Completed Varangian guard 75mm

[Venko]

Starting this impressive guy with the metal painting.
Vallejo Metal color is great for base painting of metal, because it covers very well in one stroke and is thin out of the bottle. Steel for the base, drybrush with Silver for highlighting the chains. Drybrush Scale75 Trash metal for tonal variation and AK Silver for highlighting the rivets, because it is very light (lighter than Vallejo silver).







Cheers!

 

[Nap]

Hi there

That's a lot of metalwork, coming along nicely as well , will you add any rust effect?

Who released the figure ?

Looking forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Venko]

Hi there

That's a lot of metalwork, coming along nicely as well , will you add any rust effect?

Who released the figure ?

Looking forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

Hi, not sure for the rust, the figure is from Georgi again, I made a review I think

Cheers!

 

[Redcap]

Really nice metal work and a good start.

The cuirass and whatever those things are on the hands are unusual; what ( East Europe Viking / Varangian Guard?) reference is the figure based upon, as it's not like any I have seen before?

Gary

 

[Venko]

Really nice metal work and a good start.

The cuirass and whatever those things are on the hands are unusual; what ( East Europe Viking / Varangian Guard?) reference is the figure based upon, as it's not like any I have seen before?

Gary

This is the sculptor vision of the Varangian, I think there is a reenactor dressed like this. Leather cuirass was not unusual, as for the hands protectors-we will never know exactly, because leather cannot preserve through the ages, but I've seen drawings with similar (if not the same) protection.

 

[Ryan_bg]

This is the picture I have used as reference



Georgi

 

[Venko]

Painting the cloth and leather equipment, I will add satin varnish over the leather later, after finishing the effects

 

[Venko]

Assembling the hands and axes, there is a base, which will paint later

 

[Venko]

Done







Cheers!

 

[Ryan_bg]

Beautiful!

 

[Sergey Popovichenko]

In order for Vallejo Metal Color metallics to show their best, you need to use a black glossy base for them.
By the way, for chain mail it is also good to use a black satin or matte base ....

 

[Sergey Popovichenko]

An example of the coloring of metal with the use of AK True Metal

 

[Venko]

Thanks for the tutorial, Sergey, I may try those AK true metallics

 

[KenBoyle]

Wonderful work!

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Nap]

Wonderful work!

Cheers,
Ken

Agree there

Think he needs a nice wooden base as well



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Thanks for sharing

Always good to see your artwork , look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Venko]

He deserves a whole vignette

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent work

Mobo