| Murawski | 30 Oct 2014 4:39 a.m. PST |
Francesco Thau has just finished the Polish firing line unit. Hope you like the pictures.
Hope you like the pictures. They are available, unpainted, from teh Murawski Miniatures website. |
| Walter White | 30 Oct 2014 6:13 a.m. PST |
That man can really paint! Wonderful brushwork. |
| ernieR | 30 Oct 2014 7:11 a.m. PST |
i'm going to go stand at a crossroads at midnight on a moonless night with a Windsor & Newton Series 7 in my hand . that's about the only way i'll ever paint as nice as this . |
| zaevor2000 | 30 Oct 2014 8:58 a.m. PST |
I'm sorry…looking at the guy in the white hat all I can think of is… "Ephialtes Lives!!!" He reminds me of that hunchback in 300 that Leonidas curses to live forever… Glad to know he finally got his uniform :) Is this where the inspiration for the figure came from? Inquiring minds want to know and all that… Frank |
| paulalba | 30 Oct 2014 9:09 a.m. PST |
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| zaevor2000 | 30 Oct 2014 9:16 a.m. PST |
Absolutely agree on the stunning part. The paint job is absolutely incredible. Well done! Frank |
 deadhead  | 30 Oct 2014 9:47 a.m. PST |
You do have to admit, there are one or two in this range who might need genetic profiling. There is an officer who also shows "dysmorphic features"…….(odd looking face basically. Ancestors needed to travel out of their village more). Great castings though and superb painting of course |
| daler240D | 30 Oct 2014 11:59 a.m. PST |
Unbelievable. Really amazing. |
| pzivh43 | 30 Oct 2014 12:20 p.m. PST |
They might be ugly, but they are pretty and they can fight!! |
| deadhead | 30 Oct 2014 1:39 p.m. PST |
We've all had girlfriends like that, decades ago in my case………….. |
| Lets party with Cossacks | 30 Oct 2014 1:53 p.m. PST |
Stupendous! The shading is incredible: in places deft, in places subtle. The overall effect is so sumptuous that it makes reality look bland. Truly an achievement! In my order from Roger I had asked him to include a pill which would let me paint like Francesco but for some unexplained reason he declined, kindly pointing out that I had one advantage over Francesco – speed! Talk about making a silk purse out of a sow's ear…! Hicks sculpts are some of my favorites. JJ |
LeonAdler  | 30 Oct 2014 3:10 p.m. PST |
Handsome figures beautifully painted :)
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| Ashenduke | 30 Oct 2014 4:04 p.m. PST |
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| stoneman1810 | 31 Oct 2014 6:59 p.m. PST |
Wow! What great painting. The faces and shading are just over the top! |
| Dynaman8789 | 01 Nov 2014 5:35 a.m. PST |
Wow, all I can say is, Wow… (I would hate to game with them, there would be finger marks on them eventually) |
| AuvergneWargamer | 01 Nov 2014 6:17 a.m. PST |
These are really unbelievably splendid! The facial expressions are particularly well done. On a more practical note I find that firing line figures are more difficult to use on the table-top than say "march attack" or "advancing" so I do tend to lean more to the latter. But for dioramas these are just so good they should have a permanent magnifying glass in front of them. As an aside how resilient are Murawski bayonets as my Foundry and Old Glory ones are often break with clumsy folk like me about? Cheers, Paul |
| Maldini1966 | 01 Nov 2014 8:57 a.m. PST |
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 Mserafin | 01 Nov 2014 11:27 a.m. PST |
On a more practical note I find that firing line figures are more difficult to use on the table-top than say "march attack" or "advancing" so I do tend to lean more to the latter. I completely agree, but the firing line figures make for good skirmishers. |
| Tyler326 | 03 Nov 2014 5:40 a.m. PST |
Agree with Zeavor---- he does look like Ephialtes from the movie 300.Love the paint work.Truely fantastic job. |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
