Been finishing off some more of the 30mm flats I've bought in , these were originally Etruscans and had a very basic 'factory' paint job. They have fought a couple of battles in their original paint but now I've retouched them given a bit of shading to the colours , added Officers and they are now the 2nd Gwalur Infantry .
These are a warband of fierce Cimmerian warriors , mercenaries who will fight for the highest bidder, they were rather plainly painted so I've added stripes and cheques and given a bit of variety to their shields . .
Here is their Commander , rather an odd figure armed with a bow (?).
Finally got the remaining figures done for the Fort Ghori Horse , here we see a patrol charging past a couple of senior Officers . Again this unit has fought in it's basic paint job , but now I've added shading to the horses and flowing cloaks .
The figure on the left I've painted from scratch , the one on the right has been revamped adding small details to the horse trappings and helmet and armour . I enjoy painting these flats , very therapeutic and different from the normal round figures I usually paint .
Love them Tony, they have such style and jump out of the photo at you.
ReplyDeleteYou have to be fairly bold with the colours I think because of the figure being 2D .
DeleteLovely figures and splendid painting.
ReplyDeleteThe figures have a certain style that 3D figures don't capture .
DeleteReally nice paintwork, well done. Another small thing that sets the figure off is the brown edge of the base, not sure how, but it gives them a vintage look.
ReplyDeleteYes originally I simply forgot to paint it but your right it does enhance them .
DeleteWonderful photos Tony - great painting too.
ReplyDeleteThank you , photography is a bit hitty missy with me , sometimes I take a good photo- sometimes not .
DeleteLovely looking toys Tony...
ReplyDeleteI have a set of 20 Egyptian archers sitting in a box ... I am very tempted to see what they look like with some paint on them... of course that me be the edge of a very slippery slope.... :-)
All the best. Aly
I've been undercoating mine brown to help define the figures , I found black a bit to dark . I enjoy painting them , a different technique to my ordinary style .
DeleteI'm glad you enjoy painting them as I enjoy looking at them!
ReplyDelete(but "Get thee behind me!" )
They take a lot longer to get right , a bit fiddly but I do like them .
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