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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: scrivs on June 16, 2013, 10:32:26 AM

Title: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: scrivs on June 16, 2013, 10:32:26 AM

I've had a bumper few days of painting Dark Ages bits and bobs. I started the week finishing off a couple of Gripping Beast Dark Age Ponies:

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V4Rf8G29sqQ/Ub19z_RMhVI/AAAAAAAAFFI/WTPx1KEtBc4/s1600/DSCF2695.jpg)

http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/dark-age-ponies.html (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/dark-age-ponies.html)

Then did seven Crusader Miniatures and Gripping Beast characters for my on-going El Cid project

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n7qpZcr3Fng/Ub1_a6mD5qI/AAAAAAAAFFk/5EtlJmJtq1A/s1600/DSCF2698.jpg)

http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/el-cid-characters.html (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/el-cid-characters.html)

I've painted a handful of Saxon casualties for Tony:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a5Dn5DPJkJc/Ub2BqozLsgI/AAAAAAAAFG8/DCstA1J0EGM/s1600/DSCF2709.jpg)

http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/saxon-casualties.html (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/saxon-casualties.html)

And finally a Sven Forkbeard also for Tony:

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ0Yd7dA5Xw/Ub2DRiovJ-I/AAAAAAAAFII/eiQgGqOtivg/s1600/DSCF2727.jpg)

http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/saga-sven-forkbeard.html (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/saga-sven-forkbeard.html)

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: Blackwolf on June 16, 2013, 10:58:09 AM

Nice,like your painting very much!

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: Jeff965 on June 16, 2013, 11:55:07 AM

Smashing work your shields and banners are lovely as is the face of Svenn.

Jeff

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: OSHIROmodels on June 16, 2013, 12:23:26 PM

Nice work, I like the heraldry in particular  :)

cheers

James

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: scrivs on June 16, 2013, 06:59:47 PM

Thanks chaps, it's been a busy weekend and I hope to update again when I have a few more bases done.

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: Mitch K on June 16, 2013, 07:02:38 PM

This is some lovely stuff! Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: Captain Blood on June 17, 2013, 08:58:03 AM

Lovely flat finish  :)

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: Little Odo on June 18, 2013, 07:09:55 AM

Lovely flags and shields. A nice collection of minis coming along there!

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: scrivs on June 22, 2013, 12:42:50 PM

Thanks for all your kind comments.

This week I've been painting more Early Medieval bits and bobs, this time a couple of Christian Spanish Caballeros and Casualties, five more lovely Shieldwall Miniatures Vikings and another Sven Forkbeard, this time for my own collection, so you can vote shield or not on the blog:

Caballeros and Casuaties

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tqnjB7z2mgk/UcWFm2yoPwI/AAAAAAAAFKY/D2T4gM_zoY4/s1600/DSCF2758.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oYlseoiLMYs/UcWFpFJMZbI/AAAAAAAAFLA/ZsCkH6xZ2cc/s1600/DSCF2763.jpg)

More images and details in this Scrivslsnd blog article (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/christian-spanish-caballeros-and.html)

Shieldwall Miniatures Vikings:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ffgNGlFWOOw/UcWHuQik8gI/AAAAAAAAFLg/RcxN7jGr-os/s1600/DSCF2766.jpg)

Again more details, photos and also after many requests details of how you can get hold of them in lthis Scrivsland blog article (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/more-lovely-shieldwall-vikings.htm)

Finally a Sven Forkbeard of my own:

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A41rAmgDRiE/UcWJq1QaH3I/AAAAAAAAFMc/dgSkTW5bXMc/s1600/DSCF2777.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2uHF8xwZCfo/UcWJoiDMJ_I/AAAAAAAAFL4/q5U5NJXrwy4/s1600/DSCF2771.jpg)

I'm letting the blog followers decide if he has a shields or not. More details and images in this Scrivaland blog article (http://scrivsland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/my-sven-forkbeard-shield-or-not-you.html)

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: Colonel Tubby on June 22, 2013, 03:46:52 PM

Excellent stuff, your mounted king & standard bearer as superb. Looking forward to seeing this thread grow.

Title: Re: Many and various Dark Ages / Early Medieval painting update
Post by: Jevenkah on June 22, 2013, 04:00:10 PM

I love your overall muted palette with the bright accents! Lovely transitions!

I'm looking forward to more.

Jevenkah