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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Ray Earle on February 07, 2015, 09:43:19 AM
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First one of the boxed set painted. Fairly quick turnaround on this one. :D
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii10/RayEarle/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsx9ri4adl.jpg)
Not sure if I should have gone lighter/brighter on the armour overall?
I've just got to glue the rest of them together now though.. ::)
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Nice work Raymond. As I scrolled down, before I read your comment, I thought "Oh I like the understated armour" and the finish reminded me of some Armoury metallics I had years ago. Probably way off but are they Tamiya?
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Very nice mate, not a Space Marine though is it lol
cheers
James
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Probably way off but are they Tamiya?
They're Vallejo. Various mixes of gunmetal, natural steel and silver. I'd mixed the steel and silver together for the final highlight not wanting to go overly bright. Reasoning that polishing might be the last thing on his mind just before battle. ;)
Thanks,
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Very nice mate, not a Space Marine though is it lol
Nearly. ;)
More of those on the workbench at the moment. :D
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Brill :-* :-* :-*
Weathered armour will look fine given the condition of the English army.
Just to reiterate what I said on that other forum, if you're thinking of putting an Agincourt game on you really ought to read Agincourt, A New History, Prof Anne Curry as she puts forward a very convincing argument that the French army was a lot smaller then is usually portrayed by most military (and none military) historians.
Darrell.
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Thanks for the tip Darrell, I'll look it up. :D
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Nice work Ray. I think the armour looks fine :)
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Thanks for the tip Darrell, I'll look it up. :D
Good man 8)
Darrell.
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I do like the dark look on him. That's how I paint my knights and I really love it.
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Love the armour, looks like he's had it uncovered on the march through France, would have a nice contrast against the traditional shiny knights of France on the gaming board.
I have just bought a box of these fellas myself and I cant wait to see what you do with the others, might even give me a few ideas for mine!
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Well, added one of two archers I've been working on. Again, another quick paint job, a bit of a test for colour scheme if anything.
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii10/RayEarle/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsygryjerf.jpg)
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii10/RayEarle/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsfagu0zcb.jpg)
Two pics for this one as I couldn't get the depth of field right. Really should have paid attention for the whole half an hour of that photography course... ;)
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Nice work Ray - they both look great.
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Archer looks great, I'm currently painting miniatures from the same box so it's nice to see what others are doing with them. Would love to see a step by step progression of how you painted these though.
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for quickly painted figures they are very nicley done, they bear the close up photography very well.
Dodge
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Thanks for the comments gents. :)
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Nice work Ray :-* :-*
Darrell.
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Great stuff Ray 8)
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Well gents, I thought it was about time I updated this thread a bit (wake up you at the back there.. ;)) with another archer;
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii10/RayEarle/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpstdqhthcq.jpg)
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii10/RayEarle/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps71zcr8kg.jpg)
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii10/RayEarle/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpspgd84s1q.jpg)
I've been playing with different fleshtones over the last few months and especially my placement of brush strokes to achieve an effect that I am happy with at 28mm. I think I'm finally about there. :)
I hope you like what I've settled on.
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Top job mate :-* :-*
cheers
James
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Very nice job on him Ray. :)
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Nice work Ray! :-* :-* :-*
Darrell.
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I hope you like what I've settled on.
I do, I do!
Very nicely done, it's very effective.What is it you have done differently with your brushwork this time?
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Thanks again gents. :)
Very nicely done, it's very effective.What is it you have done differently with your brushwork this time?
I've switched from the Foundry triad to Vallejo Panzer aces fleshtones, which are still in a triad, but have a more realistic, less yellowy, hue to them.
I've been mixing a mid tone between each colour too, and, as you may have noticed, not bothered painting eyes in. Mainly to save time, but also because I quite like the Perry figures without them.
Also, I've kept my paint thin and have begun to use a flow enhancer, tending to apply more thinner coats of paint rather than layering them on.
Simple stuff really, but I'd got myself sort of stuck in a rut with my painting, and needed to have a look at what I was doing. :)
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They are good, they are really really good.
For such a deceptively simple looking style of painting, you've crammed such depth of character into them. You haven't painted the pupils in the eyes, but they don't need it, because the shape of them is perfect to give the right facial expression and character. That's damn hard to do. What a great piece of work.
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Superb, Ray, top notch paint job.
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Great figure Ray - you've achieved great flesh tones too and I'd stick with those, looking good.
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Stunning work. Seeing medievals painted this well tempts me to return to 28mm
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Excellent work!! ;)
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Thank you for the comments gents. :D
Much appreciated.