Ayyubid Mamluks

 Finally... Some historical on this page.

I finished a unit of Mamluk heavy cavalry with bows and spears for my Ayyubid Egyptians.
Some friends have started talking about and showing interest for the Crusades again so it was perfect that I just had brought forward a unit of Mamluks on my painting table.
And now they are finished.

On these I wanted to try out to give them a brown tint, a more muted colour tone but still have a colourful unit. I testet to apply a brownish oilwash on these for just that reason.

In hindsight I see that I should have made a little more effort on the skin, a highlight and some more red into it would have made a difference. But this is just one small unit in a larger army so it will have to do.