Captain Blood's Perry Mounted Men at Arms. P.157 Another company of men at arms

[Dalauppror]

So much good paint work here Richard! 

Its a joy to see them all, gives very good and needed inspiration!

Best regards Michael

[dodge]

Wow, unbelievable stuff, stripes on lances wow

[artshiraz]

Greetings

If anythings gonna' make me buy some plastic it's this bunch, brilliant work Richard 

Oh yes. What did I write at the start of this thread "Not interested in plastic, not interested in the time range" ... GAH... I'm sitting here looking at those pictures and not stopping shaking my head at the marvelous work.

I'm wondering if one could not pin your posting about the metal work (the same where you explained how you paint the lance stripes). It sure counts as a tutorial/walk-through on True Metal and I know I will want to try my hand at this on several minis in armor I have here. 

Since I can't paint a horse for what is worth, I think I'll take a few of your pictures Richard and use them as reference when I'm finally starting those Gripping Beast Horde I bought years ago.

Stunning an marvelous and such great eye candy
Thank you so much
Jo

[Bugsda]

Don't talk to me about the time taken to assemble plastic figures! 

Yes, but the Perry's do seem to use recycled armour plate to cast their figures. Forget the dremmel, I'm using a Kango hammer 

[Captain Blood]

You've got a point there Chris. Hadn't really thought about it before, but mould lines on metal figures are normally vanished away with ease by the dremel steel brush...
On the Perry figures though, they are strangely persistent.
Even when you've got rid of the surface line, it's still there in the metal... They say they use a lot less lead than some other manufacturers, which I guess makes the metal harder. And safer. So maybe I shouldn't complain 

[Lt. Hazel]

Wonderfull paintwork Richard!

[OSHIROmodels]

Great painting Richard, as if we expected anything less (jealously hoping maybe  ).

Regarding the Halfords brown spray. Is it just like the black, but brown (as in matt and a fairly even coverage?).

cheers

James

[Bugsda]

And safer. So maybe I shouldn't complain 

And on the plus side, they don't dent if you drop them. Swings and roundabouts ain't it  

[Captain Blood]

Aye 

Regarding the Halfords brown spray. Is it just like the black, but brown (as in matt and a fairly even coverage?).

Yes Jim. Deep dark brown and ultra flat matt too. Very good stuff. I'm impressed. It's a bit more expensive than their standard black, but gives a very nice finish. I'm about to try it as an undercoat for some figures too, so my black days may soon be behind me at this rate... 

Make a good base for peasants and the like I should think... 

[OSHIROmodels]

Make a good base for peasants and the like I should think... 

Figures in general. Ivebeen hoping there would be something like this out there 

cheers

James

[killshot]

  Your work continues to inspire Captain!

[janner]

Figures in general. Ivebeen hoping there would be something like this out there 

cheers

James

If you both don't stop going on about wonderful products you can get in UK that I cannot get here then I am going to have to start frowning at you. I am giving you both just this one warning. So beware, Paddington has nothing on me when it comes to such matters 

[Ray Rivers]

 

Very nice, Richard.

You entry on SD's is quite nice as well.

[OSHIROmodels]

If you both don't stop going on about wonderful products you can get in UK that I cannot get here then I am going to have to start frowning at you. I am giving you both just this one warning. So beware, Paddington has nothing on me when it comes to such matters 

  Bring it on 

cheers

James

[Captain Blood]

Well, another slight diversion from the Mounted Men At Arms, I spent quite a long time yesterday painting guns, trying to get them all done in one session - since I fecking hate painting cannon...  

I also added a couple more plastic gun crew to the paint queue...

First: Ronaldo of Savoy, Artillery Master for hire...
His head is another GW Empire spare part from the batch Jimbibbly sent me. His mace of office is bodged from a piece of polearm with a Fireforge part on the top...
Apart from the hand swap holding the polearm, he's otherwise made from standard components...





And with him, his personal arrow catcher - Gianluigi the Buffoon.
Gianluigi's sole purpose in the gun crew is to stand in front his eminent employer, and protect Master Ronaldo from incoming fire...  
(And yes, his pavises will be peppered with arrows in the finished version  )