tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post8097400044279342124..comments2024-03-28T15:12:41.463+00:00Comments on 28mm Victorian Warfare: A Long Legged Bird!Michael Awdryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-42590767867111767512015-07-14T19:21:03.402+01:002015-07-14T19:21:03.402+01:00Lovely model, & your paint job on it is astoun...Lovely model, & your paint job on it is astoundingly good!Pawn Cocktailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448354713523290985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-80555812656879258932014-11-22T07:38:08.228+00:002014-11-22T07:38:08.228+00:00Why thank you kind Sir!Why thank you kind Sir!Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-46273860872283533742014-11-20T22:20:36.326+00:002014-11-20T22:20:36.326+00:00It's a lovely bird - the original Angry Bird, ...It's a lovely bird - the original Angry Bird, I suspect, and beautifully painted. Others have commented on the beak, which is first rate, but I especially like the banding on the legs. Well done sir. Three Squawks from this critic!<br />Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-54806999044247935282014-11-20T14:59:58.472+00:002014-11-20T14:59:58.472+00:00Surely we can count him under the prehistoric bann...Surely we can count him under the prehistoric banner? Coach Awdry now finished and published. ;)Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-17524434895863169082014-11-20T14:58:21.919+00:002014-11-20T14:58:21.919+00:00Thank you J.D.Thank you J.D.Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-69454449000467529242014-11-20T06:22:52.265+00:002014-11-20T06:22:52.265+00:00He ain't no dinosaur! He is very well done jus...He ain't no dinosaur! He is very well done just like that great film Mysterious Island. Where's coach Awdry? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04802420094217299660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-82430452087597444302014-11-19T17:52:31.222+00:002014-11-19T17:52:31.222+00:00Hola
Que chulada de figura,lo as echo muy bien
un ...Hola<br />Que chulada de figura,lo as echo muy bien<br />un saludo<br />dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299163363272084154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-82110310548036091322014-11-19T13:45:53.158+00:002014-11-19T13:45:53.158+00:00Thank you kind Sir. Thank you kind Sir. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-70225629334967663792014-11-19T13:45:41.397+00:002014-11-19T13:45:41.397+00:00I never warmed to Big Bird either, far too sacchar...I never warmed to Big Bird either, far too saccharin sweet for me. ;)Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-88193423213198511922014-11-19T13:43:59.803+00:002014-11-19T13:43:59.803+00:00Just had a look and they do look rather splendid, ...Just had a look and they do look rather splendid, I wonder if the have a UK distributor? Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-9913508276726145702014-11-19T13:39:45.926+00:002014-11-19T13:39:45.926+00:00Thank you and there is definite menace in this one...Thank you and there is definite menace in this one's eyes. 'Decoy Dinos' - I love it!Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-40817800052025821232014-11-19T13:38:55.237+00:002014-11-19T13:38:55.237+00:00Thank you my good man, just make sure the wife doe...Thank you my good man, just make sure the wife doesn't hear you say things like that though. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-50809757050007979672014-11-19T13:38:07.427+00:002014-11-19T13:38:07.427+00:00"Your beakwork is extraordinary", now th..."Your beakwork is extraordinary", now there's a phrase that I wasn't expecting to hear, thank you Monty. :)Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-14068183685500543692014-11-19T13:37:05.127+00:002014-11-19T13:37:05.127+00:00Thank you Pete, certainly wouldn't want to get...Thank you Pete, certainly wouldn't want to get caught in open ground with this one! Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-501196080262951262014-11-19T07:51:55.800+00:002014-11-19T07:51:55.800+00:00Great work on the bird Sir.Great work on the bird Sir.Hobbyworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860227123782381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-63410711746319236272014-11-19T06:48:40.359+00:002014-11-19T06:48:40.359+00:00Ooooo nice! As long as it isn't Big Bird I am ...Ooooo nice! As long as it isn't Big Bird I am fine. I loved Sesame Street as a child but hated that yellow avian do-goody. Give me Count Dracula anytime. I am so way off topic here, sorry. :)FourEyedMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161202517627920103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-55833143622800885452014-11-19T02:24:22.575+00:002014-11-19T02:24:22.575+00:00p.s. for more prehistoric beasts Acheson Creations...p.s. for more prehistoric beasts Acheson Creations has their Primaeval Designs. I have a few of their mammoths, aurochs, Irish elk, etc.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-40002702297310649052014-11-19T02:22:12.641+00:002014-11-19T02:22:12.641+00:00Another excellent paint job! I like how you did th...Another excellent paint job! I like how you did the legs. Now this fine feathered fiend looks more menacing than the previous pair of prehistoric beasts. But maybe they could distract it long enough for Lofty to get a good shot or 2 first.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-966252160586890352014-11-19T01:57:37.674+00:002014-11-19T01:57:37.674+00:00You've got a cracking bird there are no mistak...You've got a cracking bird there are no mistake mate!Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-58775818210491523192014-11-19T01:49:09.397+00:002014-11-19T01:49:09.397+00:00Your beakwork is extraordinary! Wonderful painting...Your beakwork is extraordinary! Wonderful painting and basing. I have a new Awdry favorite, until next week at least. ;-) Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-15312542125587715162014-11-18T21:20:49.717+00:002014-11-18T21:20:49.717+00:00That is one heck of a leggy bird there mate, but t...That is one heck of a leggy bird there mate, but truly it has been painted wonderfully bringing the best out in it. PanzerKaputhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068595006963872643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-29854299097925402372014-11-18T21:15:59.035+00:002014-11-18T21:15:59.035+00:00I have to confess that the thought had crossed my ...I have to confess that the thought had crossed my mind. ;) It is such a great sculpt that I wouldn't mind adding another one or two of them to the collection at some time if Foundry do get round to recasting it. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-73884673681080318542014-11-18T21:13:55.287+00:002014-11-18T21:13:55.287+00:00Thanos that is incredibly high praise, I am truly ...Thanos that is incredibly high praise, I am truly humbled by your kind words. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-4963645832149960042014-11-18T21:12:16.024+00:002014-11-18T21:12:16.024+00:00Thank you so much, that means a lot to me. The tr...Thank you so much, that means a lot to me. The transitions are something, I don't always attempt, often preferring to block paint on such small miniatures, but the beak just seemed to cry out for it. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670400813396652991.post-84275886623730344042014-11-18T21:10:41.769+00:002014-11-18T21:10:41.769+00:00Thank you Cyrus.Thank you Cyrus.Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.com