Scythian King

[DaddyO]

Thanks guys
Made some progress over the last few days on Atheas who's now almost finished. I'll give him the once over later and take some pictures.

Next big decision will be the horse colour - I'd originally thought to paint it a dark bay similar to the illustration in the Osprey book thinking that would show off the bronze decorations nicely, but I'm now wondering about a lighter colour or something similar to an original steppes horse which is more interesting visually
Cheers
Paul

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

Look forward to the pics later

I like the variation in colour on the steppe horse , will add more interest to the piece as the figure isn't actually on it

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[DaddyO]

Hi Paul

Look forward to the pics later

I like the variation in colour on the steppe horse , will add more interest to the piece as the figure isn't actually on it

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

Exactly my thinking The saddle itself isn't very interesting and that leaves a lot of horse rump which is basically just dark brown at the back of the base . . .

 

[Nap]

Exactly my thinking The saddle itself isn't very interesting and that leaves a lot of horse rump which is basically just dark brown at the back of the base . . .

Oooohhhh you don't want a big rump ...lol

Look forward to the painting on it

Nap

 

[DaddyO]

Oooohhhh you don't want a big rump ...lol

Nap

Definitely not Kev

Anyway I've sat my (tiny little) bottom down and taken a few pics so you can see how this fella looks at this stage

Off to look at his mount now . . .
Cheers
Paul

 

[Nap]

Hi TLB

That is looking really good , the Reds especially , not too mch gold then !

Like the armour and leatherwork

Like the whip .....NO!! NO!!!..........the one in his hand ....nice candy stripe

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[DaddyO]

Hi TLB

That is looking really good , the Reds especially , not too mch gold then !

Like the armour and leatherwork

Like the whip .....NO!! NO!!!..........the one in his hand ....nice candy stripe

Happy benchtime

Nap

Cheers mate (I'll not mention the whip thing), but I liked the striped pole.

Photo's not the best, but give you an idea - I might make a couple of adjustments when he's based up with his Nag
Toodlepip
Paul

 

[arj]

He's looking very good Paul.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Nag with all your frills and fancies.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[DaddyO]

Morning all - managed to squeeze in quite a bit of modelling time (well painting anyway) this week so I'm calling the horse finished for the moment.

Here's a coupe of pictures to give you a flavour (slightly blurry - sorry)

I originally painted the horse in the buff/sand/black colours of the typical 'Steppes' pony and it looked completely wrong So I repainted in the dark bay with dark legs shown which fits the colour scheme I had in mind first. (I did keep the dorsal stripe which is so typical of ancient breeds though)
I decorated the sheet plastic face decorations with thinned gesso to build up some texture (Nearly went cross eyed doing this even with my close up lens - I have no idea how professional sculptors manage)
Once the base is made up I'll add the reins and I've even got a few of the decorations left over.

Stay safe
Paul

 

[Nap]

Hi there Leggy

'Ere you done a 'orse ......nice mate ...like the dangly bits

Going to look good with the figure ....wondering about the groundwork your going for ?

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[DaddyO]

Hi there Leggy

'Ere you done a 'orse ......nice mate ...like the dangly bits

Going to look good with the figure ....wondering about the groundwork your going for ?

Happy benchtime

Nap

Cheers Bud - Pretty happy how it turned out in the end.
Debating about the groundwork, but I'll probably go for something simple with some steppes grass broken up by a rock or two.

Toodelpip
Paul

 

[Viking Bob]

Hello Paul,
Caught up again, I like the work you have done on this figure, looking very good I must say, Very colourful too.

 

[Oda]

Getting more handsome with each post!

Oda.

 

[DaddyO]

Thanks both
I haven't really felt in the mood to get this based up for the last few days (although I've made up the base and shaped the DAS that's as far as I've got)
I'll get back to it hopefully later this week
Cheers
Paul

 

[amarok1969]

Hi Paul,
Desperately.... waiting for the end.

 

[DaddyO]

Hi Paul,
Desperately.... waiting for the end.

You and me both amarok

 

[Bob Orr]

Lovely modelling and painting. They look good together and the changes to the figure have really paid off

 

[arj]

A frilly and fancy nag, if ever I saw one.
Nicely done Paul.
I look forward to seeing the horse and rider together.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Nap]

You and me both amarok

And me !

Going to look good mate

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[DaddyO]

Thank you gents. Put the finishing touches on this morning and have taken a few pics now

Base is one of Richard's (Oakwood) and DAS groundwork was painted first then dried ground up compost added before highlighting. and shading. After downloading various images of the Steppes I chose one I liked and blended three types of static grass to give the right colour. Final touch was to add a few extra long grass clumps and stems. (As always I found that PVA or static grass have a few shiny bits so I gave the ground a light coat of matt acrylic lacquer just to kill them a bit)

Nice to get this fella wrapped up at last. I'll also post a couple of other pics in the completed section.

Stay safe folks
Paul