c.1486 Hungarian Mercenery

[giorgiomalteser]

I started this figure by the great Stefano Borin a few years ago but never actually finished it as I found it too difficult at the time.

Now, a few years on I had another go at it and here is the result which I hope is decent enough

 

[theseeker]

Giorgio,
Beautiful painting and the shield is stunning!
Rocky

 

[housecarl]

Is the shield hand painted Giorgio? A very nice figure.
Carl.

 

[giorgiomalteser]

Is the shield hand painted Giorgio? A very nice figure.
Carl.

Yes Carl with acrylics and then matt varnished. I scanned a Hungarian painting of one of their Saints and reduced it so it can partially fit on the shield and outlined it with pencil. That was the reason I set it aside a few years ago as I must have spent around 2 months painting it in and had to have a break in the end leaving it unfinished

Thank you both for your kind comments.

 

[mikek]

Sir simply stunning particularly the shield what scale is this figure 75mm?

 

[housecarl]

Yes Carl with acrylics and then matt varnished. I scanned a Hungarian painting of one of their Saints and reduced it so it can partially fit on the shield and outlined it with pencil. That was the reason I set it aside a few years ago as I must have spent around 2 months painting it in and had to have a break in the end leaving it unfinished

Thank you both for your kind comments.

It was worth the wait, that is an outstanding bit of brush work.
Carl.

 

[DEL]

Superb, a lot of colour but it woks beautifully
Regards
Derek

 

[megroot]

excellent work
That shield is amazing.

Marc

 

[giorgiomalteser]

Sir simply stunning particularly the shield what scale is this figure 75mm?

It's a 90mm pewter figure and was distributed by White Models. Thank you all once again for your encouragement. I won't be painting a similar shield very soon as I've run out of toothpicks

 

[ubbi]

The shield is really a great work and a lot of hours of patience for it !!
compliments..

stefano

 

[leokc_ng]

The shield is simply amazing, well done!!!

 

[mil-mart]

Giorgio, Superb painting on the shield and great mettalics, what did you use on the helmet? Many thanks for showing.
Cheers Ken

 

[Ulrich]

Giorgio

Thanks for showing. That was my first figure I ever have painted and I "tried" to paint the shield but it is not to compare to yours.

Great work and I like it very much

Ulrich

 

[rheath]

Beautifully done Georgio, a master piece and well worth the wait. RobH.

 

[Black Army]

Great work!

Good to see something from the Hungarian history!

Congrats!

Cheers,
Balázs

 

[giorgiomalteser]

Giorgio, Superb painting on the shield and great mettalics, what did you use on the helmet? Many thanks for showing.
Cheers Ken

Ken, the helmet is metal so all I had to do was polish it, cover it with a mix of black, brown and blue oils, let dry for a few minutes and then remove most of it with a tissue paper.

I think the helmet is one of the best features apart from the shield.

Hungary has a very colorful history and it would be nice to see more figures of this type in my opinion.