To start the week, I'm showcasing another of my earlier entries for the 'The Fourth Annual Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge', this time a captured and shackled Egyptian Crew loading a Krupp 6pdr with Beja overseer for my ever growing Sudan collection.
It won't come as a surprise to many to hear that these 'Perry Miniatures' sculpts are wonderful to paint up with plenty of fabulous detail to snag the brush, but I have to confess that they really are a pig to get ready to begin with! Even after the customary clipping and filing, I still noticed extraneous flash and mould lines when I started painting - perhaps a bit more effort required on my behalf! Painted, pretty much as you would expect, all accept the Beja overseer who has been given a rather natty blue waistcoat. Now where did I put those camels?
Fine paint and great details i love this skin colors , great vignette on more time , great work Michael !
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Vincent .
Thank you Vincent, I really enjoyed this one.
DeleteStunning ! Captured Crew might be a appropriate title:)
ReplyDeleteGreate work and a very amusing artillery piece !
Thank you Michael.
DeleteGreat work Michael, a wonderful addition to your collection.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr Smillie, loved this little group.
DeleteGreat looking vignette - the closer I look the more the piece comes alive. The guy with the club terrorizing the chained crew conveys the brutality. A museum-quality piece. Dean
ReplyDeleteDean that is really kind of you, although the praise really goes to the sculptor.
DeleteReally nice looking piece and some of your usual great base work to tie it all together.
ReplyDeleteThank you Brian, I do like a good base.
DeleteThat looks great. I really do like your work.
ReplyDeleteClint, that is incredibly kind of you - thank you.
DeleteReally nice vignette!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Juan.
DeleteGreat work as we all came to expect from you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
DeleteWonderful work Michael :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Tamsin.
DeleteWhat a beautiful work Michael...Congrats!
ReplyDeletePhil, that is really kind of you to say so.
Deletewonderful work, it tells a story by itself!
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Thank you Luca.
DeleteLovely work that tells a moving story! Shackled to a cannon, that is a sorry end.
ReplyDeleteNo escape fro these chaps, thank you Monty.
DeleteBeautiful, sir. The eyes on the character looking up and out of my screen went straight into my heart! (Picture #4)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jay, they really were a delight to work on and I'm just glad I did the sculpt some justice.
DeleteNice work, as always.
ReplyDeleteThank you Fred.
DeleteLovely job Michael...I will add it to my army any time!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes the Perry casts are sh1t
Praise indeed from the Prince of the Sudan! Thank you Dave.
DeleteThe detail on these is awe inspiring
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteLove it mate - well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you kind Sir.
DeleteI'm glad to hear it's not just me and thank you Andrew, much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI love this model. I really enjoyed working on mine and you obviously did too. Cracking work as always sir.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right Millsy, such a great piece to get your teeth into.
Deletegreat work! That Beja "motivator" really adds live to the piece!
ReplyDeleteHe is an evil looking one! Thank you too.
DeleteLooking good Michael!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you Christopher.
DeleteWonderful Michael! A fantastic stand!
ReplyDeleteThat is very kind of you Rodger.
DeleteSplendid..full of character!
ReplyDeleteThank you, really enjoyed putting this one together.
DeleteAnother wonderful entry Michael, but seeing all these Colonial models you've been painting, I've yet to see them on the battlefield! I am guessing the shackled crew would not be very accurate, going more for speed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Terry, and that of course id my weakness - happy collecting and painting, but reluctant to finish anything! Still one day...
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ReplyDeleteMagnifica,si señor
un saludo
Thank you J.D.
DeleteA wonderful vignette, Michael!
ReplyDeleteGreat work.
Thank you so much Stefan.
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