I'm back (in white)

[DaddyO]

Evening everyone after a bit of a mojo collapse and a brief dalliance with 'proper' aeroplanes (those with more than one wing) I was perked up by Nap and the general level of enthusiam shown by visitors and traders at the recent Yeovil model show

After getting bogged down with a couple of busts I decided to pick something nice and simple (!) and this one from right at the bottom of the grey army in called to me. It is of course an all time classic produced by Poste Militaire of a 16 Century Muscovite Rindi. Originally sculpted by Mike Good (I think) and cast in white metal for that 'traditional model figure feel'. My copy had some bad pitting and needed a fair bit of polishing and smoothing with putty before I could slap on the primer. Despite this I was able to wrap the whole thing up in just under a week of spare time; the paint just seemed to flow along . . .

I remembered a certain gentleman from Sweden had done a rather nice version of this figure with a white (rather than the instructed red) coat and of course I couldn't resist a smattering of snow on the frozen ground to round it off
(I even remembered to take a couple of in progress shots along the way)

Painting was in acrylics as usual with another of Richard's (Oakwood) bases and it's good to go in the cabinet.

Next up something from a slightly warmer climate . . . .
Cheers
Paul

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Fantastic job

Mobo

 

[housecarl]

I thought it was by a certain gentleman from Sweden.
Excellent work.

 

[DaddyO]

Thank you gents

'I thought it was by a certain gentleman from Sweden.' - Most flattering comment of the day goes to . . . . .Housecarl ! (Cheers mate)

 

[Joe55]

Been quite a while since I've seen this figure done up. Nonetheless, yours is a real looker !

Joe

 

[Edorta]

Great work with the white tones, especially the fur cap. This classic, by Mike good. The catalogue reference give us a clue: MG1. The original base had a carpet piece on the floor.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[Nap]

Hiya Leggy

You don't make it easy do you ! ...all white a la Mr Blank ......and in under a week .......and a lovely job on a classic figure from PM

Look forward to seeing this and a lot others ( planey things ) at Bugle Call ....going to need a bigger table for PF display !

Do think about entering FOTM as well

Thanks for sharing ...."Bogged down in busts" ........we need to talk ...LOL

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Ferris]

What a comeback Paul. Love your painting of this one!

Adrian

 

[DaddyO]

Been quite a while since I've seen this figure done up. Nonetheless, yours is a real looker !

Joe

Thanks Joe.
I had sort of begun to move onto other things when it first appeared and I didn't really appreciate what a cracker it is - glad you like it

Great work with the white tones, especially the fur cap. This classic, by Mike good. The catalogue reference give us a clue: MG1. The original base had a carpet piece on the floor.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

Cheers Edorta.
You've a sharp memory about the base and, of course, you're right about the cat. reference being a clue.

Hiya Leggy

You don't make it easy do you ! ...all white a la Mr Blank ......and in under a week .......and a lovely job on a classic figure from PM

Look forward to seeing this and a lot others ( planey things ) at Bugle Call ....going to need a bigger table for PF display !

Do think about entering FOTM as well

Thanks for sharing ...."Bogged down in busts" ........we need to talk ...LOL

Happy benchtime

Nap

Hiya matey glad you approve I'll bring him along to BC with a couple of others so you can have a closer look.

He, he - I like the phrase 'Bogged down in busts' catch up soon

What a comeback Paul. Love your painting of this one!

Adrian

Thanks Adrian. Sometimes the paint just flows along and before you know where you are it's finished.

 

[Edward]

Lovely work. I've always liked this figure and you've done a great job.

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice work on the whites mate look forward to seeing this at Bugle call.

 

[DaddyO]

Thank you Edward and Bob - appreciate your support

 

[Giwe]

Beautiful work!

 

[Scott Sheltz]

Excellent paint work!

 

[Mike the Swede]

Great painting my friend! Being real monochrome figure with very few details, it is all about the painting, and that´s what 'I love about this figure.
And being a Mike Good sculpture the sculpting quality is indeed the very best.
A certain gentleman from Sweden

 

[Oda]

As handsome as it can get.Top class painting.

Oda.

 

[DaddyO]

Beautiful work!

Cheers matey

Excellent paint work!

Thanks Scott - glad you like him

Great painting my friend! Being real monochrome figure with very few details, it is all about the painting, and that´s what 'I love about this figure.
And being a Mike Good sculpture the sculpting quality is indeed the very best.
A certain gentleman from Sweden

Thank you indeed Mike.
It's a lovely figure to paint which always makes painting a real pleasure. Look forward to catching up again sometime

As handsome as it can get.Top class painting.

Oda.

Thank you kindly Oda. Pleased with how this one turned out and he certainly stands out inthe cabinet (which has no lights)

 

[Jimbo]

He looks good Paul, nice work
I've hit bit of a mojo block myself so hope to catch up at Bugle Call
Cheers
Jim

 

[DaddyO]

He looks good Paul, nice work
I've hit bit of a mojo block myself so hope to catch up at Bugle Call
Cheers
Jim

Cheers Jim
It's a bugger when the old mojo takes a nosedive, but nice when it comes back. I've given up fretting about it and just enjoy it when it's around and do all the mundane stuff at other times.
Look forward to catching up again at BC

 

[Osebor]

Great comeback!