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






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12 comments:

  1. Donnie McGibbon15 September 2024 at 13:50

    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. Neil Patterson15 September 2024 at 14:40

      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. Jonathan Freitag15 September 2024 at 14:59

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

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  3. Neil Patterson15 September 2024 at 16:41

    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. Stew15 September 2024 at 23:59

    Love em. Very nice. 😀

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  5. Neil Patterson16 September 2024 at 06:52

    Thanks Stew!
    Neil

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  6. DeanM16 September 2024 at 13:23

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

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    1. Neil Patterson16 September 2024 at 15:29

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

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  7. nundanket16 September 2024 at 20:49

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

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    1. Neil Patterson16 September 2024 at 21:21

      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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  8. Aly Morrison17 September 2024 at 19:47

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

    All the best. Aly

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  9. Neil Patterson17 September 2024 at 21:24

    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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