Author Topic: Ancient Skirmish (Read 22414 times)

Nord · « **Reply #60 on:** October 09, 2015, 10:03:28 AM »

Yep, like these, the shields add a little something for me, great painting.

DonVoss · « **Reply #61 on:** October 14, 2015, 01:52:22 PM »

Thank you all gents, for your encouraging comments....

Last friday I got my cathage-minis from victrix and spray a little paint over the first few on the weekend.
The box is really cool.Perhaps the hoplites are alittle static, but over all brillint minis with crips detail...

Close up of the vets.

The hopliets.

And the general. Mainly, basic colour, Wash and 1 or 2 highlights....
Not for the cabinatt but for gaming...

...and a rare viewof the hoplites...

So I got now 12 points for lion rampant, a long way to go...
But some small skirmishes should be possible.

Cheers,
Don

Lt. Hazel · « **Reply #62 on:** October 14, 2015, 07:28:31 PM »

What the funk....Those shields are outstanding

I am Green with Envy now.
Cheers
Jan

Mad Doc Morris · « **Reply #63 on:** October 14, 2015, 07:34:44 PM »

Wow, sir, that's some seriously good brushwork.

Those freehands are marvellous eye-catchers. Asking as a mere adept of this art: Do you have any advice on brush sizes and choice/range of colours? Do you use outline the designs beforehand or do you paint them straight onto the shields?

Also, you're right, these Victrix chaps look very decent. For plastics.

Gibby · « **Reply #64 on:** October 14, 2015, 08:48:13 PM »

Wow! These are beautifully painted. I have this set of Carthaginians and I really like them. I also have the Romans in pectoral armour. I have a very keen interest in the Punic Wars but sometimes it takes a thread like this to get the inspiration flowing again!

commissarmoody · « **Reply #65 on:** October 14, 2015, 08:48:25 PM »

Very nice! I really need to paint up mine now. You also need to post up how the units represent in your Lion Rampart line up.
Also can we get some close ups of the javelin men?

tyrionhalfman · « **Reply #66 on:** October 14, 2015, 10:49:50 PM »

Really nicely painted thanks for sharing

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #67 on:** October 16, 2015, 09:07:40 AM »

Awesoe shields, Don Voss, I'm totally in awe

And all that dirty look of the guys works very nicely!

Captain Blood · « **Reply #68 on:** October 16, 2015, 09:26:47 AM »

They are static, but they also look brilliant. The shields are fabulous

Mithridates1 · « **Reply #69 on:** October 16, 2015, 10:21:04 PM »

Inspiring work - gives me some good ideas (when I get around to painting my Victrix chaps).

DonVoss · « **Reply #70 on:** October 17, 2015, 09:14:50 AM »

Thanx for the comments...

Here for the comissar a close up of the javeline men. I wasn't too happy with them, so I try to hide them in the background. Did a bit of painting last night...sohere they are.

Bit of fantasy with the white paint...

@Shield design
I started in most cases with a silhouette, then washed it and added a few details. With some I got taken away and added too much details and depth, so they looked are more then an illustration the a sign...

Cheers,
Don

commissarmoody · « **Reply #71 on:** October 17, 2015, 09:29:02 AM »

Looks great to me, and what's to say that they didn't wear paint like that. Excavations of graves and other period art shows that it was popular for Carthaginians to wear red paint in intricate patterns all over their bodies. Hell the Iberians where known to put a black paint on there arms for added protection against cuts and infections.

Skipp · « **Reply #72 on:** October 17, 2015, 09:37:36 AM »

Quote from: DonVoss on May 22, 2015, 10:17:40 AM

Nice stuff all round Don, I am particularly interested in that bronze idol - who makes that?

DonVoss · « **Reply #73 on:** October 17, 2015, 10:39:26 AM »

@skippp

Got it from miniaturicum...

http://www.miniaturicum.de/product_info.php?products_id=12403

@commissar
Thats great news...

Thanx,
Don

pocoloco · « **Reply #74 on:** October 17, 2015, 11:21:07 AM »

Dunno how I missed this thread before but so happy to have found it now! Awesome paint job on all of the minis, I can only wish I could reach such "table-top stantard" some day

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