What I Painted In December 2010

[Calimero]

Thank you for your comments pals ... I think Sir Dryden is right even though I never thought of that myself. I think this style of painting really complete the figures Bob sculpted. It is both a (fairly) easy and effective method.

@ Mancha, what can I say? I like to paint Pulp Figures... by the way, does someone need some Pulp Figures to be painted?

[Calimero]

Yet more figures finished… and look , they’re not Pulp Figures

Figures available thru Brigade Games in the US and sculpted by LAF’s whiffwaff

[Pentaro]

Ligne claire as applied to miniatures

True, you have a unique style that really suits Pulp Figures' stuff. Good work!

[Dale Hurtt]

I made and painted both figures, but only the figure on the right was done this month. I was experimenting with the firing pose. The figures are 42mm and made from wood. I have tutorials on how to make the figures on my Wooden Warriors blog.






Sometimes they remind me of "Southpark Napoleonics". 
Dale

[Calimero]

@ Dale, I really like your wood soldiers and I think that they look great "en masse". I wasn’t sure about the firing pose at first but after looking at it a few times I’m starting to really like it

Sometimes they remind me of "Southpark Napoleonics". 

Southpark Napoleonics... that sound about right

[Dale Hurtt]

Thanks. I tried several ways to represent the pose and although the "straight arm" look is anatomically incorrect, aesthetically it looked better than all my attempts at creating a bent arm.

[rob_alderman]

Those wooden Nappies are very, very inspiring.

I am tempted to make myself some, I love how low-tech they are. I could whip them up at uni in a day. I could even cast some of them in metal at uni!

I'd probably use them for 'Little Wars' or for Song of Drums and Shakos...

But I am also tempted to make some large-scale Wooden fantasy creatures. My girlfriend would Looooove that. 

[Tomsche]

I started a new serial on my blog just to keep myself motivated to keep painting instead of playing World of Tanks 

Process so far: http://tomsche69.blogspot.com/2010/12/project-lame-ass-first-batch.html

With over 400 pounds of mail orders placed this weekend to round out projects and the promise to myself (mwuahahaha yeah right) to stop buying till lead mountain is reduced by a third, I should be going steady now (and if I repeat that enough to myself, I might even start believing it)

[SirAlban]

Marble statue, falcon perch and spider

[Mad Doc Morris]

Excellent stuff. May I ask where the falcon perch comes from? Been looking for something like that for my Renaissance tournament table for ages.

[SirAlban]

The perch was made in plasticard, the falcon (painted as a hawk, harris eagle and goshawk) are from the Rackham "Falconers of Alahan":

[Silent Invader]

It's been a terrain month for me so far, though over the holiday I hope to start on the 30+ minis I recently undercoated.   

[Dale Hurtt]

I've handmade a French Napoleonic Vivandiere from wood.


The tutorial articles for making her are on the blog:

http://wooden-warriors.blogspot.com/2010/12/vivandiere-making-top-hat.html

http://wooden-warriors.blogspot.com/2010/12/vivandiere-finishing-top-hat-and-making.html

http://wooden-warriors.blogspot.com/2010/12/vivandiere-started-painting.html

http://wooden-warriors.blogspot.com/2010/12/vivandiere-complete.html

Still waiting on some parts in order to make an artillery piece. Maybe I'll finish the French drummer in the meantime...

Have a good holiday.

Dale

[Colonel Tubby]

It's been a terrain month for me so far, though over the holiday I hope to start on the 30+ minis I recently undercoated.   

Invader - some good stuff there.

Did you make those movement tray or are commercial?

If so where did you pick them up, and what size base do they take?

[Dale Hurtt]

@ Silent Invader - I agree, that is very good looking terrain. I really like the snake rail fences. What scale is it?

Dale