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Offline CyberAlien312

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Cadfael
« on: 23 December 2012, 12:53:29 PM »
I've been watching Cadfael lately, so I thought I'd paint up one of Black Tree design's "Brothers of Shrewsbury abbey (!)" as the man himself. Here it is:

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Offline Hauptgefreiter

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #1 on: 23 December 2012, 12:54:20 PM »
Now this is cool!  :)
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Offline Paul

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #2 on: 23 December 2012, 01:13:42 PM »
 :-* Love the way you´ve done his eyes
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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #3 on: 23 December 2012, 01:37:15 PM »
Looks good, a bit of matt varnish and he'll be spot on  :)

cheers

James
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Offline Hendrid

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #4 on: 23 December 2012, 02:24:44 PM »
Smart  8)
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Offline purbrookmodels

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #5 on: 23 December 2012, 08:15:43 PM »
looks a bit like professor yana!
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Offline CyberAlien312

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #6 on: 23 December 2012, 08:41:40 PM »
Thanks.  :)

Quote from: purbrookmodels on 23 December 2012, 08:15:43 PM
looks a bit like professor yana!
That's because Cadfael was played by Derek Jacobi, who also played Yana.
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Offline max

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #7 on: 23 December 2012, 10:03:08 PM »
Nice figures and paint job.
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Offline Hitman

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #8 on: 24 December 2012, 12:45:32 AM »
Great looking figures...nicely painted and based....he should indeed help you solve a few mysteries on the gaming table. Thanks for sharing!!
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Hitman
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Offline Paleskin

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #9 on: 24 December 2012, 12:53:05 AM »
Always enjoyed the show,haven't got round to reading the books though,they any good,any one?

Nice work on the mini by the way!
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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #10 on: 24 December 2012, 01:09:27 AM »
Quote from: Paleskin on 24 December 2012, 12:53:05 AM
Always enjoyed the show,haven't got round to reading the books though,they any good,any one?

I enjoyed them emmensly  :)

cheers

James
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Offline Christian

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #11 on: 24 December 2012, 03:01:59 AM »
Derek Jacobi has been in everything ::)

Nice job on the figure! :)
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Offline purbrookmodels

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #12 on: 24 December 2012, 12:27:05 PM »
Quote from: CyberAlien312 on 23 December 2012, 08:41:40 PM
Thanks.  :)
That's because Cadfael was played by Derek Jacobi, who also played Yana.

I know - I was attempting to be amusing!
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Offline Garanhir

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #13 on: 26 December 2012, 09:39:34 AM »
Quote from: Paleskin on 24 December 2012, 12:53:05 AM
Always enjoyed the show,haven't got round to reading the books though,they any good,any one?

Definitely worth reading, without a doubt.  You might experience some disconnect though, as some of the episodes were adapted with, how can I put it, a less than respectful attitude to the original stories? The later episodes, when the author was safely dead, were particularly bad at this.  The earlier ones stayed pretty close and always kept at least the spirit of the story intact.

The casting of Derek Jacobi in the first place was to my mind an odd decision; the original description of Cadfael has him as a classic "black celt", all dark hair and eyes, a nut-brown complexion from an outdoor lifestyle, a barrel-like build and a sailor's roll that he never quite lost.  I always pictured him more like John Rhys-Davies.
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Offline Neotacha

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Re: Cadfael
« Reply #14 on: 29 December 2012, 10:50:34 PM »
I liked the books much better than the show, but I read them before I saw any of the episodes.  This is not to say that I disliked the series, but it occasionally jarred when the script differed from the book.  And of course, I had already formed mental images of the cast; when they didn't match, it was a little disconcerting.

Not that I'm hidebound or anything.
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