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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Yggdrasil on April 11, 2008, 10:59:48 AM

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Yggdrasil on April 11, 2008, 10:59:48 AM

Hi everyone.
A friend had asked me if I could need some unpainted british explorers from foundry models because he doesn`t need them anymore.
I thought: "Well maybe they could be usefull in the far future" and I started to paint them.
The first three exploreres are finished.
Maybe I could use them with a "Dino Adventure"? Or something like "Lost World" well I don`t know exactly right now for what I could use them, but one thing for sure: these are some realy great models and it makes much fun painting them. 8)

Here they are :)

(http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5950/explorergruppe1kt8.png)
(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4461/explorergruppe2oz6.png)

And of course they`ve got names ;)
I´m proud to present you:
"Sir Thomas Fletcher the third"
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1359/sirthomasfletcherzu3.png)

"James Edwards"
(http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/4205/jamesedwardsyy0.png)

"William Baldwin"
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8518/williambaldwinee4.png)

Hope you like them :)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Hammers on April 11, 2008, 11:05:15 AM

I really like the contrasts. Makes them look broody. You may want to take down the partly glossy finish with some brush on matte coat.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Malamute on April 11, 2008, 11:06:49 AM

I like the way you have done the bases. :)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Poliorketes on April 11, 2008, 11:23:22 AM

looking good!

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Yggdrasil on April 12, 2008, 08:48:42 AM

Thank you for your comments :)

Quote

You may want to take down the partly glossy finish with some brush on matte coat.

I think that`s a good idea. In the next days I try to get some coat :)

Greetings

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: JollyBob on April 12, 2008, 11:12:55 AM

Very nice! I agree the shading makes them very dramatic, and the bases are very well done.  :)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: twrchtrwyth on April 12, 2008, 01:11:55 PM

Nice. 8)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Dr Jones on April 12, 2008, 04:06:59 PM

That's some rather nice painting. i particularly like the contrast on the white

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: marrony on April 12, 2008, 05:44:55 PM

Good stuff.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: bandit86 on April 13, 2008, 07:20:29 AM

Very nice job. I need to finish all my adventures too.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Yggdrasil on April 13, 2008, 10:53:13 AM

Thank you all for your comments.
I´m very hapy to read that you like the explorers :)

Yesterday I´ve finished the next one.
Professor Ernest Morley is going to join the exploration group.
(Well the base isn`t finished yet ;) )
(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9763/ernestmorleygl9.png)

greetings :)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: postal on April 13, 2008, 12:23:02 PM

very nice

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Mors on April 15, 2008, 12:36:58 AM

Nice Paint jobs, how did you arrive at the surname of the Professor, I only ask coz its the same as mine............must have been one of my forebears.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Argonor on April 15, 2008, 11:24:51 AM

Woot, woot!  8)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Shikari Sahib on April 15, 2008, 03:01:11 PM

all very nice figures, good painting and great basing.
Piero

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Yggdrasil on April 15, 2008, 03:17:10 PM

Thank you for your comments :)

@ Mors:
I was just looking at wikipedia for some typical british names ^^ I live in Germany so I know many typical german surnames. But i don`t know english ones.
Could it be that "morley" is a typical british name? I mean something like "Bauer" or "Schmidt" here in germany?
And by the way, the surname sounds realy cool!

Greetings :)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Plynkes on April 15, 2008, 03:35:28 PM

Morley is not unheard of, but it is not really a 'typical' name, such as Smith, Jones, or Davies.

I know a couple of Morleys*, and there was the dear old British actor Robert Morley:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/morley.jpg)
(My grandmother met him at Buckingham Palace once. Aren't I a name-dropper?  :) )



*In fact we have a "waiting for all the players to show up" dice game called Morley, named after a gamer friend who invented it.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Hammers on April 15, 2008, 03:40:35 PM

Quote from: "Plynkes"

I know a couple of Morleys*, and there was the dear old British actor Robert Morley:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/morley.jpg)

THAT'S his name! Trying to remember his name has been like a spot on my bum ever since Artizan released this figure:

(http://www.artizandesigns.com/images/plp042.jpg)

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Plynkes on April 15, 2008, 03:41:51 PM

Actually, I think that one is supposed to be based on British TV astronomer, Patrick Moore:

(http://www.nndb.com/people/543/000026465/sir-patrick-moore-hs.jpg)

(http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_03/PatrickMooreREX_228x336.jpg)

But I might be wrong.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Hammers on April 15, 2008, 03:47:29 PM

I am sure you're right, I just got strong Robert Morley vibes.

For the long time I had him confused with Charles Laughton

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Yggdrasil on April 16, 2008, 03:39:45 PM

Thanks for the information :)

Does anybody have some good sounding names for my next models?
there will be:

- One explorer/archeologist/ professor... what ever ^^
- One brittish officer ( maybe Corporal John Winston?)
- One soldier

I thought one model should have "Hemingway" as it`s surname... but which one should have this name?  :?

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: JollyBob on April 16, 2008, 05:45:32 PM

Corporal is a pretty low rank, remember, not really suitable for an officer. John Winston is a good name though.

How about "Horatio Hemingway" for your professor/explorer type?

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Plynkes on April 16, 2008, 05:53:24 PM

Yes, corporal is an NCO, roughly equivalent to a German Unteroffizier (though these things don't seem to translate across directly).

In English when someone says "officer" it usually means a Lieutenant or higher. Someone with a commission.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Aaron on April 16, 2008, 05:55:06 PM

I've always been a fan of the name Cuthbert. Arbuthnot is a surname that screams British to me.

Title: my new british explorers
Post by: Plynkes on April 16, 2008, 06:03:00 PM

I like Archie Grubb for your ranker.

A slightly squalid-sounding, but honest and hard-working name for a private soldier.

Title: Re: my new british explorers
Post by: Tancread on May 08, 2008, 05:33:45 PM

On a side note, what are you using for the tall grass on the bases? Looks very good.