TBC's SAGA Project, NEW My Irish Mounted Irish Command units are finished!

[Too Bo Coo]

I'm in the middle of writing all week, but I needed some small project to distract me for a break.  So it decided to paint my first horse.  Please, be kind

[Mason]

Looks bloody good to me, mate.
 

I just hope my own equines come out half as good.
 

[Too Bo Coo]

Looks bloody good to me, mate.
 

I just hope my own equines come out half as good.
 

Cheers Mate!  I have no doubt yours will look fantastic.  Thanks for getting out my parcel!

The horse was surprisingly easy.  Just like blending an Ogre....    It's a plastic Conquest mini, and it much nicer than I expected.  I bought the Foundry William the Conquer set, which are obviously much finer minis. I think when I decide to expand, I'll 'demote' the plastics to warriors and replace them with Perry Crusaders.  In fact, I may pick up a pack or two at Crisis

[Percal]

Fantastic horse! Very nice painting indeed.

[Too Bo Coo]

Fantastic horse! Very nice painting indeed.

Cheers Mate!  He was great fun to paint!

[Jeff965]

That's a cracking paint job on both horse and rider. Now I've got try this blending thing

[Too Bo Coo]

That's a cracking paint job on both horse and rider. Now I've got try this blending thing

Thanks for the kind words!  I have to be honest, I have avoided learning how to blend as long as I could.  I was just way too intimidated.  But it's pretty easy.  I realized my main historical failure with it was having my paint too thick.  In any event, the horse was great fun to paint!

[Too Bo Coo]

I think I posted the question in the wrong space... The one on the left is with acryllics and the right is with an oil wipe.  The right side is def MUCH faster and I think gives a more realistic highlight and sheen.  I know people are mad for super matt coatings, but real horses always seem to have a slight sheen to their coat. What do you guys think?

[Captain Blood]

I love the one on the left (but that maybe partly because it's just a nicer-looking model  )

Nice work anyway.

[Too Bo Coo]

The one on the left is a plastic Conquest while the right is a metal Perry!  I was shocked that I thought the plastic model was far superior to the Perry.... and how disappointed I was with the Perry model.  Originally I was going to do my Hearthguard in metal and the Warriors in Plastic, but I think I'll reverse that now that I see them.  The Foundry Normans are MUCH better....

Cheers Mate!

[Captain Blood]

Interesting. Perry horses are usually pretty good I think, but this one does look a bit sickly 

[warburton]

Nice work. I like the one on the left as it has a more painterly look to the paint job, but the one on the right does have a realistic looking sheen, as you put it. If you can keep up the effort, the left would make for a more impressive warband, in my opinion. But, both look good

[Malamute]

As with the other two I prefer the left hand horse. The blending is excellent.

[Too Bo Coo]

Long time no SAGA painting... But my next point of Anglo-Dane Hearthguard finally done!  One left to go!

[Mason]

Cracking work.