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snagy

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Re: Charles the Bold Army
« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2015, 11:55:56 AM »
Thank you Glen!
Any further experiences - also from other comrades of the club - would be welcome.
Best regards-
sandor

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« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2015, 11:42:02 AM »
They came out well, Eric, but do straighten the lances on the horseman.  :o  I like the way the cannon piece came out; it's a great vignette.


Over the last few (ok, maybe more than a few) years, I've taken to sanding out any roughness on the armor and blades on metal figures, then polishing them with a motor-tool and jewelers rouge. They're then stained with a mix of black and dark brown and/or dark blue oils. Additional highlights are burnished in the the side of a needle (old trick). 54mm and larger figures are fairly easy, but smaller figures can be more problematic if the detail gets tight.


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Glen

snagy

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« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2015, 09:28:41 AM »
Thank you Eric, for the description.
If you don't mind I take your advices and I shall try this way ...
Best regards-
Sandor

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« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2015, 09:02:02 AM »

Hi SandorAfter having used oil to paint metals I went back to a mix between oil and  metallic paints some time ago
I now paint on the bare metal
I first place the shadows with a melt of ultramarine blue, alizarine carmine and payne grey as a lavis
I let it dry a little then comes back to deepen the shadows by addition of black
I can do this several times until I am satidfied
At the end I add highlights with metallic paints
I will try a SBS next time
Eric

snagy

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« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2015, 08:53:15 AM »
Very nice work, Eric!
May I ask whether you use different shades of grey to represent the steel armor plates or you used silver-metal paint?
A tutorial set of photos of the headway would be useful - just like you have documented the progress in case of your Sobieski-figure.
Thank you!
Best regards-
sandor

Roger

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« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2015, 07:22:45 AM »
Class painting Eric, these do look good.
Roger Newsome.
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Bedale, North Yorkshire.

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« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2015, 05:13:54 AM »
Two new ones
A burgundian standard bearer and a fight for the gun

Hannibal

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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2015, 05:45:06 AM »
Real magnificent, Eric, an inspiration for the flats I acquired in Kulmbach!!!
Michel
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Men are a bit like God: everything they can do, they do it. Or they will do it.  (Jean d'Ormesson)

errant49

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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2015, 05:27:30 AM »
Two more figures

errant49

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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2015, 02:58:04 AM »
Hi Ray and Michel, there are bigger pictures there
http://www.intflatfigures.org/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;u=5ay
Eric

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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2015, 01:36:40 AM »
Very impressive !!!!! but indeed, too small picture to appreciate the level of détails and hughe work accomplished, thank you Eric!!
Michel
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Men are a bit like God: everything they can do, they do it. Or they will do it.  (Jean d'Ormesson)

nmrocks

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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2015, 10:19:54 PM »
Another great work Eric, would like to see some small groups in pictures so my old eyes can enjoy the detail.  :)
Ray

snagy

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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2015, 12:22:17 PM »
That's the high English.
san d'or

errant49

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Re: Charles the Bold Army
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2015, 11:15:52 AM »
Hi Marko
No slacking when flats are involved  ;) ;)
Eric

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Re: Charles the Bold Army
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2015, 11:13:50 AM »
Hi Jerry
I know this site
They also isuued a book i bought some time ago
Eric