| Atheling | 10 Nov 2015 5:15 a.m. PST |
As an aside to my Hastings and (emergency) Lion Rampant forces I've been painting the odd old Gripping Best 'Arthurian' mini to slowly build up a small force that can be used for Lion Rampant, Dux Britaniarum or Saga. I really adore these old Patten sculpts from Gripping Beast- they have been among my favourite miniatures for years, as long as I can remember in terms of wargaming. They are very evocative of the Sub Roman period in our history and let's face it, they're about the best one can buy. A few more pics can be seen on my Just Add Water Blog including a group shot of Hengist, Horsa and Merlin standing side by side here: link Horsa:
Cheers,
Darrell. Just Add Water Painting (and Hastings Demo) Blog:
link
La Journee (15thC) Hundred Years War Blog:
lajourney-bedford.blogspot.com
Gewalthaufen (Late 15thC Warfare Blog:
gewalthaufen.blogspot.co.uk
Shooting Leave (colonial Warfare) Blog:
allthebrave.blogspot.co.uk |
| Cerdic | 10 Nov 2015 10:15 a.m. PST |
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| Gwydion | 10 Nov 2015 10:26 a.m. PST |
I was expecting a glider  Very good though  |
| Mithridates | 10 Nov 2015 2:22 p.m. PST |
I do like your work Darrell – the subdued palette is great and that devilish look of Merlin's sets the scene extremely well. Agree about the quality of the figures. Thanks again Garry |
| GoodOldRebel | 11 Nov 2015 4:18 p.m. PST |
simple pose yet magnificent figure!!! |
| wrgmr1 | 11 Nov 2015 11:24 p.m. PST |
I was expecting a glider as well, Lovely work! |
| Atheling | 12 Nov 2015 12:15 a.m. PST |
Thanks to you all for your kind words. I do like your work Darrell – the subdued palette is great and that devilish look of Merlin's sets the scene extremely well. Agree about the quality of the figures. Thank you :>) I suppose that it's one of the benefits of an Art School education, Colour Theory, although not something I was particularly into at Uni is something that gets drilled into you so it just sort of becomes naturally now in a sense. The Horsa mini is just a part of a collection of abut 40-50 that I'm adding to the Hastings demo stuff as I plod along. They're easy to fit in as they have a similar palette to the Hastings lot. Here's Hengist- I've posted pics of hom before but it seems appropriate that he is with hos comrades :>)
Cheers,
Darrell. Just Add Water Painting (and Hastings Demo) Blog:
link
La Journee (15thC) Hundred Years War Blog:
lajourney-bedford.blogspot.com
Gewalthaufen (Late 15thC Warfare Blog:
gewalthaufen.blogspot.co.uk
Shooting Leave (colonial Warfare) Blog:
allthebrave.blogspot.co.uk |
| HarryHotspurEsq | 13 Nov 2015 12:49 a.m. PST |
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| Supercilius Maximus | 13 Nov 2015 3:36 a.m. PST |
"My kingdom for a…..oh, never mind." Superb, in both cases. |
| archiduque | 13 Nov 2015 3:56 a.m. PST |
Excellent work again Darrell!!!!:-) |
| Atheling | 13 Nov 2015 4:56 a.m. PST |
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 oldbob  | 13 Nov 2015 5:41 p.m. PST |
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| Trajanus | 14 Nov 2015 2:14 p.m. PST |
Actually, I've always wondered why it wasn't called the Hengist glider? Really Nice painting on both though! |
| legatushedlius | 14 Nov 2015 4:03 p.m. PST |
There was a Hengist glider. Smaller than the Horsa. |
| Atheling | 16 Nov 2015 12:33 p.m. PST |
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| Trajanus | 17 Nov 2015 4:03 p.m. PST |
There was a Hengist glider. Smaller than the Horsa. Well blast me boots! Fancy that. Hamilcars and Hotspurs I knew of. I see it didn't do active service because of the Waco. Guess that's why I never heard of it. |
