Sunday 15 September 2024

Zinnfiguren progress

A bit of a photo dump this time. The (hopefully) last of the Swiss....

Command /flag stands - since these photos I have fettled obsessively with the flags and added more flesh highlights and corrections....








Pike












Zweihander







Arquebus






12 comments:

  1. A super photo dump it is too, lovely looking figures, the real sense of movement the sculptors get in a 2D figure is mind boggling. Great post!

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    1. Thanks Donnie, the amount of animation is indeed very evident. I'm constantly impressed at the amount of detail the engravers achieve.
      Neil

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  2. Truly brilliant brushwork, Neil! I hope this is not the last of the Swiss.

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  3. Thank you Jonathan. Well having just added up what I've painted, suggests if I was tidy minded, I need another 8 elements......☺
    For now though, I will concentrate on Landsknechts and Gensdarmes of which there are plenty to finish!
    Neil

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  4. Superb looking figures, Neil! I have to say flats look perfect for this period.

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    1. Thanks Dean. They do look like some of the contemporary illustrations.
      Neil

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  5. These are simply beautiful. Can't think of a better way of saying it.

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    1. Thanks Chris. There is something captivating about flats. I resisted for a long time, but some of the engraving is just sublime. A designer friend of mine remarked he wished he could get that level of animation and movement into his figures.
      Neil

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  6. A splendid bit of bombing Neil…
    They are lovely action packed miniatures….

    All the best. Aly

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  7. Thanks Aly. I actually did a bit more to them after these photos.
    I think the Zweihander are the most dynamic.
    Neil

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Zinnfiguren progress

A bit of a photo dump this time. The (hopefully) last of the Swiss.... Command /flag stands - since these photos I have fettled obsessively ...