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Post by nicusi on Feb 1, 2015 19:18:44 GMT -5
Hi guys, Not a very good day for me, so just playing with something from my Grey Army stock. Some photos, nothing special, just trying to find some ideas. Cheers, Nicolae    |
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Post by Leon on Feb 1, 2015 19:28:25 GMT -5
Nice work Nic!
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Post by TRM on Feb 1, 2015 19:40:41 GMT -5
Sorry to hear your day went south!! Looks like you picked something to keep your hands busy and the mind occupied!! Well done so far!!  |
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Post by kiwibelg on Feb 2, 2015 6:16:02 GMT -5
Hope today is a better one mate!!
Cheers,
Shay
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Post by kaytermarram on Feb 2, 2015 7:20:13 GMT -5
Never mind on a bad day, it will pass! Try to concentrate on your workmanship and smile! I know, this may sound a bit silly, but it helps! What do you want to do with this new guy??
Frank
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 2, 2015 11:53:20 GMT -5
At least our hobby keeps us occupied and mind free of how bad things went earlier... hope you are having a better day. Nice work on the little guy!
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Post by armorguy on Feb 3, 2015 2:45:18 GMT -5
Another sublime project ! And again you show us great painting skills.
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Post by nicusi on Feb 3, 2015 7:28:07 GMT -5
Thank you very much, mates! Actually, this is also a test for a Greek Antiquity series I've got in my mind. I had to come with better photos, the figurine isn't very bad but also have some limits (the arms and back of the legs). I made some cleaning but for the rest, I'll have to put my brush at hard work. Frank, I don't know about scenery, at least very precisely. I have some ideas, a public space, some stairs, a column, a building scenery or just a simple natural scenery one. It depends on the personage personal story I want to tell! I take advantage of situation to show you a recent new entry form Art Girona: www.art-girona.com/serie-historical/3116-leonidas-i-king-of-sparta-489-480bc.htmlCheers, Nicolae |
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Post by nicusi on Feb 8, 2015 19:47:34 GMT -5
Hy everybody! Small steps, but almost everything had to be worked carefully. Cheers, Nicolae      |
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Post by Leon on Feb 8, 2015 20:10:48 GMT -5
Nic! Very well done.  I sure do have a lot of admiration and respect for you guys that do figures. |
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Post by nicusi on Feb 10, 2015 21:55:00 GMT -5
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Post by vlpbruce on Feb 10, 2015 22:08:22 GMT -5
Looking real good there Nicolae. Keep up the good work.
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 10, 2015 22:11:16 GMT -5
Looking great buddy... I like how you are doing it!
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Post by TRM on Feb 10, 2015 23:00:47 GMT -5
Getting better and better Nic!! Looking really good!!
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Post by nicusi on Feb 11, 2015 0:21:06 GMT -5
Thank you, my friends, glad you like it. Still a lot to work and many details that I'll had to put their right place.
I'll be back in the weekend.
Have a good day!
Nicolae
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Post by dennis on Feb 11, 2015 14:51:16 GMT -5
This is coming along very nicely Nicolae. I look forward to seeing how this turns out.
Dennis
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Post by armorguy on Feb 12, 2015 2:07:03 GMT -5
Look how this one is progressing !!! Ace little Hoplite ! The colors make such a good match !
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Post by wbill76 on Feb 12, 2015 14:05:29 GMT -5
Nice progress on the Greek Nic! Really starting to come alive now with all the little subtle color contrasts.
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Post by nicusi on Feb 13, 2015 1:26:23 GMT -5
Thank you, my friends, for your kind interest.More steps,soon.
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Post by kaytermarram on Mar 5, 2015 15:19:25 GMT -5
Niko, I really admire your will to paint even not so well sculpted figures and turn them into well balanced (colourwise spoken) little gems. You are really a COOL painter because of your will doing so!
Frank
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Post by nicusi on Mar 7, 2015 20:49:20 GMT -5
Hy my friends! After a month full with health problems (virosis, discal hernia), not fully recovered, I tried to resist some hours on a chair. Not very pleased with the results, I still have to wait to be in a better shape. A lot of details were worked (the feathers of the helmet, the sword, the sheath, the flesh tones and the muscles of the arms and legs, more definitions to the legs). Still a lot to do the cuirass. Hope everybody be luckier than me and enjoy his workbench! Nic       |
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Post by Leon on Mar 7, 2015 21:36:01 GMT -5
Nic! No rush on getting back to the bench buddy .Get yourself better,we'll still be waiting when your ready. |
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Post by kiwibelg on Mar 8, 2015 3:40:47 GMT -5
Hi Nic
This is coming along nicely! I really like the work you have done on the armour, that gold looks fantastic.
I hope you are feeling better mate, I had a viral infection the past few weeks and I know all about back problems...two hernias that flare up at least two to three times a year, not pleasant at all!
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
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Post by nicusi on Mar 8, 2015 5:52:38 GMT -5
Frank, Leon, Shay, thank you, my friends.
Shay, actually the metal is a bronze one. Vallejo Model Color, but still to work the lights and some inks in the deepest areas.I'm sorry for the quality of photos, it looks better in reality. I added more red on the cuirass linen parts (linothorax).
I'm not very confortable with the sheath, still looking for better solutions. Also the face makes me crazy, not the result I want, too pale.
The kopis blade (https://periklisdeligiannis.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/the-hoplite-swords/)was worked with Scale 75, Black Metal, Trash Metal, some light washes with Vallejo Model Color Bronze, lights with Vallejo Model Air Aluminium.They didn't use steel in that time, so I had to be carefull not to show a "medieval blade".
I'll be back when I could work another some hours.
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Post by kaytermarram on Mar 8, 2015 7:37:11 GMT -5
Get rid of these disturbing healthy problems and come in a better shape, man! Rest yourself, take it easy and calm down a bit. No worries about getting a figure right when ill; I have sometimes the same problems and am not happy with them. But time will tell!
Aren´t those hoplites the guys presented in the movie "300"??
Frank
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Post by nicusi on Mar 15, 2015 19:19:58 GMT -5
Hi my friends! Some more steps to my Lokros hoplite. I worked at the shield. Unfortunatelly, I had a little accident, my shield "landed" in my wet palette, some red still visible on the bronze border of the shield. Not finished yet, still a lot things to do. Cheers! Nicolae    |
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Post by Leon on Mar 15, 2015 19:34:18 GMT -5
Looking really good from this side of the pond Nic!Colors look fantastic.
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 15, 2015 21:39:43 GMT -5
Man, he is looking superb already and it is not even done yet.
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Post by nicusi on Mar 16, 2015 3:48:59 GMT -5
Leon, Andy, thank you, my friends for your kind words! Still far away, a lot of details, come-backs, we'll gonna see. As I had to be present at the end of May at our most important competition, Static Models International Contest "Alba Carolina Cup", IPMS Romania, I try to finish at least this and maybe the Norman or the Roman Legionary. If my health problems will give me a break.
Have a good day!
Nic
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Post by dennis on Mar 16, 2015 4:36:13 GMT -5
Nic, I was sorry to read that you have been ill, I am glad to read that you are getting better. You Hoplite is looking really great, painting is great therapy I hope you are making a full recovery. Well done mate.
Dennis
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I sure do have a lot of admiration and respect for you guys that do figures. 
