Wednesday 15 January 2020

Hyborian goodness .


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 .







12 comments:

  1. Love them Tony, they have such style and jump out of the photo at you.

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    1. You have to be fairly bold with the colours I think because of the figure being 2D .

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  2. Lovely figures and splendid painting.

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    1. The figures have a certain style that 3D figures don't capture .

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  3. Really 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.

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    1. Yes originally I simply forgot to paint it but your right it does enhance them .

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  4. Wonderful photos Tony - great painting too.

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    1. Thank you , photography is a bit hitty missy with me , sometimes I take a good photo- sometimes not .

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  5. Lovely looking toys Tony...
    I 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

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    1. 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 .

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  6. I'm glad you enjoy painting them as I enjoy looking at them!

    (but "Get thee behind me!" )

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    1. They take a lot longer to get right , a bit fiddly but I do like them .

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