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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: vexillia on February 04, 2022, 07:10:53 PM
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The start of a new army:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/02/15-mm-arab-conquest-slingers-forged-in.html
The Waving Flag: 15 mm Arab Conquest Slingers (Forged in Battle)
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More Arabs:
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One thing to note is that, despite using a light box, the ambient lighting in my painting room really makes a difference to how the photos turn out. In this set the colours are far more vivid than the previous set because it was really bright when I took these photos.
https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/03/15-mm-arab-javelin-men-forged-in-battle.html
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Great job, and difficult to believe they are 15mm. Love the basing too.
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They look awesome!
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Very nice figures. :-*
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very great paint job, they seem 28mm. And lovely bases, very nice
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Fantastic stuff :o I really like the muted colours and realistic basing!
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Very, very good.
Out of interest, why the grey beards? Not a criticism, just curious...
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Why not! Seriously, it's to get them to "pop" on the table. More subtle highlighing doesn't really work.
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More Arabs:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/03/15-mm-arab-javelin-men-lmi-forged-in.html
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Latest blog post:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/04/15-mm-confused-general-resin-3d-print.html
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Latest stuff:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/06/15-mm-arab-archers-li-forged-in-battle.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/05/adlg-2022-survey-overview.html
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Always a joy to see new posts from you :o
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An Arab camp for ADLG:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/06/10-mm-arab-tents-pendraken.html
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Latest units:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/09/15-mm-arab-medium-spear-forged-in.html
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A catch up post:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/08/15-mm-arab-baggage-various.html
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That’s beautiful work! I especially like the variety of materials on the base, it looks quite convincing.
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That’s beautiful work! I especially like the variety of materials on the base, it looks quite convincing.
Thank you. Yes it does. It took a while to work out the right mix. The idea is to have a mix of colours and heights.
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Latest catch up:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/09/15-mm-arab-medium-spear-forged-in.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/10/adlg-king-in-north-york-15-16-oct-2022.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/02/15-mm-arab-heavy-spear-forged-in-battle.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/05/adlg-northern-league-round-2-manchester.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/06/15-mm-arab-medium-cavalry-forged-in.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/06/15-mm-arab-heavy-cavalry-forged-in.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/06/hobby-haul.html
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Just ran across this thread. Very nice work on those Forged in Battle figures. I bought some items from them including their lovely range of buildings - but nothing painted yet. With their civilian and animal figures, I think they are a great resource for putting together a collection.
As others, I really like how you've done the bases. Just a thought for the future, when using sand if you use craft paint as your adhesive you can change the color of the sand as it absorbs the color in the paint through that capillary action you mentioned. I discovered this by accident and now have it in my 'tool kit' as a technique.
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As others, I really like how you've done the bases. Just a thought for the future, when using sand if you use craft paint as your adhesive you can change the color of the sand as it absorbs the color in the paint through that capillary action you mentioned. I discovered this by accident and now have it in my 'tool kit' as a technique.
Interesting but I glue the sand down with PVA for a secure bond.
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No worries. However, I've found using acrylic craft paint as my scenic 'glue' highly effective at keeping stuff in place, especially after the final matte finish is applied. The upside of paint is that if there is wear and tear over the years that takes off texture, there isn't bare wood or metal (I use sheet metal bases) showing through underneath glue. But I use glue for some projects, too.
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Latest catch up:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/07/15-mm-daylami-medium-infantry-forged-in.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/07/15-mm-arab-camel-archers-essex.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/07/introduction-anyone-who-spends-any-time.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/07/15-mm-arab-black-guard-essex.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/08/a-resurgence-of-blogging.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/08/28-mm-arab-commander-irregular.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/08/tournament-preparation.html
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Beautiful stuff, especially since they are in 15mm scale. Well done! 🌺
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Nice looking army.
I do like FiB figures
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Latest posts:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/08/adlg-king-in-north-york-14-15-oct-2023.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/09/a-painting-injury.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2023/09/adlg-northern-league-round-4-manchester.html
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Finally finished my set of Hellenistic Generals:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2024/01/15-mm-hellenistic-generals-donnington.html
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New posts, literally in the case of the first one ;D:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2024/02/15-mm-hellenistic-camp-scratchbuilt.html
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2024/02/15-mm-agrianian-javlinmen-essex.html
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Hello,
Really superb paintjob !!!!
Nikkobourges
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Latest blog post:
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https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2024/03/28-mm-commanders-essex-miniatures.html
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They look great!