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Title: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Captain Blood on March 26, 2011, 05:28:21 PM

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Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Heldrak on March 27, 2011, 10:26:25 AM

Zowie! Those shields...!  :o

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: matakishi on March 27, 2011, 11:03:57 AM

Are the shield designs decals?

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Calimero on March 27, 2011, 12:25:19 PM

They look like LBM shields decals to me… still booth entries are very good

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Blue in vt on March 27, 2011, 12:36:30 PM

 :o :o

Even if they are that Heavy Cav is superb.  Another tough round... o_o

Blue

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: valleyboy on March 27, 2011, 07:06:25 PM

Morning gents
Sorry the shields and banner are from LBMS
http://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/1_116_118
http://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/1_2/sort/2a/page/2

Figures are Musketeer Miniatures Ghulam cavalry

I hope I haven't done anything wrong by using shield transfers ???

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Admiral Benbow on March 27, 2011, 08:27:20 PM

Quote from: valleyboy on March 27, 2011, 07:06:25 PM

I hope I haven't done anything wrong by using shield transfers ???

Not at all. Those transfers have been invented to use them on superbly painted miniatures. I've seen many price-winning entries using transfers, just plain or painted over. Great figures!

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Captain Blood on March 27, 2011, 08:46:06 PM

As it happens, there's no rule saying you have to 'declare' shield / banner transfers, so no, you haven't done anything wrong Valleyboy  :)

I thought they were kinda obvious - but maybe I'm just used to seeing them on people's figures.

I think the ability and willingness to tackle shield designs and suchlike freehand is one mark of a good painter - although for uber-intricate Islamic style designs, freehand is probably out of the question. I guess if I was doing these figures, I'd probably yield to the lure of the waterslide decal...

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Furt on March 27, 2011, 09:08:10 PM

Agreed! The transfers compliment the miniatures perfectly.

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: matakishi on March 27, 2011, 09:11:23 PM

The shields are very striking.

@Dr Chimpula is the Judge casualty a commercial figure or a conversion?

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Heldrak on March 27, 2011, 11:49:21 PM

Quote from: Captain Blood on March 27, 2011, 08:46:06 PM

As it happens, there's no rule saying you have to 'declare' shield / banner transfers, so no, you haven't done anything wrong Valleyboy  :)

I thought they were kinda obvious - but maybe I'm just used to seeing them on people's figures.

I think the ability and willingness to tackle shield designs and suchlike freehand is one mark of a good painter - although for uber-intricate Islamic style designs, freehand is probably out of the question. I guess if I was doing these figures, I'd probably yield to the lure of the waterslide decal...

Frankly, the ability to handle transfers in a convincing manner is a valuable skill in itself (I see a lot of badly-done obvious ones, which these are not).

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Dr. Chimpula on March 28, 2011, 01:27:02 AM

@Dr Chimpula is the Judge casualty a commercial figure or a conversion?
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Hi Matakishi,

The conversion is from two commercially available models. The top half is a mongoose female judge and the bottom half is a Judge Hershey Heroclik. Thanks for inquiring!  :)

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Pil on March 28, 2011, 02:03:59 AM

Two great entries! I had no idea of the historical background pf these models and I recignised the shields as transfers, but that really doesn't make this entry any less beautiful, it's simply a great job on great looking models and the effect is lovely! The schoolgirls are great and colourful too but I was too tempted by the cavalry  :-*

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: Chairface on April 03, 2011, 04:09:18 AM

Dr. Chimpula  am floored by your successful use of vibrant colours! Well done!

Title: Re: ROUND 3 Death to the Infidel vs Classroom Management
Post by: valleyboy on April 03, 2011, 11:11:35 AM

Best of luck for the next round dr Chimpula