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Offline Atheling

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Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« on: July 19, 2021, 02:41:16 PM »
I've been thoroughly enjoying a little break painting up a few old Gripping Beast "Arthurian's".

Originally they were meant for a WAB army for a WAB Campaign weekender at GWHQ (I only managed one unit of cavalry and had to borrow an army!).  lol

More pics and sub Roman chatter on my blog here:
justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2021/07/arthurian-interlude.html










And more Saxon types from the Arhurian interlude Pt 1:


Offline Grumpy Gnome

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2021, 02:42:34 PM »
Great work!
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Offline **GS**

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2021, 02:45:59 PM »
lovely!
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Offline OSHIROmodels

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2021, 02:54:42 PM »
Splendid  :)
cheers

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Offline Hu Rhu

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2021, 05:25:33 PM »
Great painting.  :-* :-*

Offline Atheling

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2021, 06:17:50 PM »
Thanks guys  :)

It was a lot of fun to do something a little different and try out some shield designs that were not really in sync with my usual style.

Offline Maniac

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2021, 06:36:19 PM »
They look smashing.  Love the Chi-Rhos, they look superb.
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Offline Atheling

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2021, 07:56:29 PM »
They look smashing.  Love the Chi-Rhos, they look superb.

Thanks Maniac :)

Offline valleyboy

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2021, 09:26:32 AM »
Very classy
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Offline Atheling

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2021, 11:54:09 AM »

Offline MaleGriffin

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2021, 02:21:56 PM »
Superb brushwork!
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Offline HappyChappy439

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2021, 02:56:23 PM »
Great painting! That Sutton-Hoo-ish helmet really pops too!

Offline Atheling

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2021, 03:27:48 PM »
Thanks again guys :)

Great painting! That Sutton-Hoo-ish helmet really pops too!

The three at the bottom, including the Sutton Hoo-ish helmeted chap, were painted about five years ago when my eyes were a lot better. I've since taken to using an Optivisor and leaving out the eyes- just putting in a VMC German Black Brown slit instead. As the project is more of a distraction then a serious attempt at creating a wargames army (they might - one day!) I tried to paint in some eyes on the third single miniature from the top but wasn't very happy at all with the results- compared to what I was capable of five to ten years ago they look a bit like fried eggs  lol

There's always the argument that you wouldn't be able to make out the eyes in 28mm scale humans so I'm going with that for now  :D

Offline Ethelred the Almost Ready

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2021, 07:31:29 PM »
Great figures and painting.  The eyes look fine to me.

Offline Atheling

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Re: Arthurian Interlude Pt 2
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2021, 07:43:43 PM »
Great figures and painting.  The eyes look fine to me.

Thanks you.

I'll try to dig out a larger image of the "Merlin" miniature which was painted a good five or six year prior to my last eye attempt. There is a huge difference between that and the third mini from the top in quality and size, at least that's how it feels to me. The trick to painting eyes has always been keeping them as small as possible for me.

 

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