Tuesday 14 April 2020

Another week, another knight

I've taken a liking to these mounted Men at Arms. Admittedly, I'm not churning them out at anything more than a snail's pace but I guess the reason is there for all to see. As usual, the figure is from Front Rank's excellent Hundred Years War 28mm range.  The pictures have been taken with a low exposure setting on purpose as the caparison detailing seemed to come out better this way, so I apologise if certain other parts of the figure are a bit darker than would normally be expected.













I have to say I really enjoyed painting this figure but painting the rampant lions on the right (dexter) side of the figure was a pain in the beginning as they are essentially mirror images of the ones on the left which were the first ones to be painted.  Once I got the hang of it, it was fine though.

I am cross posting this one on the The Analogue Hobbies Quarantine Challenge.

Hope you like it and take care y'all.
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18 comments:

  1. Norm14 April 2020 at 21:40

    That is amazing Mike!

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  2. Jonathan Freitag15 April 2020 at 01:09

    You continue to outdo yourself, Mike! Gorgeous work. Even as I look closely, I am not sure I believe my eyes. Impossible, I think! A masterpiece, for sure.

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    1. Mike Vella15 April 2020 at 08:34

      Masterpiece? You’re too kind Jonathan. Much better works out there. Even as I look at the pics I realise the lower part of the lance is smudged is places and needs adjusting.......(sigh!)

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    2. Stew15 April 2020 at 16:35

      Yeah, I was gonna mention that but I didn’t want to be rude...but now that we’re talking about glaring mistakes, one of the stripes on the lance is also a half a millimeter too wide compared to the others...

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    3. Mike Vella15 April 2020 at 17:11

      Thanks for pointing that out Stew. Now where did I leave that micrometer...? :)

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    4. Jonathan Freitag15 April 2020 at 18:02

      Lance stripes look perfect to me!

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    5. Mike Vella15 April 2020 at 21:52

      If you look at the fourth pic, the dividing lines of the second and third stripes are a bit smudged at the bottom. Won't take much to fix. Most probably they're not too visible to the naked eye but digital photography is merciless.

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  3. Phil15 April 2020 at 08:28

    Gorgeous knight, most impressive details...Outstanding work Mike!😍😍😍

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    1. Mike Vella15 April 2020 at 08:36

      Thanks a lot Phil. I really enjoyed painting this one. Highlighting black is a bit of a bitch though......

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  4. Bluewillow15 April 2020 at 09:03

    Beautiful brushwork Mike, really lovely addition to the collection.

    Cheers
    Matt

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    1. Mike Vella15 April 2020 at 09:54

      Thanks a million Matt. I keep saying to myself I will use these figures for Lion Rampant and such but realistically I wouldn't want to risk damaging them on the table.

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  5. Stew15 April 2020 at 16:28

    Wow! Super impressive and gorgeous. Really well done! Can’t say enough. 😀

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    1. Mike Vella15 April 2020 at 17:09

      Thank you so much Stew. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.....:)

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  6. Daniel Moreno15 April 2020 at 22:37

    That's hawt!

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  7. DeanM16 April 2020 at 00:13

    Simply stunning, Mike! Your artistry is unsurpassed and the heraldry a fine canvas. BTW, I do like that klappvisor bascinet too.

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    1. Mike Vella16 April 2020 at 00:19

      “Unsurpassed” puts a heavy weight on my shoulders Dean - thank you very much for your kind words. One of the reasons I love FR is because they make a wide variety of armour types, especially headgear. Apart from being lovely sculpts, that is!

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