Beasts of War - from the Golden Age ... NOW WITH SCHAEDELBERG!

[rob_the_robgoblin]

Definately more Bruegal. Not nearly enough phallic scenery for Giger...

[Comsquare]

Completly Genius, Admiral

So, that's the homeplace of Vonatar the betrayer...

Love it

[Thantsants]

Yeah but where is that big tentacley thing lurking though... 

[Grimm]

Admiral Benbow I am realy impressd by your old stuff.
It remind me of the good old days and the ´´STARD`` show in Hamburg where you bring all the stuff from withe dwarf number 100.
I was a child and I ask you the hole day how you make these and how you paint that.
You allways be gentle and  answer all my questions  that imprssed me so much that I  buy my own figures and stard painting.


Thanks a lot Grimm

[Dr. The Viking]

Wow.. I've been looking at your stuff in old WD's lying around at my gaming club and just going "wooooot!"

Just the other day in fact.

When I see these things and the models that are no longer available I think the world has become a less good place. hahaha!

What did you use back then!? Oil paints?

[Pil]

Beautiful everything Admiral! Thanks so much for posting!

[Tacgnol]

Words fail me.

[Admiral Benbow]

Admiral Benbow I am realy impressd by your old stuff.
It remind me of the good old days and the ´´STARD`` show in Hamburg where you bring all the stuff from withe dwarf number 100.
I was a child and I ask you the hole day how you make these and how you paint that.
You allways be gentle and  answer all my questions  that imprssed me so much that I  buy my own figures and stard painting.
Thanks a lot Grimm

Yes, those days in Hamburg started a lot, getting me into contact with John Blanche, my first competitions and meeting some good old friends. And I'm very happy to hear that I could be of some help to encourage others to start with this great hobby. Sometimes those early students even became today's masters themselves ...
 

What did you use back then!? Oil paints?

Although I experimented with oils a lot then, I wanted something more easy to work with and much faster drying. Most other modellers and the very few people who painted their figures used Humbrol enamels, which were not what I was looking for. Some day I thought that a proper flat undercoat would enable me to use whatever paint I would like, and from then on I painted for years with six large bottles of acrylic paint from german art supply company Lukas, using just red, blue, yellow, brown, black and white plus gold and silver from Plaka, and mixing every colour I needed from them. Proper acrylic paint ranges for miniatures came only many years later ...

 

[Driscoles]

Excellent !
You were my hero and you still are !

The amazing thing is that I can identify so many of those miniatures. And I still have them somewhere in my collection. Either in the basement or somewhere in my desk.

I`ll look for them and I get a push to paint them because of your post here.

Cheers
Björn

[Alxbates]

Sir,

What can I say that hasn't already been said?  Absolutely amazing work, I am in awe.

Thank you so much for posting these pictures.

-Alex

[Doomsdave]

These old pics bring back memories.  I have the WD #100 that you mentioned.  Love your stuff.  Really wonderful.

[Dr. The Viking]

I'm still bummed that you didn't appear at GLAM, but what the heck.. 

[former user]

I don't remember exactly, but could it be that at the time the admiral made these, there were no other similarly made beasts with some kind of Howdah?  (apart from historical elephants of course)

[Neldoreth]

These pieces are very, very nice. Inspiring. I'm ashamed to admit it's the first time I've seen them But I'm glad now that I have and I'm looking forward to more!

thanks
n.

[Admiral Benbow]

I'm still bummed that you didn't appear at GLAM, but what the heck.. 

I'm very sorry about that myself, but real life came in between ...

 

I don't remember exactly, but could it be that at the time the admiral made these, there were no other similarly made beasts with some kind of Howdah?  (apart from historical elephants of course)

Sorry again, but I really don't know what you mean? Could you please explain?