W.I.P. Greek Sicilian Hoplite

MB is one of the best in sculpting and you have done justice to him! The armor is outstanding to say the least. Please keep us posted.

Thanks, dudes.

Here is some more progress on the armour...

Very cool.  It's a very interesting subject to see.  It's very much an intermediary between the more traditional Greek armor and what would be seen on a Roman Legionary.  What an interesting confluence of time and geography. 

Does the same process work for any shade of metallics? I was thinking it would add some nice depth to brass ship propellers.

cassibill wrote:

Does the same process work for any shade of metallics? I was thinking it would add some nice depth to brass ship propellers.

Yeah, this wash will yield excellent results over anythin' like this. I used to use it on the engine components in my 1/24 cars. Don't jus' stop at one coat though, try two or three. It will need to be flatcoated after though.

Sweet another Fingers WIP! Hahaha it's murder waiting for these!

Looking great already! 

Looks like another beautiful Figure in the near future.  Looks Fab so far.

Regards,  Rick

KC, sorry its been awhile, i've been busy doin' other things.

Here is the interior of the shield done an' dusted! I used GW Scab Red for the base colour, its a real nice shade and goes on real nice too. Also, the armour has had a shot of matt varnish, too.

Paul, looks fabulous... gotta love those GW paints, scab red is one of my favourites too!  I scoffed when they came out with the new formula for their paints, but I'm chewin on my foot now mate LOL.  Anyway, the armour is incredible.  I'm curious about what scale this is!  I'm going down your route and will be starting a figure this comming weekend, once it comes from Squadron.  It's an Andrea figgie, but it's 54mm.. how does that compare to what you've got going on now?  Can't wait to see more, perhaps a shading tutorial in the near future?!?

FingersEddie wrote:

Its a Romeo Models figure, sculpted by Maurizio Bruno. And what a job he has done with this! In my view this has to be one, if not the only 54mm Hoplite on the market that is jus' an outstandin' piece of sculpture.

CDNTanker, this should answer the scale question.  I too ahve recently discovered GW paints.  Cheap, nice line of colors, easy to thin, airbrush and clean, and best of all, it's the only  line of paint carried at a store within biking range of my house.  Handy when I nead a couple colors but my parents are out.

The figure looks great! As always, I can't wait to see your too-perfect-to-beleive skin tones.

Thanks, dudes.

CDNTanker25 wrote:

perhaps a shading tutorial in the near future?!?

Yeah do a "How to" or a step by step"! Looking great so far! GW? That Games Workshop or some such? Keep hearing the name around.

OK, i'll get some images together for this tutorial.

Here are the pteruges, I used Vallejo Black Red. For the shadin' I used Burnt Sienna mixed with Lamp Black, and for highlights I used Burnt Sienna mixed with Naples Yellow Hue. For the actual trim of the preruge I used Vallejo Flat Brown mixed with Vallejo Beige Brown as highlight.

By my standards this is really slow goin' and i'm feelin' it!

Anyway, the little time I had today I used to paint in the tunic. For this I used Vallejo Dark Red with jus' some shadin' applied and no highlights. For the crumpled up sleeve at the top of his arms I shaded the whole colour turnin' it to a very very dark black red, then I lightly semi drybrushed the folds with the base colour to bring it back up. I did this 'cos the folds are too tiny any other way.

Missing person alert! This Hoplite musta went AWOL!

Where ya at man?

I'm back dudes! I kinda' been out of the fold for awhile now due to some personal reasons, but i'm back on track with this one.

I got the flesh painted on his feet and legs today, so i'll be showin' some prog' shots and you can let me know what you think, cheers dudes! 

Here is what i've got done lately.

For the scabbard I used Vallejo White Gold Alc-based metallic usin the same method as I did for the armour.

HOLY COW! Welcome back man!

Thanks for the update. Looking great!

Now someone shackle this guy to the bench/forum!

Thanks, AJ.

I got the flesh done, now for the shield.

I've chose a bull's head design for the shield motif, which I got from Little Big Men Studios who make decals for 28mm and 15mm wargamin' figures. They do have some nice designs, and are well worth a look if your stuck for one.

I painted in the field colour which was Vallejo 946 Dark Red, then drew in a rough guideline for the design with a pencil, makin' sure it sits equidistant on the shield.

Then with ultra thin paint I blocked in some colour, makin' little changes to the overall pencil drawn design. Its still rough and will need a lot more work with the two colours for refinement.

Once this step is finished I will outline and define the eyes, snout, nostrils, ears and horns with thinned black paint.

Please remember that this image is magnified and sharpened and so will show up all faults no matter how small. Obviously in rectifyin' some of these faults it will only lead me to mental illness. But I can happily say that viewin' this figure with the naked eye, I am very happy with my results so far.

Now for the shadin' and highlightin'... 

I've got this one finished, now. I'll have it based at the end of the week. I hope you like it.