WIP Grenadier of the Royal Guard - Kingdom of Naples

[JGREEN]

I'm currently working on this well-known masterpiece from Romeo. It's been around the top of my to-do list for years now. One of the things that's held me back was the intimidating flag and the text that must be painted freehand. Knowing it would be tough, I decided to get it out of the way first. It was probably the most challenging task I've faced on a figure, but I'm happy with how it turned out. Now it's all downhill from here! Sorry the pic is a bit blurry, I was holding the flag as I photographed it. Thanks for looking! More to follow . . .

Jason

 

[BigDaddy]

Great job. You nailed it.
I just looked this figure up- and it's 54mm!! My aching eyes. Outstanding brother-
Matt

 

[Nap]

Great work on the flag Jason

Looking forward to seeing more

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[Chrisr]

WOW!! You must have great patience and an incredibly steady hand. Excellent work. Congratulations.

Chris

 

[sd0324]

Strong work Jason, looks very good.



Steve Deyo

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Don't you feel sure you are going to screw up the last letter when painting something like this? I do.

Amazing job. Congrats

Colin

 

[Paul Kernan]

No worries there, Jason. You nailed it, mate

 

[MarquisMini]

You did an out of this world job on the flag Jason.
Cheers!!

 

[Mike Stevens]

Looking good bro! Like the man said "strong effort"!

Mike

 

[smudger1960]

That is some piece of painting mate,it's a beautiful piece of work

 

[Michaelminiatures]

Perfect great job!

 

[Piotr Gonczarek]

Superb.
Cheers,Peter

 

[JGREEN]

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Jason

 

[Jeff T]

Just incredible Jason!

The checkers alone are amazing, let alone the text, especially 54mm.

Amazing talent!

Cheer's,
Jeff.

 

[megroot]

Perfect, and the checkers are so equal. Perfect work.

Marc

 

[NickM]

You've painted that perfectly, Jason. The way you've shaded/highlighted the wreath and checkers on the flag is beautiful. The text is outstanding too.

 

[Lasalle]

Wow! Fantastic! Great work

Andrea

 

[DEL]

Well Jason whether or not it was a masterpiece before it's certainly heading that way now.
Genuinely stunning work
Bravo
Derek

 

[OldTaff]

I think a lot of us shy away from standards, especially in 54mm, but you've bitten the bullet and scored a bullseye. Well done[ please excuse mixed metaphors]

 

[John Belcher]

Stunning painting Jason. Just love it
John.