Kato's horse is finished

[Roc]

Hey guys it's been a busy month at work, finally finished the horse except for the animal skin under the saddle and a few touch ups here and there.

This is a picture of my boss, horse's ass of the month :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Roc.

 

[Jason W.]

Looks great, Roc! Sorry for not following this thread but do you undercoat w/ acrylics? Your oil finish looks very rich in tone. Well done!

Jason

 

[Roc]

Hello Jason, thanks for the kind words, glad you like the way it turned out.
I do undercoat in acrylics, I use Delta Creamcoat acrylics, .89 cents for 2 oz..

Cheers
Roc.

 

[Christos]

Looks very good Rocco!
best regards
christos

 

[megroot]

Great work Rocco,
Waiting for the next pictures.

marc

 

[itifonhom]

Looks very good, I like the natural shine of mane and tail, what did you used to get that? Varnish or it´s just the oils shine? Nice done Rocco,

Anastasios.

 

[diosytexas]

hi roc. great stuff. is the leather effect on the saddle painted in oils. dave.

 

[Figure Mad]

Hi Roc

Now thats looking great, well worth the time and effort of getting things right, great shading on the horses muscular make up...

Dave

 

[Normo]

Hi Rocco
Looking good

I would really think about inserting a thin nail or a metal spike into one of the horses legs to attach it to the base to give it strength as He stands on only 2 out of the 4 feet and mine leaned over quite a bit after a while despite having a longer nail inserted into one of the legs and it was quite tricky to repair
Just a thought, it will be easier now than later

Apart from that it is looking very good

That takes care of the easy bit! Now for the figure...............

Cheers

John

 

[Roc]

Christos, thanks for following the step by step and for all the encouragement.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

Thanks Marc, I just began the Samurai, as soon as a get a chance I'll show my progress,

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

Anastasios., thanks for the kind words.
To achieve the sheen on the mane and tail, I adde a few drops of Llinseed oil to the mixture.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

Dave, thanks,the saddle as well as the rest of the horse was painted in Windsor Newton oils.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

Dave , my friend, thank you, I appreciate all your help and encouragement.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

John , thanks for the advice, that's a very good idea.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Sambaman]

Very nice Rocco! Can't wait to see him come together!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Roc]

Jay thanks, slowly but surely he will come together.

Cheers
Roc.

 

[John Bowery]

Rocco,
Very nicely done. I like the colour of the Saddle.
Cheers
John

 

[Roc]

John, thanks buddy, much appreciated.

Cheers
Roc.

 

[maui]

Ciao Rocco,
la pittura del cavallo mi piace molto.
Per quanto riguarda le rifiniture rosse sono già pronte così?
Se si, io personalmente lavorerei sui chiaro-scuri del rosso accentuando le diversità tra luci e ombre.
Oh! intendiamoci sono gusti personali.
Aspetto di vedere il pezzo completato.
Nonostante siano passati diversi anni, devo dire che la serie dei samurai P.M.
è enz'altro sempre di altissimo livello.
E pensare che qualche anno fà scambiai il generale seduto Kato.... con qualcos'altro. Mha!...che stronz...
ciao
maui

P.S.
Io ho il kit: SH1 Saxon Housecarle c.1066
ma per caso è il primo kit delle Poste Militaire