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Charlie_:
Hello, this thread is for me to show off my 15th century collection.

This was first started in 2015 as a Game of Thrones project, before I made the switch to fully historical. At first it was going to represent 'generic' European armies of the late 15th century, before I eventually made another change and found a niche conflict to focus on - the War of the Burgundian Succession (1477-1493).

In 2022 I started a blog, and all the new posts there are now repeated on this thread in full.
https://fullharness.blogspot.com/

June 2017

Just trying out my new camera : )

ErikB:
Very nice.

I need to ask, what are you using for the edging on the horses' barding (not sure if that's what it's called)?

That wavy section with the dots in the middle is especially nice.

Do you use a flat brush?  Something with a perfect and new tip? 

I have a hard time with that particular kind of detailing and would sure like to know how you did it.

Ray Rivers:
They look excellent!  :-*

Especially the markings on the horses.

Charlie_:
Thanks!


--- Quote from: ErikB on June 05, 2017, 11:02:52 PM ---I need to ask, what are you using for the edging on the horses' barding (not sure if that's what it's called)?

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Well the 'dots' are actually part of the sculpt, intricate little studs. Everyone moans about painting these Perry Miniatures horses, but I don't bother painting the studs metal, I just keep them the same colour as the rest of the horse harness :) Keep things a bit easier and looks fine to me, especially on the tabletop. And I've also shaved them off on some horses, like the chestnut one here as you can see.
Admittedly horses can be a real chore to do, so I have recently honed it down to quite a simple method to get through them quickly. All the harness is done in the same colour, and the horse flesh is usually just some brown or another with a dark wash or two over it. On these examples, the middle one has a re-highlight in the original colour, but the other two are just basecoats and washes. The black leg markings are also several more coats of dark wash, rather than actually painting them black.


--- Quote from: Ray Rivers on June 05, 2017, 11:30:32 PM ---Especially the markings on the horses.

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Yes, I'm quite pleased with how the white leg markings have photographed...

Phil Portway:
great paint jobs. The horses look fab, especially  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

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