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Specialist Games General Discussion => Modeling & painting => Warmonger Miniatures => Topic started by: forbes on October 12, 2014, 04:42:57 PM

Title: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: forbes on October 12, 2014, 04:42:57 PM

Here's my go at the inaugural Warmonger Miniatures painting comp!

Zwiehanders in all their white goodness

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--AUgd2fcRZs/VDqg1fWZQqI/AAAAAAAAD24/1oNUMnI1tdM/s1152/FullSizeRender.jpg)

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: forbes on October 12, 2014, 04:45:10 PM

With armour and faces done (in some sunshine!)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SBHQHDHpHSc/VDmKvDxV3UI/AAAAAAAAD24/MALKr_KjqSU/s1152/FullSizeRender.jpg)

And with the start of clothing
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DjU9YC4RiWM/VDqg1lVgI5I/AAAAAAAAD24/EdoHFMwlNkc/s1152/FullSizeRender.jpg)
Down to just the 1 unit now as the painting gets fiddly  :o

Not certain with the 'quilted' style arms and legs whether to do these as slashed with colour showing through, or more quilted with just shading in the lower areas?

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: andys on October 12, 2014, 05:45:25 PM

Stripey trousers - nice touch  ;D.

I took one look at that aspect of the figures and realised there was no way these old eyes could tackle anything that fine  :'(.

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: forbes on October 12, 2014, 05:48:57 PM

I only paint the bumps on the model, its the sculptor who really makes these the fine statuettes that they are!

There is a chap with a particularly fine* pair of yellow / red sleeves, but he managed to hide behind the standard bearer!


* even if I do say so myself...

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: Stormwind on October 12, 2014, 06:34:56 PM

I'm not even in my thirties and I have 2 modern lamps on my desk and even then I often find myself squinting at some fine detail or missing a bit of undercoating! =-<

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: forbes on October 12, 2014, 10:43:36 PM

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-U1mWFqF3IVI/VDr1bSN2M8I/AAAAAAAAD3U/Srh8Xs6PpC8/s1152/FullSizeRender.jpg)

More colours added - think I'm about there with most of the colours on the figures, next some highlights and washes. And need to work out what to do with the flag.

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: jchaos79 on October 14, 2014, 09:39:04 PM

good looking!

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: forbes on December 27, 2014, 04:03:17 PM

Better get these finished tonight, and hope for some decent light for a photo tomorrow!!

Can't believe the deadline has come round so quickly. (or that it has taken me 2.5 months to go from nearly finished to finished....)

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: Stormwind on December 27, 2014, 06:47:01 PM

Excellent work with the stripes!

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: forbes on December 28, 2014, 06:04:00 PM

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MWfUihg4H_I/VKBFynspEsI/AAAAAAAAEBY/UF_yheQiyc4/s800/IMG_5841.jpg)

The finished unit - really like these sculpts - loads of detail to look great when painted, but not too fiddly.

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: jchaos79 on December 30, 2014, 11:57:11 AM

So nice, great paintjonb!

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: Stormwind on December 30, 2014, 02:39:51 PM

Looking good!

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: Time of Madness on December 30, 2014, 03:57:25 PM

Nice job! Anyone know how many people entered the painting contest? I was just speaking to the sculptor yesterday and forgot to ask.

Time of Madness

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: forbes on December 30, 2014, 04:36:29 PM

Thanks chaps.

It looks like just 4 entries for Zweihanders and 2 pikes, from counting the WMPC tagged threads.

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: Stormwind on December 30, 2014, 07:53:35 PM

Yes, healthy bit of competition!

Sorry that I didn't enter, ended up busier than I thought I was going to be. =-<

Title: Re: WMPC14 Forbes' Zwiehanders
Post by: andys on December 30, 2014, 09:37:08 PM

Good thing I did mine when I did - I haven't painted anything for about a month now  :(

Must correct that next week  ;)