Completed Critique Stampede

[FigureLover]

Hello all,
Finally finished this awesome kit from Frank Miniatures, I was trying to have it done for the Cheif Competition but work got in the way. It is a great kit, that goes together well but needs a bit of clean up, but then again I'm used to Pegaso and Andrea.
I slightly changed the kit by locating the horse and rider away from the cows and replacing the tail with fibers from a rope. The kit is generally painted in Oils but I'm starting to use some Vallejo Acylics for some areas. The base and groundwork are scratch built.
Thanks for looking, and feel free to comment
Ben

 

[FigureLover]

Here are some close ups

 

[jcichon]

Bro, that is some super smooth work! The coat on the horse is fantastic!

 

[Guy]

Awesome work and painting.

 

[Nick Majerus]

Ben,

Great all around work, the rider and horse, and the Longhorns , and the base ground work are just GREAT!! Well done!

Nick

 

[FigureLover]

Jason, Cheers mate, the horse just seamed to paint perfectly, first go, which is unusual, the Longhorns were a bit harder.
Guy, Thanks, I know you like your early American stuff
Nick, I'm glad you like the finished product, I think it all came together nicely
Ben

 

[housecarl]

Beautiful work Ben. I really like what you,ve done with the horse and the longhorns.
Carl.

 

[gothicgeek]

Very nice work on a very nice kit!

thanks for sharing

Mark

 

[mao]

Stunning work Ben

 

[FigureLover]

Hi Carl, Mark and Maurizio, thanks for your comments, very much appreciated.
Ben

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Ben,

Superb work mate. The whole scene really comes together perfectly. Seperating the horse from the cattle was an inspired choice. Bravo.

 

[mil-mart]

Ben, excellent finish and superb painting of the horse and longhorns
Am I right in thinking it's a Carl Reid sculpt.

Cheers Ken

 

[michelangelo]

Very well done Ben!!!

 

[Michael Tse]

Absolutely jaw-dropping work. Great sculpt, great rendition.

 

[Mike S.]

Outstanding work in all respects.

Kudos from a native Texan.

 

[FigureLover]

Hi Tony, thanks for your comments, now to get onto that Pirate again...Hehe
Stralis and Ngai, Glad you like it, I enjoyed putting this one together and painting it.
Mike, here's a salute to your home town, cheers mate.
Ken, to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure who sculpted it as I have thrown the box out, but whoever did deserves credit for a superbly rendered piece. I originally saw this here on PF, and had to have it, something different and I love it
Ben

 

[BarrieHynd]

Ben, excellent finish and superb painting of the horse and longhorns
Am I right in thinking it's a Carl Reid sculpt.

Cheers Ken

Ken you are right, it is a Carl Reid sculpt.

Ben outstanding work allround, the best example i've seen yet.
One day soon i hope to have this kit.
Barrie.

 

[ubbi]

very beautiful !!

cheers

stefano

 

[AJLaFleche]

First one I've seen besides mine...excellent work!

 

[FigureLover]

Thank you Stefano, glad you like it.
AJLaFleche, it is an unusual kit and we are lucky to have one.
Barrie, Thanks for clearing that up, I hope that you get one of your own soon. I see you are from Perth in Scotland, likewise but Perth, Australia
Ben