Captain Blood's Twilight of Britannia... More Arthurians! (P.26)

[verd]

I'm enjoying watching these come together. Great painting!

[moiterei_1984]

What an amazing painting once again!

[tomrommel1]

very very nice painting indeed I copied your method of not painting Eyes by the way I think that brings much better results!

[Furt]

Wow - so very, very nice! 

[Captain Blood]

Thanks all 

And I noticed you are finally painting eyes   

I think that's a trick of the light, Alex. I promise you I am not painting eyes any more than I ever have done - just dark slits with eyelids

(One day maybe...  )


Meanwhile, here's the standard bearer to complete my second 'hearthguard' unit.

The totem of a giant aurochs' skull mounted as a standard is a straight steal from Lt.Hazel's excellent idea here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=42171.165

Sorry Jan, but you know in England we say 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' (and your thread provided me with a lot of inspiration).

I sculpted the skull from Green Stuff.

I have a few more Musketeer early Saxon figures in prep or on the painting desk already. But there will probably be a bit of a break on this project for a while, as I have a couple of other batches of figures I really have to paint first... 

[Dr DeAth]

oooh, more wargames porn, excellent!

[Silent Invader]

Much loveliness! 

[Mason]

Ooooh!

That's a bit good!
 

I sculpted the skull from Green Stuff.

And so is that.
 

[LeadAsbestos]

Gorgeous!

This thread reminds me, I still have that Salute06 Arthur waiting for you to relent...

[elysium64]

Absolutely beautiful, almost tempting to resurrect my Arthurian project.

[Captain Blood]

Do it Simon 

Gorgeous!

This thread reminds me, I still have that Salute06 Arthur waiting for you to relent...

Yes, by co-incidence, I found my one the other day...
Glad I hung onto it now... Think I will be incorporating the two figures into this project - finally found a use for them 

[syrinx0]

Beautiful work.  The bright crisp clean colors really pop off the screen.

[Nysse]

Amazing stuff! Are those shields done with decals or are you just insanely good at freehanding tiny details?

[Malamute]

That skull is very impressive, you are becoming quite a sculptor. You really need to try your hand at a complete figure soon 

[Captain Blood]

That skull is very impressive, you are becoming quite a sculptor. You really need to try your hand at a complete figure soon 

Sculpting is not a problem. I have no doubt at all that I could turn out passable looking 28mm figure sculpts. The problem at the moment is finding the right armatures... 

Amazing stuff! Are those shields done with decals or are you just insanely good at freehanding tiny details?

Thanks

As mentioned a little higher up the thread. The shileds on the last few figures are a mix of freehand and LBMS decals.
The standard bearer's shield has a decal on it, which I have overpainted and weathered quite a bit to blend the decal into the rest of the shield.

I remain agnostic about decals. For very detailed, intricate or tiny patterns, they are worth the effort for the result.
For block coloured shields or simple patterns with a few bashes and slashes here and there, I actually think it's quicker and more effective to paint your own.