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Title: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: RC_Robert on 25 October 2015, 06:55:19 AM

(http://i.imgur.com/44l0LQ1.jpg)

Finally finished up these Crusader Woodland Indians.   I had the worst time painting them.   Seriously distracted from painting by computer games and Netflix.     Except for the comically over sized tomahawks these are great minis.  Lots of great poses.

Gallery with more pics
http://imgur.com/a/uQuBm

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: Malamute on 25 October 2015, 07:02:46 AM

Great brushwork, you've done well with them.  :-*

I don't think he has captured the woodlands Indian look at all with the sculpting. Apart from the silly tomahawks,  the muskets look wrong and the hair roaches just don't look right to me.

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: Rhoderic on 25 October 2015, 06:02:46 PM

Lovely painting!

Those are some oddly sculpted tomahawks, I agree. The hafts in particular look very thick. Perhaps a darker colour on the hafts might have downplayed them a little? Not that I really know what I'm talking about, mind :)

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: folnjir on 25 October 2015, 08:41:04 PM

You've done a great job on those.

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: Captain Blood on 25 October 2015, 09:12:07 PM

Wow  :-*

Those are very nicely painted. Well done  8)

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: RC_Robert on 26 October 2015, 08:11:38 AM

Thx for the kind compliments guys.

Quote from: Malamute on 25 October 2015, 07:02:46 AM

Great brushwork, you've done well with them.  :-*

I don't think he has captured the woodlands Indian look at all with the sculpting. Apart from the silly tomahawks,  the muskets look wrong and the hair roaches just don't look right to me.

Maybe a finer hair roach is too difficult to cast in metal ?

Quote from: Rhoderic on 25 October 2015, 06:02:46 PM

Lovely painting!

Those are some oddly sculpted tomahawks, I agree. The hafts in particular look very thick. Perhaps a darker colour on the hafts might have downplayed them a little? Not that I really know what I'm talking about, mind :)

Maybe I should of tried a darker color.    But the haft of the tomahawks are maybe twice as large as the barrels of the muskets.   Couldn't really hide it.

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: Mindenbrush on 26 October 2015, 08:05:41 PM

Excellent brushwork  8) :-* 8)

The tomahawk handles are too thick - I replaced mine with steel shafts and reworked Gripping Beast axe heads or just changed the weapon conpletely to a knife or spear.

Other than that they are nicely sculpted figures that make them enjoyable to paint.

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: Jeff965 on 26 October 2015, 09:30:12 PM

Lovely painting   :-*

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: sespe on 26 October 2015, 09:57:30 PM

These are not Crusader Minis, but might show how thin a tomahawk handle is:  (28mm)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1YArxqo8peM/VFrtAIDWsDI/AAAAAAAAAXA/jwVo-FkxnlM/s1600/IMG_8664.JPG)

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: Rhoderic on 26 October 2015, 11:52:58 PM

Quote from: sespe on 26 October 2015, 09:57:30 PM

These are not Crusader Minis, but might show how thin a tomahawk handle is:  (28mm)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1YArxqo8peM/VFrtAIDWsDI/AAAAAAAAAXA/jwVo-FkxnlM/s1600/IMG_8664.JPG)

 lol

For a while there I was going "Tomahawk? What tomahawk? I don't see any tomahawks!"

Title: Re: Crusader Minis Woodland Indians
Post by: RC_Robert on 27 October 2015, 01:49:35 AM

LOL.   took me a minute to see it too.