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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: ONIRIA on December 14, 2011, 05:20:35 PM

Title: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: ONIRIA on December 14, 2011, 05:20:35 PM: Hi all

For a starter and for those of you who haven't seen it, here's my latest work in 28mm, depicting the last stand of the 66th (the last eleven).

Most of the figures are from the Perry Sudan range, with the according conversión work done to represent as accurate as posible the uniform worn by the 66th Berkshires during that desastrous event. The dog (Bobby) is from scratch as I didn’t seem to find “the one” in the comercial market.

Here a a bunch of pics (big ones) so you can see all the brush strokes and the way the work. For those of you who don’t like such big screeners, just resize at will.

And, as an extra, I've also added some WIP pictures of the planning and initial works on the figures ( you'll see that some of them didn't make it) plus the Bobbie "green".

Hope you enjoy it.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/1-34.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/11-2.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/5-18.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/4-25.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/3-28.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/6-9.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/7-7.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010004-5.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010003-3.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010005-5.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010006-1.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/P1010007-1.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/perrillo3.jpg)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/oniria/perrillo4.jpg)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: matakishi on December 14, 2011, 05:55:37 PM: Your work is stunning. (I've been following your posts on Frothers) :)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Captain Blood on December 14, 2011, 06:16:41 PM: I'm so glad you have come to share your superb modelling and painting here on LAF, Angel. There are a lot of people here who will appreciate your wonderful technique.

Welcome! :)

Richard
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Steve F on December 14, 2011, 06:23:46 PM: Very skilful and effective work. Thanks for the pics!
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: inkydave on December 14, 2011, 06:40:10 PM: Stunning-stunning-stunning!!!!!
Very reminiscent of Bill Horan's work. For me that is the highest compliment I can pay. Did I say it was stunning :o
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: marianas_gamer on December 14, 2011, 07:50:04 PM: Really top notch work. :-* :-* :-* The faces are amazing!
LB
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Shikari Sahib on December 14, 2011, 08:43:45 PM: Wonderful
The only word
Piero
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: constrict on December 15, 2011, 12:37:53 AM: Amazing! Love the overall feel of it.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: emergencyoverride on December 15, 2011, 01:18:47 AM: Truly awesome work! You can see and feel the tension in the figures. Masterful. Thanks for sharing with us.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Blackwolf on December 15, 2011, 02:06:33 AM: Welcome Oniria,

glad to see you here ;) We will all,very much enjoy your work :)

Cheers

Guy
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Traveler Man on December 15, 2011, 04:23:30 AM: Stunning, and very evocative! :-*
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Frank on December 15, 2011, 09:03:59 AM: Welcome to the LAF forum! Your work is amazing. :o You really did catch the moment with your conversions. The paintjob is fantastic and I like your style. :-*
And thank you the WIP pictures…a very good inspiration for me.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Driscoles on December 15, 2011, 03:06:06 PM: It looks stunning. Fantastic work.
It is like a painting and very close to this :

(http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/maiwand/66th-foot-massacred.jpg)

And Bobbie the dog is amazing !
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Mason on December 15, 2011, 03:38:32 PM: :o :o :o

Abso-bloody-lutely amazing!

You have managed to catch so much in this.

Very atmospheric!

:-* :-* :-*
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Post by: Axtklinge on December 15, 2011, 05:21:14 PM: Absolutely amazing!
Congrats!
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: guitarheroandy on December 15, 2011, 08:03:12 PM: Totally brilliant!!!! One of the best Colonial vignettes I have ever seen. And yes, the uniform is perfect (am just reading a book about the battle...)

Inspiring stuff!!
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: ARKOUDAKI on December 15, 2011, 11:02:44 PM: As you know Angel, you are just too darn talented for your own good! lol Great work. Love the pics of the figs in process, as that gives me some good ideas. ;)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Furt on December 15, 2011, 11:26:23 PM: What a great piece - you've really captured the tension and desperation.

I bet the passionate author of this blog would love to see your brilliant work http://maiwandday.blogspot.com/
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Post by: syrinx0 on December 16, 2011, 03:30:59 AM: Fantastic work. Why did you remove the other sculpts? To crowded?
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: H.M.Stanley on December 16, 2011, 07:28:46 AM: Quote from: guitarheroandy on December 15, 2011, 08:03:12 PM
Totally brilliant!!!! One of the best Colonial vignettes I have ever seen. And yes, the uniform is perfect (am just reading a book about the battle...)

Inspiring stuff!!

I associate myself with this post.

Great work Sir

James
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: ONIRIA on December 16, 2011, 09:41:56 AM: Hi all

Thanks a lot for the very warm welcome, and for your encouraging comments. They are really valuable for me.

Drsicoles: Yes, obviously that painting was the mayor source of inspiration. I got stunned when I saw it and then started to work in the whole idea.

Syrinx0: The idea was to include "the last eleven" + bobbie, so all of them couldn't fit. I usually work on more figures thatn the ones that will finally go into the piece. Then during the setting and placing of the figures some don't make it. I usually take lots of pictures and check which one looks better or interacts better in the scene. It's like a movie "casting". The good thing is that white metal or plastic actors, that don't make it, don't complaint. :D

saludetes
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: gringo on December 16, 2011, 10:01:43 AM: Angel

glad you have made it to this board its very civilized and your talent will be
appreciated greatly. this piece is "top of the tree" and a real work of art

regards
Ged

www.gringo40s.blogspot.com
www.gringo40s.com ;)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Remington on December 16, 2011, 02:40:46 PM: Beautiful composition and very dramatic paint job! Amazing work you should really be proud of!
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: efredbar on December 16, 2011, 04:45:33 PM: Stunning as always.

I just kills me to think of all that extra work when I have enough problems just getting them painted as is.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: FramFramson on December 16, 2011, 05:46:05 PM: Top shelf work! Absolutely magnificent composition. :-*
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Paul on December 16, 2011, 07:46:09 PM: That´s superb !!!!! :-* Nice to see you here :)
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers on December 17, 2011, 02:20:54 AM: Brilliant! Just Brilliant!! :o

Now you need to do the last stand at Isandlwhana! ;)

Cheers

Fuzzy.
Title: Re: MAIWAND (big pictures)
Post by: joroas on December 17, 2011, 08:18:37 AM: This is fantastic. Reminds me of the articles from Airfix magazine where they recreated scenes from the Butler paintings of the Light Brigade using converted 1/32 Airfix figures. Class! :o