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Continuing the 1st Crusade kick, I finished off some more Arabic spearmen. A unit of cavalry to go and I should be ready for a game 😊

Mix of figures for this lot. Don’t know where any of them come from though.

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Six Arabic spearmen painted in various colours with hand painted shields and a printed banner. They’re on sandy bases along with a sabot tray.
June 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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And here’s the tutorial 😊

There's a gallery at the bottom of the page with plenty more pictures on it to hopefully inspire you.

www.oshiromodels.co.uk/post/crusade...

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Arabic building base painted in light creams and off whites. Apart from the two domes which are light and medium blue. The compound walls are painted darker than the buildings and there’s a ubiquitous palm tree on the right.
May 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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It’s honestly a tad too hot to work today but here’s a little sneak pic of some new Arabic buildings coming out this week 😊

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Two tower like buildings on a desert/green terrain board with a blue backdrop. The larger building has a red door and a mashrabiya projecting from the first floor. The smaller building is a bit boring in comparison 😬 Various 1st crusade Arabs are dotted about
May 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Still on a bit of a crusade kick and have been painting some figures early in the mornings before it gets too hot 😬

Mix of old and new Footsore I believe. Movement tray from the catalogue.

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Six Arabic archers in various, slightly muted colours on sandy bases with a sandy movement sabot tray. No one know what they are shooting at. I don’t even think they know themselves.
May 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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November 27, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Some more figures for the crusades project done. A unit of Arab horse and some unarmoured Normans and that’ll be enough for a decent-ish game 😊

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A group of six Norman knights mounted in deserty bases (with savoy trays). Lots of armour and brown horses. Plenty of different shield designs though (hand painted apart from the banner). A little group of six Arabic soldiers. Partially armoured with hand painted shields and a printed banner. Sandy bases and a sabot to match.
May 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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Here’s a little, unedited sneak peak of an Arabic building base I’ve done as a tutorial that will be posted tomorrow.

Almost got a couple of decent sized forces to go with it 😊

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A scenic view of a 1st crusade Norman force attacking a lowly Arabic settlement. Sky blue background and a desert landscape (but with a few bits of grass here and there). Norma cavalry and crossbows on the right and regular spear infantry on the left. The building base has archers writhing the walls and a unit of spearmen just outside.
May 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Afternoon everyone 🙂 Still away but I managed to get these sorted before leaving. Some more Arabic additions to adorn and populate your builds 👍

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A selection of seven pots painted in a raw terracotta colour. There’s an angry Saracen next to them potentially looking for Aladdin Four, pale cream buttresses stand upright next to the Saracen, who’s still looking for Aladdin Our Saracen has almost given up looking but is Aladdin hiding on the balcony he’s stood next to?
July 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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June 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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October 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Following from the OSHIROblog tutorial there are new Arabic buildings in the catalogue along with some mashrabiya in the additions section. There's also a little gallery at the bottom of the buildings page 👍

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A scenic shot of the recent tutorial build with some of the recent Arabic buildings. Couple of palm trees for effect 😬 The gateway house which is a two story building with a large, red painted doorway and a wooden mashrabiya (projecting window) above it. It’s painted light cream and is on a blue/grey background. A couple of stalwart chaps are looking to defend it from all comers. Two mashrabiya and an erstwhile guard on a white background The two story tower house with, unsurprisingly, the same two chaps as in the previous photo. The building is a light cream colour, has a main door and a couple of windows on show. It’s on a blue/grey background.
May 26, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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June 17, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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