Young Miniatures "Norman Knight at the Battle of Hastings 1066" 1/10 scale bust

Lately i rediscovered my interest in the Middle Ages again. This time i assembled and painted this resin bust from Young Miniatures in 1/10 scale showing a Norman Knight at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. The level of detail of the kit is superb, i love the face expression of the knight, this bitter grin of a violent man adds a lot to the character of the bust.
I used acrylic paints from Revell and Lifecolor to paint the bust, some oil paints were used for the shading.

The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II. It took place at Senlac Hill, approximately 10 km (61⁄4 miles) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.

Harold II was killed in the battle—legend has it that he was shot through the eye with an arrow. He was the last English king to die in battle on English soil until Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field. The battle marked the last successful foreign invasion of the British Isles. Although there was further English resistance, this battle is seen as the point at which William gained control of England, becoming its first Norman ruler as King William I.

The battle also established the superiority of the combined arms attack over an army predominately composed of infantry, demonstrating the effectiveness of archers, cavalry and infantry working cooperatively together. The dominance of cavalry forces over infantry would continue until the emergence of the longbow, and battles such as Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt in the Hundred Years War.

The famous Bayeux Tapestry depicts the events before and during the battle. Battle Abbey marks the site where it is believed that the battle was fought. Founded by King William "the Conqueror" (as he became known), it serves as a memorial to the dead and may have been an act of penance for the bloodshed. The site is open to the public and is the location of annual re-enactments of the battle.

(Wikipedia)

I don´t own the rights for the music in this video.
Music: "Menue music" from the game "Medieval 2: Total War" composed by Jeff can Dyck