting, etc. So far all I can find is generic fleur de li, which isn't quite Florentine. Surely with the Perry range, SOMEBODY has done it!?!?!!?!?! |
| VVV reply | 31 Jul 2016 4:06 a.m. PST |
Sorry I could not find anything in the San Romano painting that tells me what you are after. But look at the Veni Vidi Vici medieval range. There are a lot of designs there. |
| idontbelieveit | 31 Jul 2016 5:12 a.m. PST |
I was looking for Venetian lions and could not find any. Hopefully someone will point to some. |
| VVV reply | 31 Jul 2016 8:30 a.m. PST |
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| idontbelieveit | 31 Jul 2016 9:03 a.m. PST |
Yes, something like this:
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| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 11:12 a.m. PST |
Venetian Winged Lion
Florentine Lilly
The San Romano Shield pattern on the front of Osprey 136
The wave pattern and squiggly stars from the same plate
Papal Crossed keys
Visconti serpent swallowing a man (WRG Middle Ages Book, p 128) |
| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 11:15 a.m. PST |
link Florentine "flowering" fleur de li |
| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 11:20 a.m. PST |
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| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 11:26 a.m. PST |
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| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 11:35 a.m. PST |
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| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 12:00 p.m. PST |
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| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 12:02 p.m. PST |
Another Florentine Lilly link Much better two-toned Florentine image here, probably the best of the lot: link |
Phillius  | 31 Jul 2016 1:18 p.m. PST |
I have used that Lions of St Mark image as the battle flag for my Venetians. Copied it from the web into Paint, reversed it so I had two sides, then printed it out and painted the red and gold again. Looks pretty good. The snake swallowing the man is the Visconti emblem isn't it? Get's incorporated into the Milanese arms in the early 15th century? I know it is hard, but you may find painting these on to be your only option. I have done some myself, it is difficult, but rewarding. And I am not talented in any way. |
| VVV reply | 31 Jul 2016 1:49 p.m. PST |
Ah yes I see now, with the extra bits added to the fleur. One option is to print your own transfers. Fairly easy to do. But some tips; most printers do not print white (but some do) so where there is white on the image it is transparent. The blank transfer papers have a solid film over them, so you will need to cut each transfer out (at Veni Vidi Vici we use silk screening to print the film as well as the ink, so no cutting out needed). Since the ink is on top of the film I would recommend spraying lightly with a fixative before cutting out. |
| Zagloba | 31 Jul 2016 2:11 p.m. PST |
Mirlton has a selection, though not specifically for Perry. |
| Lucius | 31 Jul 2016 2:39 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the Mirliton tip! I should have looked there first. Incredible selection. Anyone used them before? They are listed as "paper shield covers", which I hope is a decal . . . |
| idontbelieveit | 31 Jul 2016 3:18 p.m. PST |
I don't believe the paper shield cover is a decal. But I'd like to hear peoples' experience with them also. |
