Cohen the Barbarian inspired figures.'Tin Sheds Fantasy Thread '

[tin shed gamer]

Thats wonderfully characterful. I like the stone work. Puts me in mind of the Stone work of South America.

The dragon is another's butterfly moment on the road to get the Castle and Empire force finished .

I've a reasonable size force of Elves awaiting paint.Mostly 90's stuff and earlier. But I'm making sure( ish) that I finish the Empire contingent first. Or maybe the dwarf stuff.

[tin shed gamer]

A quick post knocked up a leader for my mercenary/free company. A Very very loose take on Gotz Von Berlichingen. I've got to stay up ridiculously late for a conference call. So I'm going to see how far I get painting him. Then update in the morning.

[tin shed gamer]

I managed to chuck enough paint in the right places to make it worth putting on table. Although I did manage a howler getting paint on the horses head( didn't even notice until I took a pic.)

Since It's just a fun piece. I took the opportunity to try a new matt spray varnish.  Overall quite impressed slight frosting on the hammer and hand ( probably my fault as I was spraying at speed and not maintaining any real distance from the figure.)
It's recommended for use at 15c° I sprayed it at 3am so the temp was around half that and misty so humidity was quite high.
Only noticeable issue being it's killed a fair chunk of the colour tones and blending.  I think I'll probably use colour forge just for vehicles and stick with the air brush for figures.

[tin shed gamer]

Next  bit will be the units standard.
It's not really a stretch to tweak his Historical heraldry into an Empire themed Standard.

[Michi]

Very nice rendition of Götz von Berlichingen, a man whose name and quote is still well known to every living German nowadays. He looks perfectly like I imagine him in flesh and iron and a very good choice for your leader. 

[FramFramson]

Oh that Gotz is fantastic. Your usual excellent work on the face.

[Metternich]

Your conversion of Gotz is magnificent.  I wonder how the Bauernjorg would feel about a robber knight like von Berlichingen appropriating his banner !?! 

[Metternich]

This is a wonderful thread and I am sorry to have come to it so late.  Your banners are wonderous, and such skilled castle building.

[Elbows]

Love that last mounted guy.  Great work.

[tin shed gamer]

Michi,
He's inspired by a Christmas trip back in '78 we were living near Celle at the time.(I'd have been around nine) We went to a Christmas market it was dark and raining lights bouncing off the cobbles. All I could remember was I had to meet back at the horse shoes in the cobbles. I was given a small book by a stall holder about a Knight with a metal hand. Whilst I stood waiting for my family.  I told my ten year old about it and we sat and Googled 'German knight with a metal hand' ( I have bugger all knowledge of 16th century history so I can't claim to be enlightened on the subject) I was simply told to make him by my ten year old( same as Tin tin.) This seemed the best compromise between my orders and a useful figure.As I'd just bought the horse off ebay with the intention of adding the engineer from the steam tank as its replacement torso.
Once I realised how much work the horse need just to make it useful.  I figured it might as well be his Gotz request.


Metternich,
Totally agree they'd be spinning in their graves if the knew. But as a starting point for an Empire banner it's perfectly suited given I've enough old lion headed dark elf shield I intend to use for his retinue of swordsmen.
I'm still trying to finish the castle the lower section of the keep is done .Still haven't  quite gathered enough bits to finish the remaining two floors and roof sections.

Fram,Elbows

Cheers I've  just be talking to a ebay seller whose going to send me some of the Highlands miniatures prints later this month for a comparison /painting  Including some foot winged lancers to act as a bodyguards for my first edition war alter.

[tin shed gamer]

Spent the last couple of evenings trying to colour in the cardboard to point where its useful. I've now enough painted for a 'U' or 'L' shaped table edge castle.
The keep is slowing me down as its a big piece and finding enough time to get it a usable stage is proving elusive. ( I was planning on spending some time this week on it. Apparently I'll be redecorating my son's bed room before he's home from uni on Friday. That and looking after the Mrs and no4 son both having picked up a nasty cold bug from swimming ((both tested negative so more an inconvenience than a worry. I was looking forward to some hobby time before they decided to be so inconsiderate. Should have known better than to plan ahead )
There's still a few more shutters to add and shading around all of them. Play stopped due to convincing myself pushing a piece of wire through card could be achieved with a finger tip.( for the record it can't and it makes your finger leak.)

[OSHIROmodels]

Very nice 

[BZ]

Absolutely amazing!

[Michi]

Well done Leaky Finger! That is going to be a fine castle or city wall. I would be happy to besiege it. My archers would sneak to the bottom of the walls and fire burning arrows into the floor of the walkways from below. Then they would hammer big nails into the wooden posts and climb up to finish your guards who would still be on the lookout for what is happening without seeing death creeping up from under their feet… 

[Michi]

Well done Leaky Finger! That is going to be a fine castle or city wall. I would be happy to besiege it. My archers would sneak to the bottom of the walls and fire burning arrows into the floor of the walkways from below. Then they would hammer big nails into the wooden posts and climb up to finish your guards who would still be on the lookout for what is happening without seeing death creeping up from under their feet… 

Archer #1: "What are those many holes in the ceiling above us meant to be?"
Archer #2: "Oh, shi…*!"