Knights

Over 200 knight and medieval figures, from single collectible knights to full castle garrisons. Orders are kept distinct rather than mixed into one generic medieval look, which is what lets you build a roster that reads as a real faction. All compatible with major brick brands.

The orders, kept separate

Teutonic Order. White surcoats with the black cross. Knights, axemen, halberdiers, crossbowmen, commanders and standard bearers, plus dark red variants for the later period.

Knights Hospitaller. Black with the white Maltese cross. Knights, horned variants, axemen and winged commanders.

Knights Templar and Kingdom of Jerusalem. White and sky blue crusader knights, mace knights, crossbowmen and standard bearers.

Royal and heraldic guards. Lion guard, eagle and raven knights, crimson and silver royal guards, winged crown knights.

Mounts. Armoured warhorses in order-matched barding: Teutonic, Templar, Jerusalem crusader, black cross and Maltese cross. A mounted knight is a different object from a standing one, and the barding is what keeps the faction consistent.

Building a garrison rather than a pile

Pick one or two orders, not five. A shelf of one order with a command element reads as an army. A shelf of every order reads as a sampler. This is the single decision that most affects how the finished display looks.

Buy in the right ratio. Roughly eight line troops to two specialists to one commander and one standard bearer. The specialists and command are what make the line troops read as a unit rather than clones.

Mount the command, not the line. One or two mounted figures at the focal point does more than six. Horses eat shelf space and dilute the effect when everyone has one.

Mix weapon silhouettes. Swords, axes, halberds and crossbows at a glance give a line depth. All-swords reads flat even with varied torsos.

For the full method including real unit sizes and cost ladders, see how to build a knight and castle army and army building on a budget.

Displaying them

Knight figures are print-heavy, and printed heraldry is exactly what fades first in sunlight. Keep a medieval display out of a sunny window and in an enclosed case if you can; how to display and protect your collection covers the three things that actually damage figures. For a mounted display, basing and mounting figures covers moving a formation as one piece rather than thirty.

Give them somewhere to defend with build kits, including fortress gates and wall towers, extend the garrison from single minifigures, and kit them from accessories. Suitable for young builders and adult collectors alike.