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Offline Mrdee

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Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« on: 02 February 2012, 06:29:49 PM »
Howdo all

Just started painting this little gem of a model from Andrea Miniatures as my Historical entry for Salute this year.  first impressions of the model when i opened the box was wow, although Andrea are fairly pricey think they are worth every penny, hardly a mouldline and beautifully sculpted.  I am going to enjoy painting this lad........

Work so far, his face is only thing I have worked on and is still not finished yet



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Offline Marine0846

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2012, 06:33:14 PM »
You are off to a good start.
Really like the face so far.
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Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2012, 07:30:07 PM »
Beautiful paintwork. What scale is he?
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Offline Mitch K

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2012, 08:19:34 PM »
Back in an earlier Epoch I painted a number of Andrea 54mm figures - very, very nice indeed.

Your work is lovely - please keep posting!
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Offline Sangennaru

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #4 on: 02 February 2012, 08:42:26 PM »
that piece is pure gold. Waiting for your magic, MrD! :)
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Offline Mrdee

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #5 on: 02 February 2012, 11:28:41 PM »
The sum of this evenings work




close up on the knuckle tattoos  "HOLD FAST"




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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #6 on: 02 February 2012, 11:33:44 PM »
Lol!!!


great skintones!
I'd give more attentions just on the inner part of the shoulders: the shades are a bit too much evident to me. just imho, of course! ;)
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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #7 on: 02 February 2012, 11:41:02 PM »
Nice :-* :-* :-*
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Offline aggro84

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #8 on: 03 February 2012, 01:40:00 AM »
Love the "Hold" "Fast".
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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #9 on: 03 February 2012, 09:27:21 AM »
nice mini  :-*
I can't wait to see him finished Dee!
Keep going!
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Offline Mrdee

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #10 on: 04 February 2012, 01:06:54 AM »
Thanks guys

I have repainted the HOLD FAST on his knuckles and it is now on the fingers just below the knuckle sadly means it is in such a place that i cant photograph it as I need more hands LOL but rest assured it now looks better AND more historically accurate

I have also done all the tattoos, compass on his right bicep (so he can always find his way home), crossed cannons on his left shoulder (to show naval service as a gunner) and a Chinese dragon on his back (to show he has travelled to china)

I have also started to weather his skin up a bit, stubble has gone on and I have started to darken his skin with glazes so he looks like he should be in the Carribbean.






Time to pass out!
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Offline Col. Aubrey Bagshot

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #11 on: 04 February 2012, 08:07:29 AM »
But i'm sure gizzard is singular... i.e. birds etc only have one of them....
And that, is about as far as any sort of critique goes....

Top top notch stuff, as always...

Colours for his trews?
Paterned fabrics all round?
Oriental Silk to match his dragon?

Or white calico with that wonderful texture?
As this forum now recognises, the late 18th early 19th saw some very flouncy shirts indeed!
« Last Edit: 04 February 2012, 08:10:54 AM by Col. Aubrey Bagshot »
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Offline The Breaker

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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #12 on: 04 February 2012, 08:30:36 AM »
That dragon tattoo.  :-* Absolutely amazing!
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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #13 on: 04 February 2012, 08:46:03 AM »
 :o you are crazy my friend...
wonderful. Well done. Tatoos are great! Receipe?  :P
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Re: Nail his gizzards to the yardarm!!
« Reply #14 on: 04 February 2012, 11:22:08 AM »
Yes, cracking work on the tattoos! :-* :-* :-* I have a dragon too,though not as big, on my left arm....All because of my fascination with pirates since the age of six. Well done sir :)
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