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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: ONIRIA on 14 December 2011, 05:20:35 PM

Title: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: ONIRIA on 14 December 2011, 05:20:35 PM: Hi all

For a starter and for those of you who haven't seen it, here's my latest work in 28mm, depicting the last stand of the 66th (the last eleven).

Most of the figures are from the Perry Sudan range, with the according conversión work done to represent as accurate as posible the uniform worn by the 66th Berkshires during that desastrous event. The dog (Bobby) is from scratch as I didn’t seem to find “the one” in the comercial market.

Here a a bunch of pics (big ones) so you can see all the brush strokes and the way the work. For those of you who don’t like such big screeners, just resize at will.

And, as an extra, I've also added some WIP pictures of the planning and initial works on the figures ( you'll see that some of them didn't make it) plus the Bobbie "green".

Hope you enjoy it.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/1-34.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/11-2.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/5-18.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/4-25.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/3-28.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/6-9.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/7-7.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010004-5.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010003-3.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010005-5.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010006-1.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010007-1.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/perrillo3.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/perrillo4.jpg)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: matakishi on 14 December 2011, 05:55:37 PM: Your work is stunning. (I've been following your posts on Frothers) :)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Captain Blood on 14 December 2011, 06:16:41 PM: I'm so glad you have come to share your superb modelling and painting here on LAF, Angel. There are a lot of people here who will appreciate your wonderful technique.

Welcome! :)

Richard
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Post by: Steve F on 14 December 2011, 06:23:46 PM: Very skilful and effective work. Thanks for the pics!
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Post by: inkydave on 14 December 2011, 06:40:10 PM: Stunning-stunning-stunning!!!!!
Very reminiscent of Bill Horan's work. For me that is the highest compliment I can pay. Did I say it was stunning :o
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 14 December 2011, 07:50:04 PM: Really top notch work. :-* :-* :-* The faces are amazing!
LB
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Post by: Shikari Sahib on 14 December 2011, 08:43:45 PM: Wonderful
The only word
Piero
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Post by: constrict on 15 December 2011, 12:37:53 AM: Amazing! Love the overall feel of it.
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Post by: emergencyoverride on 15 December 2011, 01:18:47 AM: Truly awesome work! You can see and feel the tension in the figures. Masterful. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Post by: Blackwolf on 15 December 2011, 02:06:33 AM: Welcome Oniria,

glad to see you here ;) We will all,very much enjoy your work :)

Cheers

Guy
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Post by: Traveler Man on 15 December 2011, 04:23:30 AM: Stunning, and very evocative! :-*
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Post by: Frank on 15 December 2011, 09:03:59 AM: Welcome to the LAF forum! Your work is amazing. :o You really did catch the moment with your conversions. The paintjob is fantastic and I like your style. :-*
And thank you the WIP pictures…a very good inspiration for me.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Driscoles on 15 December 2011, 03:06:06 PM: It looks stunning. Fantastic work.
It is like a painting and very close to this :

(http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/maiwand/66th-foot-massacred.jpg)

And Bobbie the dog is amazing !
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Mason on 15 December 2011, 03:38:32 PM: :o :o :o

Abso-bloody-lutely amazing!

You have managed to catch so much in this.

Very atmospheric!

:-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Axtklinge on 15 December 2011, 05:21:14 PM: Absolutely amazing!
Congrats!
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Post by: guitarheroandy on 15 December 2011, 08:03:12 PM: Totally brilliant!!!! One of the best Colonial vignettes I have ever seen. And yes, the uniform is perfect (am just reading a book about the battle...)

Inspiring stuff!!
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: ARKOUDAKI on 15 December 2011, 11:02:44 PM: As you know Angel, you are just too darn talented for your own good! lol Great work. Love the pics of the figs in process, as that gives me some good ideas. ;)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Furt on 15 December 2011, 11:26:23 PM: What a great piece - you've really captured the tension and desperation.

I bet the passionate author of this blog would love to see your brilliant work http://maiwandday.blogspot.com/
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Post by: syrinx0 on 16 December 2011, 03:30:59 AM: Fantastic work. Why did you remove the other sculpts? To crowded?
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Post by: H.M.Stanley on 16 December 2011, 07:28:46 AM: Quote from: guitarheroandy on 15 December 2011, 08:03:12 PM
Totally brilliant!!!! One of the best Colonial vignettes I have ever seen. And yes, the uniform is perfect (am just reading a book about the battle...)

Inspiring stuff!!

I associate myself with this post.

Great work Sir

James
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: ONIRIA on 16 December 2011, 09:41:56 AM: Hi all

Thanks a lot for the very warm welcome, and for your encouraging comments. They are really valuable for me.

Drsicoles: Yes, obviously that painting was the mayor source of inspiration. I got stunned when I saw it and then started to work in the whole idea.

Syrinx0: The idea was to include "the last eleven" + bobbie, so all of them couldn't fit. I usually work on more figures thatn the ones that will finally go into the piece. Then during the setting and placing of the figures some don't make it. I usually take lots of pictures and check which one looks better or interacts better in the scene. It's like a movie "casting". The good thing is that white metal or plastic actors, that don't make it, don't complaint. :D

saludetes
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: gringo on 16 December 2011, 10:01:43 AM: Angel

glad you have made it to this board its very civilized and your talent will be
appreciated greatly. this piece is "top of the tree" and a real work of art

regards
Ged

www.gringo40s.blogspot.com
www.gringo40s.com ;)
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Post by: Remington on 16 December 2011, 02:40:46 PM: Beautiful composition and very dramatic paint job! Amazing work you should really be proud of!
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Post by: efredbar on 16 December 2011, 04:45:33 PM: Stunning as always.

I just kills me to think of all that extra work when I have enough problems just getting them painted as is.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: FramFramson on 16 December 2011, 05:46:05 PM: Top shelf work! Absolutely magnificent composition. :-*
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Post by: Paul on 16 December 2011, 07:46:09 PM: That´s superb !!!!! :-* Nice to see you here :)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers on 17 December 2011, 02:20:54 AM: Brilliant! Just Brilliant!! :o

Now you need to do the last stand at Isandlwhana! ;)

Cheers

Fuzzy.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: joroas on 17 December 2011, 08:18:37 AM: This is fantastic. Reminds me of the articles from Airfix magazine where they recreated scenes from the Butler paintings of the Light Brigade using converted 1/32 Airfix figures. Class! :o