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Title: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: Captain Blood on December 17, 2019, 02:13:20 PM: We've done this on the back of previous Lead Painters' Leagues, so I hope people don't mind me doing it again.
It's kinda interesting to view all one's entries together in one thread in retrospect.
I hope other participants will do the same if so minded (no, it's not compulsory :))

Here's my total output for the LPL13... Allowing for the fact that a few of the background 'extras' in a couple of these scenes are older figures from my collection, that's 65 figures, 13 horses, two medieval artillery pieces and two WW2 AFV's newly painted for LPL13.

Looking at them together now, the picture I actually like the best is the WW2 British entry (round 3). Very happy with the composition in that one, the painting, the image quality, and the character of the figures. Tells the best story I think :)
The one I like the least is the last one (round 10) - the mesoamericans. Not because they're not lovely figures - they are. But they took a LOT of painting time, and the photo isn't as good as I wanted. The foreground figures are too dark, the rearmost figures are out of focus, and the whole thing is over-exposed. Not really happy with that, but I ran out of time :?

Anyway, here they all are...

Round 1 - Highgate Miniatures Vampires

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/41/577-081019104954-412691457.jpeg)

Round 2 - Perry Vichy French with a Warlord Games tank

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/41/577-141019142323-413902140.jpeg)

Round 3 - Perry WW2 Brits plus a Perry Rolls Royce armoured car

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-281019163722-42035433.jpeg)

Round 4 - Perry plastic Zulus

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-051119094934-421991721.jpeg)

Round 5 - Footsore Arthurians, a couple of Saxon Miniatures Arthurians, and a Lucid Eye 'Celt Witch'

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-121119150919-42338707.jpeg)

Round 6 - Perry Wars of the Roses Yorkist cavalry, with some HYW parts...

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-171219145123-429207.jpeg)

Round 7 - ex-Grenadier fantasy 'human' field piece and gun crew re-purposed for Wars of the Roses, with some additional Perry figures to make up the numbers. The ruins are from Fogou Models, and all the flags in these WOTR scenes are from Pete's Flags.

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-051219112518-42665983.jpeg)

Round 8 - another Wars of the Roses field piece, this time from Old Glory with a Perry crew and extras.

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-051219112518-426802490.jpeg)

Round 9 - more Perry Wars of the Roses Yorkist cavalry, with some HYW parts...

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-171219145123-42921849.jpeg)

Round 10 - and finally, Lucid Eye 'Maxzans' - pseudo-fantasy Aztecs for the Lost World by Steve Saleh.

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/577-161219223402-428911015.jpeg)
Title: Re: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: Ray Rivers on December 17, 2019, 02:29:31 PM: Impossible to pick a favorite here.

I love your WOTR minis. There are just gorgeous.

Interestingly, if I had to pick one of you modern entries, I think I like the Vicky tank the most. You don't see many folks painting these and you did a splendid job on it.
Title: Re: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: tomrommel1 on December 17, 2019, 02:35:53 PM: all outstanding achievements!!!
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Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 17, 2019, 08:03:06 PM: You are truly the master
:-*
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Post by: Silent Invader on December 17, 2019, 08:05:16 PM: You’re quite good at this painting Malarkey, Richard :D
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Post by: Keith on December 17, 2019, 09:28:52 PM: Masterclass! :-*
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Post by: syrinx0 on December 18, 2019, 03:39:47 AM: The Highgate Miniatures Vampires showed up in quite a few entries.

Your beautiful rich colors are fantastic. I like your totally clean universe. :-*
Title: Re: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: TaltosVT on December 18, 2019, 02:34:00 PM: Really incredible painting. My absolute favorite out of the whole lot is the lady in the Aurthurian entry. The green of her dress is outstanding.
Title: Re: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: Dr Mathias on December 20, 2019, 10:25:36 PM: Quote from: TaltosVT on December 18, 2019, 02:34:00 PM
Really incredible painting. My absolute favorite out of the whole lot is the lady in the Aurthurian entry. The green of her dress is outstanding.

Same for me I think, that's a beautiful group.
Title: Re: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: Plynkes on December 20, 2019, 10:31:30 PM: Superb work, Richard, you seem to get better year on year, which hardly seems possible.

I feel contractually obligated to say the Zulus are my favourites, but I'm not all that sure they are. I really can't pick a favourite.
Title: Re: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: khartoum2 on January 10, 2020, 01:55:20 PM: 10 virtually perfect pieces of work - Can't say more and a well deserved victory
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Post by: Hammers on January 10, 2020, 02:32:17 PM: Stellar collections, Richard. A well deserved win.
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Post by: warburton on January 29, 2020, 03:00:04 AM: Outstanding. I actually quite like the photo of the fantasy Incans but my favourite is a toss up between the Vichy French and the Grenadier fantasy human cannon.
Title: Re: Captain Blood's LPL13 portfolio
Post by: mikedemana on February 15, 2020, 04:29:12 AM: Colors are outstanding!! Wow...

Mike