Big Dave S Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Right: the decision has been made and aircraft modelling is suspended early this year. Back to the REAL DEAL with the second half of a two-figure set from Pegaso. C14 duel that I am interpreting as I see fit. Figure one has been painted in the La Zouch livery (local boy from my roots, got involved in the Anglo-Scottish wars towards the end of the C13, but I've brought him into the following century, when armour was nicer and he was either dead or an archbishop). Now it's time to build and paint his opponent. Have yet to decide which family to represent; it'll be either Scots or French nobility. Mr Ashby is there in the background. Can't WAIT to dig him out of that Milliput base ... undamaged. The game is on. Just need the swimming pool to reopen, and all will be well. Edited January 30, 2021 by Big Dave S Typo ... and lockdown insanity 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Wooden base varnished. Let construction begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Sticky Sunday fun... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Still assembling the fig. And have yet to come up with a livery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 A few balancing issues at this stage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Needless to say, it WASN'T stuck together with liquid poly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 A bit of scatter grass, now varnished in place. Mail armour washed with the ubiquitous Tamiya Smoke. Minimal filler needed on this beauty. So the next job is a spot of filing (once the varnish dries) and coming up with an identity. For the figure, not me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) ...and the candidate chosen is: Bertrand du Guesclin! Might as well go for the main man (this guy would be in the French front row nowadays, and probably captain the national team). His coat of arms is interesting and I get to paint the tunic white (WHOOP! WHOOP! = no highlighting on that!) Good: now the project can move forward... https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_du_Guesclin I love the Middle Ages. Of course Willem la Zouch and Bertrand du Guesclin didn't meet, but to be honest I'd be an old man by the time I tracked down an encounter of two particular knights during the Hundred Years War - or at least would have finished this duet anyway. The main thing is how it turns out and that this hobby is fun on all levels. Feels good to be working on a figure again. Edited February 2, 2021 by Big Dave S additional info 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Why does nobody make a decent figure of Joan of Arc? Unless someone can correct me on that...? Any fellow Francophiles out there....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) Well, now I start to apply 5 or more coats of matt white to the shield and tunic. Hard to tell in this light, but no.1 is on. Edited February 2, 2021 by Big Dave S 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Up early to apply coat no.2 this morning. Off to work ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Knocked off from site early, as we all had cold wet feet and had done what we came there for. So, white coat no.3 is on, and there should be time to apply no.4 before bedtime. So, that'll leave no's 5 & 6 (if required) tomorrow and open the doors to begin tunic shading on Friday+. There are a few (very few) advantages to lockdown: more home-working allows lunchtime (daylight) painting. This is a happy project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Lots to like about this project, your personal connection, the heraldry research, and a really nice model to paint. Looking forward to following this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Ted said: Lots to like about this project, your personal connection, the heraldry research, and a really nice model to paint. Looking forward to following this. Thanks Ted. It's going to be a slow process, but hopefully the approach this time - starting the shading before applying metallic colours - will make the progress more apparent. As for research: always a pleasure for Middle Ages and Ancients figs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Looking good. Impressed by the detail on the castings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Jb65rams said: Looking good. Impressed by the detail on the castings. This is one of the best-sculpted figs I've seen. Really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 A couple of flesh coats applied too. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyp2015 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Looks quite lifelike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Fifth coat of white applied. That might be it, although my advisors tell me it's far too early to say and that I should continue applying further coats for the next few months .... Or is that something else? Edited February 4, 2021 by Big Dave S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Well, it needed 6 coats of white to get a consistent coverage. Shield may need a seventh. Hopefully start shading those tomorrow+. Probably going to steer the colour scheme around black and white on this one. Time and whims will tell. Currently playing: Edited February 4, 2021 by Big Dave S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Not much likely to be visible, but I started shading the tunic and will continue this weekend. A daylight job. In the conservatory. That should be refreshing when the wind shifts to the east. Rooting for France in the Six Nations... We aren't allowed to talk politics, so that random statement will remain so. Enjoy the weekend, folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Currently playing THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF MUSIC! we are not worthy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) First tone of shading applied to the tunic. In a freezing conservatory, with awful light. So it was a mechanical, methodical affair, painting a line of very (very) pale grey onto a recess, then softening the edges and moving on to the next one. Am now hoping it all worked. Thank god the contrast was minimal: more room for error. Fingers tingling as they thaw now. No photo: too dark. Edited February 6, 2021 by Big Dave S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Another application this morning, of what turned out to be more or less the same shade of pale grey. Never mind. That one's been consolidated and it certainly did no harm. Once it's dried, and my extremities have sensation again (toes currently bathed in hot-aches), the next shade down can be painted. Have made a note on the paper of what this tone was, for later comparison. Still not much to show, photo-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 I'm not convinced anything is really visible in this photo, but the surcoat has had two applications of shading (three below the belt). Absolutely freezing in the conservatory. Had to place wrists firmly on the table yesterday to stop shaking. And now have bright pink fat fingers! 😆They feel sooo warm indoors! Anyway, that's it for toning till next weekend. On to basic colours under the desk lamp during the week: armour, straps, accoutrements, finish getting flesh base colour down. Cheers. (Any electricians out there able to mend my drum kit?) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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