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Vonkluge
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Dogs of War and Bengal Club member / Kaiser Bill!
Figures for a friend
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November 18, 2018, 04:58:42 AM »
Painted these up for a friend...well as a commission as well
I rarely paint for hire, then if I do its for a friend who wants “Something special” and when one of the “Dogs of War” gaming buddies Frank asked several times to think about painting his Swedish Warband for use with the “Donnybrook” rules system I hesitated to do it. I looked at the figures from the “Assault Group”, 24 infantry, 12 cavalry he had already purchased, they were very nice, well proportion and sculpted. These were no “old Glory” figures, these would paint up well but would show any mistake or lack of care. In other words they would look great if painted well, short cuts would show with these unlike “rougher sculpted” figure types.
There was also going to be quite a bit of custom work involved, hand made pikes, pose alterations, and custom flags to be made. I also do very custom bases on my figure and when I paint for others it’s a complete “head to toe” job, flag tip down to magnetic base. I don’t want a great looking figure sitting on a so-so base!
The job was tough but it was also fun! It was a period I had not painted for the color scheme included lots of yellow, a color that is always tough to paint. Below is a short run down of what was done. The picture will speak for themselves as to how successful I was…enjoy!
Swedish Warband 1630,
(36 x 28mm Figures, 24 infantry plus 12 cavalry)
Clean and prep. (mold lines and flash removed, figures washed)
Figure modifying and assembly. (Including handmade pikes & horse positioning)
Handmade flags and poles. (custom copper flags and steel poles.)
Prime with high quality automotive primer. (Krylon ulta flat black)
Painting to a Collector Standard. (Blending, highlighting, washes, aging, ect..)
Hand painted flags. (3 separate designs attributed to “The Blue Regiment”)
Figure sealing. (two coat of Testors gloss coat on figures, One coat gloss to seal base material, One coat dull coat to entire finished figure and base)
Mounting (3mm Litko plywood + .30mm magnets, custom 45 degree base clipping)
Base treatment. (filler putty, rocks, paint. Two color flock, Static grass, Tufting and flowers) The entire base is gloss coat sealed and the figure can be lightly washed, softly and quickly in cold water if needed to remove future dust.
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Poiter50
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Re: Figures for a friend
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November 18, 2018, 05:01:08 AM »
Your friend should be very happy with your work, they look good.
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armchairgeneral
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Re: Figures for a friend
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November 18, 2018, 08:52:29 PM »
Excellent paint job
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Orctrader
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Re: Figures for a friend
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November 18, 2018, 09:23:00 PM »
Nice work. Yellows have come up well, and the horses are particularly good.
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pete
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Re: Figures for a friend
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November 19, 2018, 10:21:58 AM »
Nicely done.
Any chance you could upload a few images to the TAG Gallery please?
https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/my-account/user-gallery/?ug-gallery=upload-photo
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twicethecaffeine
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Re: Figures for a friend
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November 21, 2018, 12:59:35 AM »
They are lovely - thank you for sharing.
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Paul Richardson
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November 21, 2018, 04:31:19 PM »
Lovely painting. The horses are really tremendous.
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Metternich
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A very handsome group of Swedes - your friend should be quite pleased with them.
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