La Hire, Battle of Patay, 1429 (Young Miniatures)

[arj]

Hi Folks,

This is my last for 2020.
It is Young Miniatures’ bust of La Hire at the battle of Patay, 1429.



I was rather intrigued by Brian’s method of painting plate armour, so I tried it out on the helmet, and was very satisfied with the result.

You can find his method in the following post (thank you Brian):-
https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/90mm-man-at-arms.283325/#post-1104748

Needless to say, I continued with the main armour in like manner. My only change was that I used toilet paper instead of kitchen paper towel.

For the mail I reverted to my usual oils. The base coat was silver printers ink (El Greco) mixed with Cerulean blue and Mars black, until it looked like steel; followed by a wash of Van Dyke brown; highlighted with a very dry brush of silver printers ink; and a final wash of the Van Dyke brown to tone it all down. All these stages took a few days to allow paints to dry.

Straps were Humbrol leather with an oil wash of burnt umber. I also used the El Greco bronze printers ink for the buckles.

The axe head was painted in the three Dark Star steels; while the handle was Humbrol wood with a wash of sepia oil.

The face was oils over Humbrol enamel.


If anyone is unaware, this bust was based on Richard Ridings portrayal of La Hire (Etienne de Vignolles) in the film The Messenger:The Story of Joan of Arc (1999).

Cheers and a Happy New Year to all,
Andrew

 

[Dimonikus]

Superb paintjob!

 

[tiberius57]

Beautifully done!

Cheers,
Zeno

 

[Babelfish]

Very nice Andrew. I don't usually bother with "Hollywood" pieces, but there are exceptions to every rule and this is such a characterful piece that I painted it up myself a few years back.

- Steve

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent paintwork again Andrew

Mobo

 

[Nap]

Hi Andrew

Great to see a piece from you , those metallics really work well on this , nice work on the leather and the wood shaft
Nice mouth work as well

Never painted this but it certainly has as Steve says character

Don't forget FOTM entry and of course we have a new version from January

We will still continue to run a Vignettes & Diorama comp as well twice yearly

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[arj]

Superb paintjob!

Thank you for your kind comment Dmitriy.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Beautifully done!

Cheers,
Zeno

Thank you for looking and taking the time to comment Zeno.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Very nice Andrew. I don't usually bother with "Hollywood" pieces, but there are exceptions to every rule and this is such a characterful piece that I painted it up myself a few years back.

- Steve

Thank you Steve.
I've liked this bust since it came out, but only very recently decided to add it to other items I was getting from Historex Agents.
Brian's painting method for armour is excellent, and helped me to get a better result than I otherwise would have achieved.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Excellent paintwork again Andrew

Mobo

Thank you Mobo.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Hi Andrew

Great to see a piece from you , those metallics really work well on this , nice work on the leather and the wood shaft
Nice mouth work as well

Never painted this but it certainly has as Steve says character

Don't forget FOTM entry and of course we have a new version from January

We will still continue to run a Vignettes & Diorama comp as well twice yearly

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

I'm pleased you liked him Kevin.
I may be an old dog, but I'm always prepared to learn 'new tricks', particularly if they involve oils.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Nap]

I'm pleased you liked him Kevin.
I may be an old dog, but I'm always prepared to learn 'new tricks', particularly if they involve oils.

Cheers,
Andrew

Look forward to hopefully seeing it close up in 21 !

Not so much the old dog I think ...everyone can learn something

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Sven]

What a wonderful way to finish this painting year. Very well done!

 

[Airkid]

Excellent work Andrew, on what must have proved to be a real winner for Young Miniatures. I watched the movie you quote, but somehow never made the connection (old dog's memory, no doubt). Hope to catch up with you somewhere on the circuit this year, fingers crossed!

Phil

 

[samson]

Looks great

 

[arj]

What a wonderful way to finish this painting year. Very well done!

Thank you very much for your kind comment Sven.
This one rounded off a reasonably productive year.

So I've pooled them together and wish you and everyone on PF all the very best for 2021.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Excellent work Andrew, on what must have proved to be a real winner for Young Miniatures. I watched the movie you quote, but somehow never made the connection (old dog's memory, no doubt). Hope to catch up with you somewhere on the circuit this year, fingers crossed!

Phil

Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment Phil.
Hopefully, the shows will restart sometime, but I'm not holding my breath.
I seem to remember Hancock muttering something about Easter, but that just made me reach for the bag of salt.
Our Plymouth show is scheduled for 26 June. Whether it goes ahead is anyone's guess.
Currently, my fingers are crossed for Bugle Call in November.
I look forward to meeting up in due course.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Looks great

Thank you Rob.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Cannonball]

Lovely finish to this Andrew. Like what you’ve done with the armour and a great piece to see out the year.

Neal

 

[Wayneb]

Super paintwork Andrew.....I painted this one a number of years ago.....I changed the title a little and called it "Battle of Fatay". Fun to paint but could never take it too serious....Keep up the good work.

Wayne