Dacian Warrior

[Paul P.]

Hi Spud cheers mate just too much time on me hands at the mo

Heres a few pics of the shield, the wood side has been washed with several coats of raw sienna and burnt umber, yellow and black, a few more to do, the front side has had a base coat of black on the iron work





all for now
Paul

[TRM]

Very nice progress Paul!! Always fun to watch you paint!!

[spud]

very cool Paul

[Deleted]

Oh Sheep dip!!!.....I missed 3 updates,....nearly .......Absolutely fantastic work on this fella,Paul!! ;D ;D....Just a quick question tho,are all the acrylics you used LC?

[Paul P.]

Hi all

Cheers guys

Chris no not all LC i only have there flesh set so far, the other acrylics are cheap ones from the works, about 20 paints for a fiver

Dicky the check is free hand after a few ciders, its crap without them

Paul

[Deleted]

Cheers for that Paul,and that was the reason I asked...I picked up a set of acrylics from Lidl,a while back,and was wondering if they'd be any good!!
Here's what I picked up...

[Deleted]

Have to admit...I have been thinking about maybe getting a bust! ,Not Moobs,..one of them resin things,like what Paul and Tim paint!! ;D

[Paul P.]

Chris from what ive seen acrylics are acrylics, i dont know if any are better than others but the cheap ones i have seem ok. get a bust and play with it.................. if you see what i mean

Paul

[multicam]

This is looking the business, Paul. Nice work and fun to watch:).

CB: Get your hands on a bust and start panting....painting, sir;)

[Biskup.]

Looks really great man can't wait to see more of it

[bbd468]

Fantastic painting Paul! Love it.

[Deleted]

True masterclass Paul
I'm really impressed by your work mate

[Paul P.]

Hi all

many thanks for all the comments guys

Just a few pics of the shield, the inside is just about finished, the outside has a bit further to go. i got the pattern from the internet and appears to be quite authentic. So washes of green and burnt umber for the background colour, the pattern is yellow ochre based with darker shading with orange and burnt umber, and highlights of a lighter yellow. I wanted to get a faded look if possible.







all for now

Paul

[spud]

that's ferkin Sick!! Awesome job Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi all

jackwagon cheers mucka

Spud and Boo my old head is guessing that sick means its ok

Chris thanks mate its one bit i like as well

Just a few more pics of the shield, the pattern is finished now, ive added a bit more rust to the iron work and then a few sword slash marks accross the whole thing, just the iron outer edge to do





all for now

Paul

[spud]

lol ya it would Paul

that is jaw doping you have a very steady hand to be able to do that. awesome job

[multicam]

Beautiful work Paul. Love the scrollwork. Very cool. Iron looks good too:)

[Deleted]

Pure artistry.... If it was my build that would have to be a decal!
Great work, keep the updates coming

[robbo]

Stunning work as per usual Paul

[wouter]

again some impressive stuff you are showing Paul. One gotta love that shield!

Cheers

[Paul P.]

Cheers guys, nice to know im going in the right direction

OK finished the iron work on the edge of the shield and then attached the shield to the figure, there is a continuation of the shield strap to add. Ive also painted the stone effect base that comes with the figure











Once the starp has been done ill start on the arms and the weapons

all for now

Paul

[TRM]

Again Paul...simply amazing!!!

[bbd468]

Paul, That is just sick, crazy, fabulous, good man!!! Very impressive.

Gary

[spud]

Awesome stuff paul

[tobias5555]

Great bust. You did a good paint job.

[`Boots`]

Dunno what too say really Paul ................to be honest i just can`t sum up in words just how feeerkin` superb this is ............the whole thing is just magic mate ............man your figure work is amongst some of the best i`ve seen !!!!!..............keep it going mucka ;D

[Paul P.]

Hi all

Many, many thanks for all the comments guys, this site never ceases to amaze me with the diversity of talent thats here and the support and encouragement from some first rate modellers

ok ive been doing a fair bit of research into the Dacians and , on a good note, ive added a tattoo. Apparently they were great sun worshippers and many saw a sun tattoo as a potent luck symbol



On a bad note i have to say that Carl Reid has made a bit of a boo boo. the main weapon of the Dacians was the Falx, a rather large curved sword and of such immense power that it nearly bought the romans down, mainly because of its size and the fact that it could cut a roman shield nearly from top to boss with one stroke



I wouldnt want my head behind that. Unfortunately Carl has sculpted the falx with the cutting edge on the outside edge and not the inner curve


the secondry weapon called a Sica was a large dagger or short sword but was also curved, whereas on the model its very straight, more like a Roman short sword.



So my problem is, 1 am i being a bit of a rivet counter and does it really matter and 2 if it does matter have i got to make a new Falx and Sica, now as the Sica goes it could of course be said that its a captured Roman short sword and the Dacians defeated the Romans in many battles, but the Falx is definately wrong, so what do you guys think

all for now

Paul

[deafpanzer]

Dig the tattoo!!! I have to say I have learned so much from this thread... thanks!

[`Boots`]

Cor.........tough call mate , i love the curved Falx and to be 100% honest mate...................would never have known the sharp side was on the inner!!!............not in a million years, so to me if yad not said nuffin`............id`ve been non the wiser ;D

I reckon you could add the inner edge with a bit of careful shaping with the back of a small blade/fine paper etc...............the hard bit would be to thicken up the back edge............somehow!!....................otherwise you`ll end up with a double-edge sword!!

I`m with jackwagon on this one with regards to using them both matey

[spud]

I Agree with dicky you gotta make that Sword because it So Different,

Oh and the Tattoo is wicked is it painted on or a dry transfer ?