ROUND5 "Allahu akbar" - arggghh Ambush vs Disarmed in Algeria

[Heldrak]

Sorry, I'd just like to say that no matter what anybody else thinks,Dr Mathias thats a brilliant piece of painting by any standards. Keep it up!

I don't think that anyone's saying that it's not brilliant... 

[valleyboy]

Both are great entries. No more I can say.
OK boobs and see-through pants always attract attention but....

one of the best arab unit I've ever seen. I imagine that the whole Army is also fantastic. I would like some photo,too. (BTW some suitably posed arabs could also work for harem/palace guards, too.

the zouaves are also excellent. Also a nice addition would have been  palace/harem guard making his last effort to stop the brave zouaves before they ....
 

Thanks, you are very kind -the Arab army is growing, I'll post some pics of it all eventually......

Amazingly it also contains some Blacktree design figures taht eventually arrived 6 months late

[Hammers]

Hat off, Dr M. The laudable paintjob aside, I very much like the story telling aspect of your presentation.

I am curious about the fretwork windows and the doorway, is it a kit or did you do it yourself?

[Dr Mathias]

I am curious about the fretwork windows and the doorway, is it a kit or did you do it yourself?

The window screens and doorway are actually flat print-outs, although they're raised slightly with a bit of card to carry an illusion of dimensionality. I scoured the net for high quality North African architectural elements and settled on those ones, with some customization on the door. I couldn't find anything in resin, plastic, or metal at that scale that I liked. I don't use much printed terrain myself, I try to make most of my stuff from scratch or with Hirst molds.

[Axebreaker]

Really two fantastic entries which really makes it hard to choose. Those Moors are some of the best I've seen with lovely tones and original colour combinations, but I'd have to give the edge to Dr. Mathias with that awesome background/story impression with painting to match it. 

Christopher

[Anpu]

The window screens and doorway are actually flat print-outs, although they're raised slightly with a bit of card to carry an illusion of dimensionality. I scoured the net for high quality North African architectural elements and settled on those ones, with some customization on the door. I couldn't find anything in resin, plastic, or metal at that scale that I liked. I don't use much printed terrain myself, I try to make most of my stuff from scratch or with Hirst molds.

Would you mind sharing said graphics when the round is over?

[Dr Mathias]

Would you mind sharing said graphics when the round is over?

No problem, I'll try to find time to organize the images. You may want to send me a PM though, I'm organizing a massive high school art exhibit for the end of April and my meager organizational skills will be taxed to the limit for the next month

[Anpu]

Thanks! I will send the PM later then to nag remind you then