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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Annie on 07 March 2016, 10:13:49 AM

Title: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Annie on 07 March 2016, 10:13:49 AM

Catherine the Great!

A bit of a vanity project I had commissioned just before Christmas to try out my new sculptor Alan Marsh (who's gone on to 25 sculpts in total for me now, and many more planned...what are they? Find out very soon, not SYW though, just in case that got your hopes up!) as a treat to myself with a bit of extra Christmas cash and a break from my usual shieldmaidens.

She's been out a few weeks and way more popular than I expected, Seven Years War, and what I have later discovered - Imagination? is bigger than I thought! Thanks everyone who's bought one so far.

So now John Morris (who also sculpts for me!) has done a stunning paintjob on her.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cc79EIyXIAA3WLh.jpg)

http://thedicebaglady.net/bad-squiddo-games-miniatures/


Really pleased with this, turned out exactly how I hoped.

Annie
Bad Squiddo Games

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: PAULSPENCE on 07 March 2016, 12:00:11 PM

Bonjour,

She is rather splendid.

Presumably modelled on the portrait in St. Petersburg?

Cheers,

Paul

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Vermis on 07 March 2016, 06:19:03 PM

Imagi-nations - fantasy gaming in denial. lol ;)

Great work, overall. Nice sculpt and nifty paintjob. I'm impressed by the subtle details on the face, and the freehand on the...

... erm...

... red bits.

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Sascha Herm on 07 March 2016, 07:03:01 PM

Beautiful Miniature and paint job  ;)

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Captain Blood on 07 March 2016, 07:09:54 PM

Lovely  :-*

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Nemo de st privat on 07 March 2016, 07:20:54 PM

I really like  ;)

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: MaleGriffin on 08 March 2016, 03:23:59 AM

Simply superb! :D

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: The Mystic Spiral on 08 March 2016, 10:56:54 AM

Thanks for the kind words on the painting guys.

Love Vermis' "Red bits" comment. Not to be confused with the "blue bits" on the French. I have no idea what they are called either. :D

The figure itself has a lot to paint, but none of it's difficult if you know what I mean, a pleasure, not a chore.

J

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Captain Canada on 09 March 2016, 03:44:39 AM

Annie

Any chance of an introduction to Alan.  I would like to get some figures done.....


Thanks in advance


KAM

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Vermis on 09 March 2016, 09:56:48 AM

Quote from: The Mystic Spiral on 08 March 2016, 10:56:54 AM

Love Vermis' "Red bits" comment. Not to be confused with the "blue bits" on the French. I have no idea what they are called either. :D

 lol I know what the saddle is, obviously, and I guessed at the saddle blanket (seemed a more cowboyish term, somehow) but I don't know what the long cushion-looking thing in front of the saddle is. My google-fu is weak.

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: Julfdi on 09 March 2016, 10:06:07 AM

It looks like the cover of the pistolholster. The holster itself shows from beneath.

Title: Re: Catherine the Great, painted by Mystic Spirals
Post by: gustav on 09 March 2016, 10:32:06 AM

so not a gun in her pocket so to speak ....  :P

great fig and paintjob btw