Norman foot soldier 1066

[Tommy Atkins]

Morning everyone! My name is Pete and I am a new 'signed up' member, although I have been a keen visitor to PF for some time. After seeing so much fantastic work I have finally decided to bite the bullet and put my latest piece on here. I am keen to know what you chaps think!
It is my version of the Young Miniatures 1/10 resin bust of a Norman Knight at Hastings. I painted it mostly in Humbrol enamels, with a small amount of Vallejo, printer's inks and Darkstar metallics here and there. I did make a few minor adjustments to mine- the main one being cutting down the nasal bar on the helmet slightly to get a better view of the face. I also added a couple of leather thongs which would have served to tie up the coif when in action, just made from thin strips of lead sheet. I decided to portray him as a foot soldier rather than a knight because of the axe that he is carrying. I have a copy of the Bayeux Tapestry and couldn't see any of the knights pictured there with axes.
I tried to give the helmet an old battered 'painted look' but I'm not too sure about the final result. I really enjoyed making the bust which took ages because I am a very slow painter. Anyway, here he is (my wife has decided to name him Philippe!) and I hope that you like him.

 

[Chrisr]

That is a superb piece of painting. Excellent work. Congratulations.

Chris

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Thank you Chris.

 

[Ferris]

Very nice work Tommy! Sharp painting and subtle blending. And welcome to PF.

Cheers
Adrian

 

[Edward]

Great shading and highlighting

 

[Walks]

Superb...the leather,metal and tunic...superb!

 

[Nap]

Hi there Pete ,

A BG WELCOME to PF and thanks for posting a great version love the leather work and the opening up of the face a bit more , shield looks great

A copy of the tapestry eh ...that's a lot of wall !!!!

Thanks for sharing ( I turned pics for you )

Nap

Have a look at FOTM and pop an entry in ..great prizes ...don't forget to vote for Febs comp !

 

[Geoff Charman]

Very nicely painted Pete (Tommy) I really like him, well done, and welcome.

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nicely painted, superb,

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Thanks for the warm welcome and positive feedback chaps! Next up on the bench is a mounted 54mm resin WW1 German Uhlan.

 

[DEL]

Very fine work Pete. Well done for dirtying the Gambeson correctly
Cheers
Derek

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Thank you Derek. It was a bit of a challenge to weather it without over doing the effect, but I am pleased with how it turned out in the end.

 

[swralph]

Real nice paintwork Pete.

 

[Borek]

Great paint work... Leather is excelent, all aspects of painting is very nice.

Cheers Borek

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Thank you both

 

[clrsgt]

Nicely done and welcome to PF.

 

[arj]

Very nicely painted and weathered Pete.
Welcome to PF. I look forward to seeing more of your work

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[TERRYSOMME1916]

Hi Tommy welcome onboard PF and well done with the Norman bust, he looks great, I have been working on the same bust for ages but have taken a break to work on another figure so that I can refresh my thinking on the Norman before going into the final stages, you have done a good job on it and look forward to seeing more from you in the future.
TERRY

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Thank you Terry Andrew and clrsgt for your positive feedback. The next project is proceeding very slowly...

 

[davidmitchell]

Excellent work Pete look forward to seeing more of your work.


Cheers David