W.I.P. Andrea 54mm Fighting Knight

FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

W.I.P. Andrea 54mm Fighting Knight

Posted by FingersEddie on Friday, July 4, 2008 7:27 AM

I've finished puttin' this one together, I had it runnin' while I was puttin' the finishin' touches to my Roman. I've been in love with this Andrea figure for awhile now 'cos of its strikin' and death dealin' pose, it jus' has so much life and dynamism. I haven't seen anythin' else that can rival it!

This is a 2005 model figure from Andrea, and the fit of the parts are jus' exquisite, everythin' matches up perfectly with little fuss. Its awesome!

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Friday, July 4, 2008 9:14 AM

Can't wait to see it done! :)

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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Mobious

Member since
September 2007
From: Relocating

Posted by Mobious on Friday, July 4, 2008 9:27 AM

Hello FingersEddie,

I like the layering on this sculpture.That's gonna look great finished.

Best Regards,

"It's a problem of applied physics" Roy Brown

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Saturday, July 5, 2008 1:03 PM

Thanks, dudes.

Here's where I am with this now. The plate is nearly finished.

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:41 AM

The armour has now been flatcoated, and i've gone ahead with this design.

I got this image off the net (any old lion will do), printed it out and then drew some basic lines over it, so that when I paint it, I can first copy these lines down, and end up havin' the symmetry of the lion laid out, and lookin' pretty good.

My finished image of the lion looks like this. I may touch in some more 'fur' effects on the knees when i've finished paintin' the same image on his shield, but at the moment I want to keep things a little simple and not overburden myself too much. Next up, the shadin' and highlightin'...

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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Mobious

Member since
September 2007
From: Relocating

Posted by Mobious on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 7:19 PM

Hey Fingers,

That lion looks great. I should have had you do my tatoo!

Keep posting,

Best regards,

"It's a problem of applied physics" Roy Brown

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Cosmic J

Member since
December 2007
From: Louisville, KY.

Posted by Cosmic J on Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:23 AM

The armor looks awesome. What paint did you use?

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:22 AM

Cos', I used Vallejo's alcohol based metallics. They contain real flakes of metal, in fact the paint is jus' like liquid metal. It is the most realistic stuff around. Vallejo even offer an anti-rust varnish for it. For all my metalwork, I use this stuff.

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:31 AM

I got his tunic shaded and highlighted now. I still need to shade and dirty up the the shield.

In buildin' up the figure and dryfittin' the shield I went on to cement it in place and totally forgot to gouge it, and show battle damage. I'm quite *issed off about this really!

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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IanIsBored2000

Member since
August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:12 AM

I've accepted shading and hilighting as a hard learned skill that I have yet to acquire, but people who can freehand designs/family crest type things still amaze me. Incredible work, especially on the lions.

"Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:29 PM

Thanks, Ian.

Got some progress made on this figure today. Time to start thinkin' about a base and a settin', I think.

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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SteveM

Member since
June 2006
From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World

Posted by SteveM on Friday, July 11, 2008 5:56 AM

What were the colors used for the shading and highlighting on the tunic, oustide of the lion? You do know that any information you provide will be stolen and used, poorly, by me- right?

Can you use a rotary tool to gouge the shield a bit, then retouch the paint job?

Steve

Steve M.

On the workbench: ginormous Kharkov dio

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Friday, July 11, 2008 7:09 AM

Steve, the shade colours were a mix of Yellow Ochre and Lamp Black, and the highlight colour was straight Yellow Naples Hue. The basecoat colour was Vallejo 913 Yellow Ochre.

I thought about usin' a rotary tool, but i'm not sure whether it'll withstand the force or vibration.

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Sunday, July 13, 2008 7:08 AM

Got this nearly finished, now.

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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IanIsBored2000

Member since
August 2006
From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont

Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:56 AM

Flesh update looks great, and I like the bright blue sword sheath. Just out of curiosity, have you ever done a base/scene with multiple figures in battle? IMO the positioning of the figures has to be nearly perfect to look realistic, but I've always liked scenes with two opposing figures in a struggle.

"Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."

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terry35

Member since
May 2005
From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland

Posted by terry35 on Sunday, July 13, 2008 6:27 PM

Excellent work Paul, another show stopper.

Regards,

Terry.

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Mobious

Member since
September 2007
From: Relocating

Posted by Mobious on Sunday, July 13, 2008 7:08 PM

Hello FingersEddie,

I just tuned in to see what's up, and you've completed another stunning work. Very nice!

Best Regards,

"It's a problem of applied physics" Roy Brown

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Bodge

Member since
January 2008
From: Bournemouth UK

Posted by Bodge on Monday, July 14, 2008 3:30 PM

Way too talented. Looking superb.

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FingersEddie

Member since
April 2006
From: Essex, UK

Posted by FingersEddie on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:43 AM

Thanks for lookin' and commentin', guys.

"Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country is doin' to you!" "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." "Say 'NO' to censorship, it leads to a dictatorship!" http://public.fotki.com/paulyrichard/

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biffa

Member since
January 2005
From: in the tank factory in my basement

Posted by biffa on Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:21 PM

Paul this is coming on a treat i absolutly love the face in fact this may be my favourite from you yet i cant wait to see it completed, amazing work man.

Ron g.

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