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Title: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Svennn on 28 July 2010, 12:20:11 PM
Part of a commission I am working through at present. The client will be basing them and also came up with the colour scheme for the bad guys. I was so tempted to paint the word "BOMB" on the one but resisted ;D

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/flag092.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/flag081-1.jpg)

Went with a crazy experiment on the silk smoking jacket, not totally convinced about it but reasonably happy - certainly a bit different.

Ironclad & Design 28, now onto a LOT of Westwind

cheers   Svennnn
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Calimero on 28 July 2010, 12:24:19 PM
Lovely. I particularly like the Henchmen and how their coats are done 8)
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Malamute on 28 July 2010, 12:47:29 PM
Jolly splendid stuff old boy. ;D  I am sure the "Client" must be delighted with these. ;)
I love the silk smoking jacket so much. I am now wondering whether I can find one in a 38 regular :D
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Orctrader on 28 July 2010, 12:53:42 PM
Excellent.   :)

Why such tiny photos though?
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Jonas on 28 July 2010, 01:08:14 PM
Looks great and the silk shirt looks good, I think it must be hard to make real silk look.
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: The_Beast on 28 July 2010, 01:25:10 PM
Not sure how it looks in real life, but the silk jacket in the piccie is BRILLIANT! Hmm, more ways than one....  ;)

Have to agree that the hench folk are smashing.

Of course, the fellow in black is quite good especially the shading on the pants, but merely outshined by the others. There's those 'shiny' references again...

Is the silk simply highlit drybrush, or is it metallic?

Doug
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Thunderchicken on 28 July 2010, 01:32:14 PM
Bloody great work as usual Svennn. The smoking jacket is excellent on many levels.  :-*

The colour scheme for the henchmen works well, quite an inspired colour scheme methinks  ;).
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Steve F on 28 July 2010, 08:52:22 PM

Went with a crazy experiment on the silk smoking jacket, not totally convinced about it but reasonably happy - certainly a bit different.


Looks dashed effective to me.
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Sterling Moose on 28 July 2010, 10:43:30 PM
Wuenderbar!!
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: twrchtrwyth on 28 July 2010, 11:44:58 PM
Excellent work, the smoking jacket is lovely.
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Count Winsky on 28 July 2010, 11:55:49 PM
Love the Henchmen!!!!
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Bugsda on 29 July 2010, 12:01:06 AM
 :-* Excellent! The smoking jacket works for me but green's just not my colour  ;)

How did ya' do it?......... c'mon spill  8)
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Chairface on 29 July 2010, 04:07:01 AM
Outstanding!
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 29 July 2010, 08:20:52 AM
:-* Excellent! The smoking jacket works for me but green's just not my colour  ;)

How did ya' do it?......... c'mon spill  8)

I'd guess silver mixed in with the green, as GW have done in the past for some of their "Eavy Metal"-painted Lord Of The Rings figures.

He does look great and I'd like to see a close-up. Shame about the "BOMB" though  ;)
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: gamer Mac on 29 July 2010, 08:34:28 AM
Lovely work Svennn. The smoking Jacket is, well, really smoking lol


Bloody great work as usual Svennn. The smoking jacket is excellent on many levels.  :-*

The colour scheme for the henchmen works well, quite an inspired colour scheme methinks  ;).
Do we detect some smug, self congratulations there lol
Could these be heading to deepest darkest Shropshire ???
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Malamute on 29 July 2010, 09:04:29 AM

Do we detect some smug, self congratulations there lol
Could these be heading to deepest darkest Shropshire ???


I reckon they are going to the other gamer in Shropshire.... ;)
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Svennn on 29 July 2010, 10:09:27 AM
I don't think they will mind me confirming they are indeed going to one of the gamers in Shropshire :D

Bugs - Daler Irredescent acrylic from a tube added to green paint, I used a lot more than when I did the oriental ladies dress last year. I did have a selection of premixed colours in bottles, I think they call them inks, but they have all dried up completely. Not sure if they still do them, it was twenty years ago at least that I bought them.

M - I think you meant to type 38 short  ;)

Its always fun doing stuff for Telford lad as you get "can you just". In this case it was add helmet badges to these chaps
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/flag086.jpg)

Thanking you kindly for the comments

Svennn
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: dodge on 29 July 2010, 10:32:43 AM
Svenn

Absolutely beautiful work

I really like the bomber and think that the satiny look on the smoking jacket is pretty cool,

do you think it will stand up to varnishing ok and not lose that cool effect, unless it was already varnished of course in which case cool :-*

dodge
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Thunderchicken on 29 July 2010, 12:49:18 PM
Its always fun doing stuff for Telford lad as you get "can you just". In this case it was add helmet badges to these chaps

I promise to behave and wont ask again.  ;)

The badges look great, just what I need. Now I've got drivers for my Victorian Mariah's. Figures suggested by Malamute, purchased by me and converted by uncle Svennn. Job done. 

I reckon they are going to the other gamer in Shropshire.... ;)

Correctamundo, not me but the other one though.  ;)   
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: The_Beast on 29 July 2010, 08:49:20 PM
I promise to behave and wont ask again.  ;)

The badges look great, just what I need. Now I've got drivers for my Victorian Mariah's. Figures suggested by Malamute, purchased by me and converted by uncle Svennn. Job done. 

Correctamundo, not me but the other one though.  ;)   

So...

He can't refuse a request....

*MOO-HAH-HAH-HAH*

Doug
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Dewbakuk on 30 July 2010, 11:27:35 AM
Ah the good old "can you just", almost as good as the "while you're there/at it..."
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: Thunderchicken on 30 July 2010, 01:44:01 PM
You can always say "No."  ;)
Title: Re: Sherlock, Slippers & some Henchmen
Post by: JollyBob on 30 July 2010, 02:19:43 PM
You can always say "No."  ;)

I thought you were married? Don't you know anything?  ;)

Top work Svennn old chap. Smoking jacket looks aces, and those badges are very tidy.