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Two French Knights - completed pics

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  • From: ON, Canada
Two French Knights - completed pics
Posted by jgeratic on Friday, March 16, 2007 3:57 PM

hi everyone...

Here are a couple figures recently completed and both are 54mm white metal.  Wood bases are from Elisna.

 

The first one is from P.M. MODEL and is entitled "Cavaliere Francese Crociato Sec.XII".   The kit's great helm was kind of disfigured looking so it was replaced with one from Pegaso's assorted helmets package.  Lead foil was added for the strap used to sling the shield from the shoulder and the spear shaft was replaced with a brass rod.  The heraldry on the shield is a decal created from my computer/printer.

The second figure is from PEGASO - French Knight 1415.  An excellently sculptured figure, but the spurs were kind of chunky, so a photo-etch set of western spurs from NIMIX fixed that.  The ermine pattern is created from individual decals, again from the computer/printer.




 

 

 

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Posted by ww2modeler on Friday, March 16, 2007 5:49 PM

Beautiful work, outlasses mine 100/1. Keep up the good work!

David

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Posted by FingersEddie on Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:47 PM
Nice work, 'J'. What is the actual size of the Pegaso figure? Even though it states 54mm, they tend to come in at around 60mm, don't they?!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:47 PM

They both look great !!! Very nice details!

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Posted by Archangel Shooter on Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:23 PM

Beautifully done job there! If you don't mind my asking..what did you use to get the metallic finish? I got the Pegaso 90mm Templar Sgt in last week and will be starting on that kit shortly once I re-stock all the paints.

Scott

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Posted by jgeratic on Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:21 PM
Thanks all for the comments.  
*FingersEddie, you are correct.  Even though the manufactures label the kits as 54mm scale, they are not exactly that.  It is an inconsistent scale to deal with, which would explain why my latest project,  to replace an El Viejo head with a Pegaso doesn't really match well.  I've read somewhere that some sculpters interpret 54mm as the height to top of head while others take the measure only up to the eyes.  In converting to fraction, most equate it to 1/32, while on at least one occasion I've seen it expressed as 1/30.   Anyways, the actual height of the Pegaso figure here is 56mm, but he is crouching, and the standing figure is about 64mm.
* Archangel Shooter, the metallic finish is just the bare white metal buffed to a shine using an emery board - the kind you find in a drug store.  It can have two or three grades on it and has a bit of soft cushion to it.  To get into the tighter areas, I just cut a piece 1/8 inch wide or so.  Before buffing, I do apply a dark wash.  The chainmail areas I did drybrush some metallic paint where needed.

Jack

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Posted by Avus on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:13 AM
Outstanding work, especially on the 13th century knight.
Love how you blended the red tones.

Klaus

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  • From: pawleys island, sc
Posted by bujinin on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:56 PM

verr nahce sieur, ils ont superbable. you've shown one of the good reasons for continuing lead/alloy figures. back in the dark ages [1960's] i used the same technique on wikings and byzantines scale/laminar armor. it still looks great. bien fait mon ami! pardon ma francais execrable, je suis un cou rouge huguenot

 

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