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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Renaud on 22 December 2011, 03:05:39 AM

Title: Another chinese army
Post by: Renaud on 22 December 2011, 03:05:39 AM

My 1920 chinese army project finished (a few more on the workbench, but too lazy to finish them, this small force is far from enough to beginn with). Most Copplestone, Pulp Figures, a few Brigade Games, and a Black Cat Base car.

(http://www.you-feng.com/varia/chine1920.jpg)

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Post by: Svennn on 22 December 2011, 06:14:40 AM

Nice force very nicely presented too.  I especially like the colour shades, they look spot on.

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Post by: area23 on 22 December 2011, 07:50:45 PM

Nice! Where are the horses from? Przewalski ponies?

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Post by: Steve F on 22 December 2011, 08:45:06 PM

Nice.  You could print that picture out as an identification poster.

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Post by: Marine0846 on 23 December 2011, 04:20:45 AM

Great looking troops.
Really like the General, car and driver.
Nice use of colors on the uniforms.
Love them.

Title: Re: Another chinese army
Post by: Renaud on 23 December 2011, 08:20:10 AM

Thank you for your kind words, but don't hesitate to criticize: I would like to make some improvements in painting, but I don't know much what to do next. @ area23: yes, I tried to paint a Przewalski pony, using a horse from Immortal miniatures. The other non-Copplestone horse is a Foundry, native american one. The Copplestones horses are a bit tall for Mongolian ponies, according to photographies, and I like variety.

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Post by: Wirelizard on 23 December 2011, 08:35:54 AM

Very, very nice.

As the first round of painting for my Russian Civil War Red & White forces moves toward completion I must resist wandering off into Warlord China... after all, it's just next door, and I could still use a lot of my Russians... must resist...

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Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 23 December 2011, 11:26:47 AM

what a lovely troop!!! great choice of minis and excellent conversions  :-*

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Post by: Dr. Kevin Moon III esq. on 23 December 2011, 03:31:37 PM

Great work, like the use of the guy eating with the car :)

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Post by: Renaud on 23 December 2011, 04:29:30 PM

The pony was painted according to a photography, I think that helps. I always feel a bit clumsy when I have to imagine shading, highlights and colour without a real example.

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Post by: Patrice on 23 December 2011, 08:18:21 PM

EXcellent  :o

Good idea the pony I shall be inspired :)

I'm sad that Copplestone does not sculpt more civilians and sentries, etc, his range his great but it is "unit-minded" it lacks idle soldiers etc.

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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 24 December 2011, 08:55:59 PM

Wonderful set of figures  8)

Can I ask why a lot of bases are different to each other?

cheers

James

Title: Re: Another chinese army
Post by: Renaud on 25 December 2011, 03:18:08 AM

@ jimbibbly: I am afraid it was not intended so. Was sometimes not satisfied with some experiments, and sometimes had difficulties finding the same exact recipe of colours I used previously. I think bases are one of the weak point of this army. I first wanted to find a gray rocky tone, and while it may makes some sense for the intended battleground, it doesn't contrast enough with the gray uniforms.

Title: Re: Another chinese army
Post by: Johnno on 29 December 2011, 04:05:14 AM

Beautiful work!
I like the figures with bayonets (Brigade games, I think) to add variety to the Shock Troops