| Eric Noe | 22 Sep 2009 6:57 a.m. PST |
Hi guys. I'm new to the napoleonic period, so I thought I would try my hand with some nicely sculpted cavalry from the Perry brothers. They are so extremely detailed that painting them up is a rather lengthy process (at least it is for me).
I'm currently building up a twelve-minis cuirassier regiment, and so far I've only completed the command group.
Here are some pictures of them. picture picture picture picture Cheers! Eric |
| 14th Brooklyn | 22 Sep 2009 7:07 a.m. PST |
To be frank… they look marvelous!!! I know what you mean about them taking long (well I have not ordered mine but I am working on their Infantry), but theyare simply good minis! And your paintjob really does them justice! I am wondering… were the horses done using airbrush or drybrushing / stipling techniques? Cheers, Burkhard |
| Doc Ord | 22 Sep 2009 7:54 a.m. PST |
Those are outstanding! Very nice grey. |
| Garde de Paris | 22 Sep 2009 9:03 a.m. PST |
Very nicely done! I am convinced to stay with my old Staddens! I have no hope of ever painting the way you and others do in this group. But I will probably give in if Perry ever does French dragoons in the pre-1813 uniform. My Willie's Egypt dragoons just do not cut it now! GdeP |
| nycjadie | 22 Sep 2009 10:11 a.m. PST |
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| DeanMoto | 22 Sep 2009 10:51 a.m. PST |
Most excellent. The dapple is convincingly done. Great job! Dean |
| Arkoudaki | 22 Sep 2009 11:08 a.m. PST |
Great work Eric! The figs are really nice. Well done to you. |
| idontbelieveit | 22 Sep 2009 11:18 a.m. PST |
Doesn't look like you are new to a paintbrush though. That's nice work! |
| Rob UK | 22 Sep 2009 11:42 a.m. PST |
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| Grim Chieftain | 22 Sep 2009 3:51 p.m. PST |
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| The Jim Jones Cocktail Hour | 22 Sep 2009 4:25 p.m. PST |
I think the Perry twins might appreciate your skills and want to use those on their catalogue. Really lovely work. |
| ArchiducCharles | 22 Sep 2009 4:55 p.m. PST |
Superb painting there. Bravo! And that grey…wow! Iannick
Clash of Empires link |
| Titchmonster | 22 Sep 2009 5:42 p.m. PST |
Nice! Those look fantastic.
T |
| PrimusPilus | 22 Sep 2009 7:44 p.m. PST |
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| Whatisitgood4atwork | 22 Sep 2009 7:46 p.m. PST |
One word: wow. Plus the sound effect of sustained applause. |
| uruk hai | 22 Sep 2009 9:17 p.m. PST |
Most impressive. Brilliant technique and effect. Nice touch with the flowers on the base. |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 22 Sep 2009 10:06 p.m. PST |
Excellent figures. Excellent painting. Excellent basing. It's all good. Please post more often. You have great talent. |
| Eric Noe | 23 Sep 2009 2:40 a.m. PST |
Thank you all for the positive comments.
To answer some of your questions: the horses are painted using a medium gray paint primer, then the base color, a dark brown ink and then highlights.
The dappling on the grey horse is not technically difficult, just long and tedious to obtain. I used an old brush to meld small spots of very diluted white on the grey background. No airbrushing or drybrushing involved.
Since my painting time is really limited, painting all 12 minis is probably going to keep me busy until XMas or so.
The flowers on the bases are made for railroad models, but they work well with this miniature scale. I figured since the minis are for the Waterloo campaign -late spring- there should be wild grasses and flowers on the bases. Eric |
| Ssendam | 23 Sep 2009 2:42 a.m. PST |
/sarcasm_on Utter rubbish! did you use a palette knife to apply the paint! /sarcasm_off Seriously … will you wargame with those minis? and if so will you let anyone else touch them? |
| Basilhare | 23 Sep 2009 3:30 a.m. PST |
Museum quality all the way…outstanding! |
| pbishop12 | 23 Sep 2009 7:25 a.m. PST |
Saw your skills and I just threw away all my figures. I'm embarassed |
| Redleg | 23 Sep 2009 7:27 a.m. PST |
VERY nice work. Good shading and highlights. It's not the speed that important but the quality… |
| Eric Noe | 24 Sep 2009 3:58 a.m. PST |
@Ssendam
Of course I will game with them! And I'll let people touch them – but only those I know are capable of handling minis that delicate… The problem is that the horses' legs have a tendency to bend if you are not careful.
Anyway, the point is academic right now since I do not have an army ready. At my current rate, I'll probably be able to field them in time for Waterloo's 200th anniversary. |
| Arkoudaki | 24 Sep 2009 10:18 a.m. PST |
Keep at it Eric, 2015 isn't that far away (LOL!). |
| Rob UK | 25 Sep 2009 11:57 p.m. PST |
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| trailape | 28 Sep 2009 7:35 a.m. PST |
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| Eric Noe | 30 Sep 2009 1:32 a.m. PST |
@ Rob Uk
Sorry Rob, but I can't manage to get extreme close ups with my camera: it doesn't focus properly when the subject is too small. |
| Phobos | 30 Sep 2009 1:48 a.m. PST |
How did I miss those. Amazing painting skills you got there! The horses especially are jawdroppingly beautiful. |
| christot | 30 Sep 2009 2:32 a.m. PST |
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| fitterpete | 01 Oct 2009 6:17 p.m. PST |
Seriously you should send those pics to the Perry's.If they were my sculpts I'd want those pics on my website!They don't have a painted example of that pack on their site only the command charging. |
