Crusader Miniatures
30mm DAE011:
King Alfonso and Pedro Bermondez
Review by Russ Lockwood
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On a Historical Note When the King Ferdinand I died, he divided the Spanish kingdom among his five children: Sancho (eldest) was given Castile, Alfonso was given Leon, Garcia was given Galicia, Urraca was given Zamora, and Elvira was given Toro. El Cid (Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar) was the standard bearer for Sancho, who believed the other siblings would keep the kingdom intact. After conquering neighboring Aragon, Sancho warred with his siblings, taking Leon, Galicia, and Toro and exiling the bunch. El Cid had a lot to do with these victories. However, just before taking Zamora, Sancho was killed, and Alfonso grabbed his domains, becoming Alfonso VI in the process. El Cid accepted that Alfonso had nothing to do with the death of Sancho, stayed in royal service, and married Alfonso's niece. He was later accused of short-changing the king, exiled, and then recalled after Moorish armies won battles and territorial gains. He later recaptured Valencia, in part with a doublecross, and ruled in Alfonso's name, who grudgingly made El Cid the Lord of Valencia. Pedro was El Cid's standard bearer.
The foot and seated figures came well-formed and cleanly cast. The horses had a bit of flash between the reins and neck, and one had more flash along the seam lines on the back and between the legs. About five seconds with a knife cleaned them up nicely. The photos at right show the end result. The fit and finish of placing rider on horse is excellent. I do wonder about the small shield. The circular indentation fits atop Pedro's hand and snuggles just under the chin. It also does this on Alfonso's figure, too. I guess it's your choice, but the website seemed to indicate it was Pedro's shield. I rather liked the king's pose with outstretched arm and sword. Good action there! See image at right. Note that no standard or standard pole is included with the figure. Again, another excellent effort from Crusader Miniatures. The company has a number of packs available in the line. See the website for additional information (and ordering): www.crusaderminiatures.com Crusader Miniatures
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Mark was kind enough to send a sample "Personalities" pack of two figures for review to MagWeb.com: DAE011: King Alfonso and Pedro Bermondez. Note that the package says "Bermondez" but the website says "Bermudez". The pack contained two horses (two different poses), two seated figures (with saddles scupted to the men), two figures on foot, and a small round shield. Cost is £ 8. In any case, this comes from the El Cid line.
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