Bretonian Gallant Better Pics

Just for you Doc, some better pics of the finished Bretonnian Gallant. :))

I need to contstruct a better lightbox for taking pics in. Great! Another project added to the ever expanding list!!

Bluddtoof out.....

Bretonnian Gallant Complete

Hi again,

So I finished my first Bretonnian knight, really enjoyed it too, it's a nice change from the usual 40k stuff I paint. Also nice to not be painting to a deadline! Here's a few piccies if the finished model;

I'm very pleased with the result, the blue is the old foundation paint; mordian blue highlighted with 3 graded white mixes, the orange is the old foundation paint macharius solar orange highlited with 3 or 4 (I can't remember!) graded golden yellow mixes, the leather tack was edge highlighted with mixes of fortress grey (also old paint range) and white and then given a brushed on coat of gloss varnish, the armour was black wash over boltgun metal with drybrushed chainmail and mithril silver over the top and the gold bits were black based first then succesive layers of shining gold, burnished gold and mithril silver highlights. (The model was undercoated in White to start).
For the base I tried for more detail than any of my previous models, (I have been told in the past that my basing techniques have let me down and don't stand upto my painting quality, so I took this on board and for my new aries I will be putting more effort into the bases). I used stone and etched brass pieces from the warhammer basing kit and middenland tufts to give the bases a more 3 dimensional feel than my previous attempts. This is on a sanded base painted with tausept ochre drybrushed up to bleached bone. The pieces of stone I painted with the same shades as handed base but then fished with a final white veil and then a wash of ogryn flesh, this has given a slightly pink hue to the nearly white stone with a marbled effect through it. Hopefully this will be more apparent on the larger models I will paint later, such as the pegasus knights who will be based on sculpted bases representin the ruins of a chapel built from marble, we'll see how it goes .....

So that's it for now, happy modeling.

Bluddtoof

My first Bretonnian

Hello all. Haven't posted for a while and haven't painted much recently. Spent a while building my recently purchased bretonnian army (well over 4k worth of stuff for a couple of hundred quid. Hurrah for e-bay!) for a big 9k battle we at the code had a couple of weeks ago.
Finally started in on the knights tho and here are few pics of the first knights of the realm gallant.

As you can see it's coming along well. Needs some final highlights and a gloss varnish on the black leather, the device on his shields and barding, a few final details such as the horses eyes and teeth and then the base to do.
I tried the new glazes for the first time on this model; yellow glaze on the orange cloth and blue glaze on the blue cloth, both as the last coat after highlighting. Not convinced yet as to their usefulness in that role but I'll keep experimenting.
All the knights in this army will have unique colour schemes whilst my peasants will all be wearing the colours of my Lord and his house which will include all the heroes who are his sons. As I get more done I'll post pics.

I'm also about to start a goblin army too so that I can switch between the two differing armies and thus painting styles so as to keep my interest up.
More on the green terror later tho...........

That's it for now. More pics to come of the finished gallant soon.

Later Dudes

Bluddtoof

This years objectives

So another year beckons, and this year I'm setting objectives which I will achieve!!!!
Last year was a total washout on the objective front, with one thing and another.

So my objectives for 2012.................

1/ Complete Space Orks 1750/2000 pt lists for the Carnage and SVAXII tournaments in late march. (Not too much to do now; paint 2 trukks, 3 buggies, 10 assorted infantry.)

2/ Finish my Klawstompa!!!

3/ Design, build and paint a Kustom Stompa!!! (Bringing my collection to 3 Stompas!!!!!!)

4/ Take a break from 40k.........and............

5/ Start my First Fantasy army in over 20 years!

This will be a Bretonnian army, and yes I know they're a bit weak in the new edition, in desperate need of a new army book but this will be a long term project and I'm unlikely to have a painted army this year so hopefuly by the time I'm ready to take to the field of honour the new book will be here.
Most important to my decision to go with Bretonnians is that I can paint every knight as an individual, with his own unique colour scheme and styling. Only the plebs will need to be painted in uniform, which is good 'cos my downfall in the past has been that I get bored painting lots of identical models and thus my previous fantasy forays have ended prematurely with 1/2 painted units.

I'm not gonna set a target number of models, just paint as much as I can and enjoy the experience.

On that note I played my first game of Fantasy since the early 90's at the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it! So Huzzah! Soon my glorious Knights will take to the field and smite all those who would turn a wicked eye to those lands under the protection and blessing of the lady of the lake. Have at you Cur!!!!!!!!!