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Author Topic: Charlie's 15th century - Some long-overdue Burgundians! (Feb 28)  (Read 154946 times)

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #150 on: July 29, 2018, 02:33:07 PM »
Great stuff. I like the battle as well  8)
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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #151 on: July 29, 2018, 02:49:32 PM »
These work ever so well Charlie. Some great looking creations there, and your painting style is so simple but effective.

Just need to go back and touch in all those studs on the horse trappings  ;)
(You might think life is too short, but it's actually dead easy to do, honest...  lol)

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #152 on: July 29, 2018, 02:55:31 PM »
Very nice update Charlie.  8)
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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #153 on: July 29, 2018, 11:07:58 PM »
Your cavalry are magnificent and the way you paint tbe horses is exactly what I wish I could do.
Can't wait to see the full monty shot of ll 58!
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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #154 on: July 30, 2018, 07:04:46 PM »
Just need to go back and touch in all those studs on the horse trappings  ;)
(You might think life is too short, but it's actually dead easy to do, honest...  lol)

Never! And look, they aren't even done on the box artwork!



In all seriousness, I don't paint the brigandine studs, or belt buckles, or eyes, or wood grain on spears, and paint all leatherwork the same colour. I don't think any of these things are necessary for the tabletop scale of my project - if I was painting individual display models, that would be different. And actually I prefer the look of the horse trappings and brigandines painted without the studs - often I see them painted and feel it looks messy and untidy, a detail that you wouldn't actually see at any distance. I've shaved off the studs on some of the horses - perhaps I'll do more of that in future.
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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #155 on: July 30, 2018, 08:16:38 PM »
You've convinced me!

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #156 on: July 31, 2018, 06:37:30 AM »
Hi Charlie,

Great work on your figures but I was interested that they started out as a Game of Thrones project.....I have a large pile of unpainted Peter Pig WoTR figures and was think of doing the opposite.

Would you have a 'colour chart' for the various factions or a good source site for the same.

Thanks and I look forward to following your progress

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #157 on: July 31, 2018, 06:51:24 PM »
For GOT (ASOIAF)  try 'A wiki of Ice and Fire' excellent for all sorts some good art work, but you can't do worse than go on the fantasy board here where there is a stickie with all the threads from some fabulous model makers and painters withall the photos of their personal project of GOT. Lots of kit bashed minis, some incredible painting and shed loads of great ideas  :)

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #158 on: July 31, 2018, 07:47:48 PM »
Yes, try the Wiki of Ice and Fire. It has 'sigils' for all the houses that appear in the books, though for some of the really minor houses you should take it with a pinch of salt (GRRM might mention a minor house's sigil ever so briefly in his books, but where the source for the actual colours come from I'm not sure... BUT it seems most of these potential 'fan-fic' interpretations apparently have his seal of approval). Though some of the heraldry artwork there is hideous.... but then again GRRM sometimes doesn't make it easy (a lot of houses apparently feature brown and pink on their heraldry!).  When this was a GoT project I was starting with the Riverlands, including all the minor houses, so had done a bit of research and made some flags for a lot of them I'd be happy to share - just PM me if interested. Some look really cool (House Mooton - a red salmon on a white field....) but some are just condemned to be hideous and nonsensical (House Darry - a black plowman on a brown field???). Anyway, from most of these official or semi-official coats of arms you can get some livery colours for your troops (House Mooton - red and white... House Darry - brown??).

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #159 on: July 31, 2018, 08:08:46 PM »
Thirding the Wiki. You can search for something like The Riverlands and open up all the different houses. I've picked various northern houses I liked the looks of when I needed non-Stark colour schemes.

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #160 on: August 01, 2018, 05:41:20 AM »
Speaking of GOT, it looks like fireforge mins will be doing some not "North Men" multi part plastics in a kick starter in September. Along with some undead hoards.
I might pick some up, they are also planing on doing southern men (Lanasters)
I was thinking of picking some up to make some house Manderly..... if I can ever find some decent tridents for the footmen that is.
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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #161 on: August 03, 2018, 09:00:20 AM »
More excellent figures and I like the conversions of shopping the helms with bevors to create options.
Always inspiring to see your progress with these.
Simon

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #162 on: August 03, 2018, 07:52:32 PM »
More excellent figures and I like the conversions of shopping the helms with bevors to create options.
Always inspiring to see your progress with these.
Simon

Glad you like them!

By the way Simon, look what arrived today...


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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #163 on: August 04, 2018, 05:09:28 PM »
Woo, great selection there, medieval real estate ready to go.

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Re: Charlie's 15th century - cavalry conversions (29th July)
« Reply #164 on: August 04, 2018, 09:08:02 PM »
Looking good Charlie, I'm jealous.

 

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