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Title: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 19 July 2021, 02:41:16 PM: I've been thoroughly enjoying a little break painting up a few old Gripping Beast "Arthurian's".

Originally they were meant for a WAB army for a WAB Campaign weekender at GWHQ (I only managed one unit of cavalry and had to borrow an army!). lol

More pics and sub Roman chatter on my blog here:
justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2021/07/arthurian-interlude.html (http://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2021/07/arthurian-interlude.html)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cC-wXnG787w/YPMVkJLf4kI/AAAAAAABHS8/XMlf4nC1kn0MnyqfKoTYH__759fOMUflACLcBGAsYHQ/s421/ARTHRIAN%2BINTERLUDE%2B1A.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uc71RBT79Ys/YPMVklT5fNI/AAAAAAABHTE/8TvznTqP1cIgFlM5koXcWUfScTNB5n2WwCLcBGAsYHQ/s428/ARTHRIAN%2BINTERLUDE%2B2A.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5wLF7aALKu8/YPMVleRQz7I/AAAAAAABHTU/v5gB5gVaM70XtWpK1xWTL7QcWGLD50XyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s406/ARTHRIAN%2BINTERLUDE%2B2D.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w67Pw_tQKhM/YPMVlvpOp7I/AAAAAAABHTc/uNMURuh45qEe0xmwozpjD-11ERwEkzjlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s449/ARTHRIAN%2BINTERLUDE%2B3A.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9jVbW6ZrZ1w/YPMVmNHqZzI/AAAAAAABHTs/x7XMRRyTqjYniCEquNMdlaTsLv3MQg5gACLcBGAsYHQ/s433/ARTHRIAN%2BINTERLUDE%2B3E.jpg)

And more Saxon types from the Arhurian interlude Pt 1:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G0Mf1VGuiVk/YPMVmR72_vI/AAAAAAABHTw/IVC_gMUVmgYDrWNPjwJqcYfQZXt-afpWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/ARTHURIAN%2BINTERLUDE%2BORIGINALS.jpg)
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on 19 July 2021, 02:42:34 PM: Great work!
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: **GS** on 19 July 2021, 02:45:59 PM: lovely!
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 19 July 2021, 02:54:42 PM: Splendid :)
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Hu Rhu on 19 July 2021, 05:25:33 PM: Great painting. :-* :-*
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 19 July 2021, 06:17:50 PM: Thanks guys :)

It was a lot of fun to do something a little different and try out some shield designs that were not really in sync with my usual style.
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Maniac on 19 July 2021, 06:36:19 PM: They look smashing. Love the Chi-Rhos, they look superb.
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 19 July 2021, 07:56:29 PM: Quote from: Maniac on 19 July 2021, 06:36:19 PM
They look smashing. Love the Chi-Rhos, they look superb.

Thanks Maniac :)
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: valleyboy on 20 July 2021, 09:26:32 AM: Very classy
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 20 July 2021, 11:54:09 AM: Quote from: valleyboy on 20 July 2021, 09:26:32 AM
Very classy

Thank you Valleyboy :)
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: MaleGriffin on 20 July 2021, 02:21:56 PM: Superb brushwork!
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: HappyChappy439 on 20 July 2021, 02:56:23 PM: Great painting! That Sutton-Hoo-ish helmet really pops too!
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 20 July 2021, 03:27:48 PM: Thanks again guys :)

Quote from: HappyChappy439 on 20 July 2021, 02:56:23 PM
Great painting! That Sutton-Hoo-ish helmet really pops too!

The three at the bottom, including the Sutton Hoo-ish helmeted chap, were painted about five years ago when my eyes were a lot better. I've since taken to using an Optivisor and leaving out the eyes- just putting in a VMC German Black Brown slit instead. As the project is more of a distraction then a serious attempt at creating a wargames army (they might - one day!) I tried to paint in some eyes on the third single miniature from the top but wasn't very happy at all with the results- compared to what I was capable of five to ten years ago they look a bit like fried eggs lol

There's always the argument that you wouldn't be able to make out the eyes in 28mm scale humans so I'm going with that for now :D
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Ethelred the Almost Ready on 20 July 2021, 07:31:29 PM: Great figures and painting. The eyes look fine to me.
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 20 July 2021, 07:43:43 PM: Quote from: Ethelred the Almost Ready on 20 July 2021, 07:31:29 PM
Great figures and painting. The eyes look fine to me.

Thanks you.

I'll try to dig out a larger image of the "Merlin" miniature which was painted a good five or six year prior to my last eye attempt. There is a huge difference between that and the third mini from the top in quality and size, at least that's how it feels to me. The trick to painting eyes has always been keeping them as small as possible for me.
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Tonhel on 20 July 2021, 10:07:11 PM: Great painting on those mini's! :-*
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 21 July 2021, 11:19:06 AM: Quote from: Tonhel on 20 July 2021, 10:07:11 PM
Great painting on those mini's! :-*

Thanks Tonhel :)
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: James Morris on 04 August 2021, 06:39:02 PM: These are classic minis - great paint job. Completely agree about the eyes. I very occasionally do them on character models nowadays but most folk get a dark brown eye socket.
Title: Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
Post by: Atheling on 05 August 2021, 04:50:11 PM: Quote from: James Morris on 04 August 2021, 06:39:02 PM
These are classic minis - great paint job.

Thanks James. I'm not quite sure how or what I'm painting these for other than the joy! They may transform into an army of some sort- perhaps for Dux Britanniarum, Dux Bellorum of Midgard! ;) :)

Quote from: James Morris on 04 August 2021, 06:39:02 PM
Completely agree about the eyes. I very occasionally do them on character models nowadays but most folk get a dark brown eye socket.

When I think back to painting all the eyes into every miniature! My eyesight just cannot cope these days as illustrated in my last attempt above! If I'm honest, looking back 20 years to the "paint all the eyes in days" I reckon their might just have been a little excessive pride involved! o_o