Gun Knights

Intended for 3d print.

Medieval knights with assorted modern weaponry. Suitable for post-apocalyptic or alternate reality-themed tabletop wargames. I'm not saying Trench Crusade, but I am saying Trench Crusade.

The model pack includes 20 knight models, of which 14 are mounted and 6 on foot. It also includes 8 bases (rectangular, oval and hexagonal) and a couple of accessories.

All models print as monopose, with no assembly needed beyond gluing them to bases. That means you don't print the horses and riders separately, but as single pieces.

The models are primarily intended for print at 28mm scale.

Designer's Notes

The following section is information about the design process, what the idea behind the models was and why they turned out the way it did, et cetera. It is not strictly speaking something you as a customer need to know, but you may find it interesting.

These models are modifications of an earlier model pack, named Fantasy Knights (also available on this site). The Fantasy Knights were in turn based on the Champion unit from Heroes of Might & Magic 3 (of which there is also a 3d-printable version available on this site).

The Gun Knights use many of the same basic poses as their predecessors, slightly altered to accomodate modern firearms instead of the original lances. Some of the firearms were designed from scratch specifically for this project, others were pilfered from various earlier projects involving sidearms. In short, the Gun Knights model pack is a bit of a kitbash. I mostly threw it together to get some more use out of the previously mentioned assets, and because I felt like making a goofy model pack with niche utility.

Some of the Gun Knights came out pretty good all told, others feel a bit clunky. But hey, good luck finding cavalry models in full plate armor wielding M60 machine gns elsewhere.

The dismounted models included in this pack almost all use the same basic pose. I originally only intended to include one dismounted model, but sometimes I get carried away experimenting with different armament, helmets et cetera. And once the variants are made I figure I might as well include them all in the model pack. I do quite like the basic concept of the dismounted knights, particularly the ones with the teutonic helm and the open sallet. I might make a separate model pack using only those basic models in the future.

I also quite like the mounted knight with the persian helmet and bandoliers. Most of the other mounted models are a bit silly (deliberately so), but that one's got a certain feel. Might develop the model into some sort of techno-barbarian in a future model pack. Feel free to give a few words of encouragement in the comment section if you think it is an idea worth exploring.