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Title: Empress Spanish Church
Post by: Phil Robinson on 29 April 2010, 05:27:45 PM

Picked this up at Salute, such a fine building deserved my immediate attention on the painting bench, all the constituant parts went together like a dream, well done to the designer and caster. I pinned the cross for added strength with it being in an exposed position.

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg43/olafnn/goldfinch005.jpg)

Title: Re: Empress Spanish Church
Post by: Aaron on 29 April 2010, 06:05:16 PM

Nice job on the brush work! I'm not convinced I could get away with using it for 1797 Italy, but I am sorely tempted.

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Post by: Svennn on 29 April 2010, 06:05:39 PM

Lovely paint on a lovely building. Pretty quick too :)

Title: Re: Empress Spanish Church
Post by: Plynkes on 29 April 2010, 07:04:39 PM

You've done a bang-up job there on that fellow. You didn't muck around any either, did you? When was Salute, last Saturday?

Why does it have a campanile and a bell on top of the main church building? Is that right? (Never been to Spain, see.)

Title: Re: Empress Spanish Church
Post by: Phil Robinson on 29 April 2010, 08:03:55 PM

Quote from: Plynkes on 29 April 2010, 07:04:39 PM

You've done a bang-up job there on that fellow. You didn't muck around any either, did you? When was Salute, last Saturday?

Yup, I sold off some of my lead mountain to finance it and I didn't want to start a resin mountain :)

Why does it have a campanile and a bell on top of the main church building? Is that right? (Never been to Spain, see.)

I have no idea either, perhaps the little bell is for less important occaisions, or when I don't put the campanile on the table ;)

Thanks for the comments guys.

Title: Re: Empress Spanish Church
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 29 April 2010, 09:06:36 PM

Quote from: Phil Robinson on 29 April 2010, 05:27:45 PM

I pinned the cross for added strength with it being in an exposed position.

Was that in case I knocked it off in a game? :D

Good work, as it was n't any where near finished last night when I saw it during a lull in our game.

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Post by: Captain Blood on 29 April 2010, 10:04:48 PM

Beautifully painted Phil. A very nice piece.

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Post by: Arlequín on 29 April 2010, 10:41:34 PM

Excellent job there Phil!

As far as the Campanile goes, it could be a later improvement added to the basic church as it was built. You'd expect the small bell to be removed in that situation though as it would be redundant. Alternatively the bells might never have been brought for the Campanile as the money ran out (like Malaga's cathedral being a tower short). A number of possibilities could explain it.

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Post by: joroas on 29 April 2010, 10:49:07 PM

Nice work.

What's with this buying on Saturday and finished by Thursday.  You two are setting wargamers bad examples...........  8)

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Post by: Calimero on 30 April 2010, 02:41:46 AM

Nice paintjob 8)

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Post by: Helen on 30 April 2010, 06:00:29 AM

Nice work Phil on the church. Very impressive indeed!

Helen

Title: Re: Empress Spanish Church
Post by: Hitman on 30 April 2010, 06:32:32 PM

That is a very nice piece indeed. Great work on the painting and basing. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
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