Dixon Samurai - Bloody JimBibbly (6)

[Svennn]

Thanks to JimBibbly I have got the samurai bug again. All due to being fortunate enough to play a game on some of his marvellous castle terrain at BLAM. I shall not bore you with details of the game (you now know I didn't win) but starting from an advantageous position (sarcasm) pinned between Green Knight and young Fastolfrus (sorry Alisdair I do not know a forum name) amongst others I had to make and break alliances before it all kicked off near the end. I survived a damnsite longer than Bibbly mind - we all did

A trip into the attic and after at least 20 years this chap finally had his time under my brush.


I was going to paint a mon on the sashimono but as I want samurai for the Korean invasion I will make or get some decals of the Toyotomi design - cheating but it will look far better (not to mention its a fiddly affair)

Svennn

[DFlynSqrl]

Great work Svennn.  I have been trying to avoid Samurai until I finish some other projects, but post like this one sure make it hard.   

[Malamute]

Looking very nice.

I still love those old big headed Dixon Samurai, they have loads of character.

[RJ]

very nice svennn 

Im a great fan of the dixon range. I like the perry range of course but i find them too difficult to paint well. The Dixon range paint up so well and they have a nice character to them.

Great work again and hopefully you will get to paint more.

[Calimero]

Nice work Svenn. 

I received a bunch of Dixon’s Ninja and Samurai figures lately and that sure made me thinking about painting some…

[JollyBob]

Top stuff, a really nice figure. 

I haven't been brave enough to go up into the loft since I got back from BLAM - don't want that "completed project" shine to wear off again!

[OSHIROmodels]

I survived a damnsite longer than Bibbly mind - we all did 

    

I wasn't suppossed to win 

Very nicley painted figure, I'm not keen on the Dixon Samurai but you've done a cracking job there and it's very hard not to like it 

Kuroda Nagamasa had a white background with a blue ring as his mon so you could do that.

cheers

James

[Bugsda]

Excellent Job Svenn  

I'll vote for Dixon's, they're excellent castings and have a charm all their own. 

[Captain Blood]

I think I may have a few Dixon Ninja and one or two samurai knocking around Svennn, if you want them for your new collection.
I've had them in my lead pile for - oooh - 20 years? I'm never going to use them, so if you want them...
Nice paintwork by the way.

[dodge]

I love this figure

Your painting is excellent, this figure is nicely colourful 

dodge

[Svennn]

Thanks a lot chaps. I'm rather down on my painting at present and it certainly helps posting and getting replies. I am rather disappointed with the photos as I think he looks far better in the hand.

RJ - I was nodding when I read your post. I find the Perry too small for me which is a shame as its definately the best range. Then I remembered the seated guy you did sometime ago, one of the best I have seen. I did an army of TAG Gempei a couple of years ago which paint up great but are also a little eccentric in sculpting style.

JimBib - I considered the blue circle but its a bit plain, I hope the other will look more flash . Painting the mon on this guy would be fine, its when I have to do all the rest that it becomes a problem/chore and I doubt I could keep them consistent.

Capt. B - Oh the memories of coming away from Trevors stand with the wallet wrapped catalogue and a bag full of samurai. I reckon its 25 years since I bought my first Dixons and this is the first I have been anywhere near happy with my attempt at painting one. What do you want for the ninja etc.?

Svennn

[Plynkes]

I am rather disappointed with the photos as I think he looks far better in the hand.

Twas ever so. I'm forever painting things and thinking "Wow! This is the best-painted miniature I've ever done!" and then after taking a photo of it going "Oh, no it isn't. It's actually quite shit." I find it rather disheartening when this happens (and it happens a lot to me). I guess you just have to be a man about it, pick yourself up and vow to do better next time.

[Captain Blood]

Capt. B - Oh the memories of coming away from Trevors stand with the wallet wrapped catalogue and a bag full of samurai. I reckon its 25 years since I bought my first Dixons and this is the first I have been anywhere near happy with my attempt at painting one. What do you want for the ninja etc.?

Svennn

No charge, old boy. If I can find the blighters, deep in the deepest lost seam of the lead mountain, I'll be very happy to send them (and their pumpkin heads) off to a new home where they might get a bit of TLC...
I think one of them might even be painted (but by my 20 year old self, so not quite a tidy as nowadays...  ) I honestly haven't seen them for years, but I'm sure they're there somewhere, buried in a box - you know how it is... Just biding their time 

[fastolfrus]

young Fastolfrus (sorry Alisdair I do not know a forum name)

Being oppressive parents we don't let him have his own log in - besides we only have the one computer so we read the forum like the Stygian Witches.

[oxiana]

Lovely paint job. I used to have a pile of those Dixon samurai - such great sculpts, in all their big-headed glory. I wonder what happened to them, must have got lost in a house move back in ancient times.

Thanks to JimBibbly I have got the samurai bug again. All due to being fortunate enough to play a game on some of his marvellous castle terrain at BLAM.

Ha! I was wary of even going near Jim's table - too gorgeous to look at, and as I'm just wrapping up a project and am planning another I wasn't sure I needed the distraction... Really, you need to take a set of blinkers to BLAM, there's just too much eye candy.