Poste Militaire Miles Legionis

[Blind Pew]

Hello guys, I finished this a while ago but couldn't be bothered to photograph him.

Poste Militaire, so of course, it was a joy to build. Face was awkward as it was inside the helmet, something I always struggle with. Most people would say I struggle anyway.

All comment welcome & thanks as ever.

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent paintwork

Mobo

 

[Chrisr]

Superb painting. An excellent job all round.

Regards
Chris

 

[Henkm]

Looks great!

 

[MCPWilk]

Very nicely done. I find that painting Roman scuta and Medieval heraldry is enough to make anyone go cross-eyed!

Mike

 

[Edward]

Great work!

 

[KenBoyle]

Lovely work! I especially like the shield. Well done.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[arj]

Very nice work.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[1969]

Nice work on a lovely figure.
Steve

 

[Blind Pew]

Thanks as always

 

[Cannonball]

Lovely piece of work. Like the worn look of the shield and the pattern work.

Neal

 

[Nap]

Hi BP

Nice painting , like the shield glad you got round to sharing him

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[David Spencer]

I agree with the points above. Really nice work and well done with the shield.
Interesting how different people experience their painting: I appreciate helmets (& beards) that restrict the visible flesh area, as I find they concentrate the shading and highlights to give a more pronounced finish of light & dark. I like the way he looks middle-aged, incidentally.
What scale?
Understandable about photographing the figure - the hardest part of any project by some distance!

 

[Blind Pew]

Hello and thanks David. He's billed as 70mm which when it brought out, over 25 years ago, was quite unusual.

It varies between castings but in a helmeted face I often start off with the shadows and work towards the light in terms of the skin tones.

And yes, photographing figures is almost another hobby in and of itself!

 

[Slowpainter]

Wonderful figure and paint work. My eyes are drawn to the face and the shield and they both have a weary look of someone far from home. Well done.