Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

OK, so after two years I've finally given in to having a section of the FORUM specifically set up to discuss painting techniques, display examples, show your latest projects and chat about this vital part of the hobby. Manufacturers please feel free to post up your sculpts, ask questions about what the gamers are after and generally promote your work.. no charge! Painters, please also feel free to post up your work for comment and critique. I can't promise the unreserved adulation characteristic of some other fora but I would hope you'd get constructive and measured comment!
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Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by chema1986 » Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:08 pm

Hello, I have just finished a second gun & crew of my late XVII century Spanish artillery. I really like the quality of these miniatures, very crisp detail :) and now I'm painting some beautiful "Warfare Miniatures" officers on horse, I'll post them here as soon as I finish them.
Sorry for the poor quality of the pics... some day I will learn how to properly photograph my miniatures :P
Hope you like them!

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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by Russian James » Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:30 am

Beautifully done! The shading on the timber and the powder horn is superb.

Keep up the good work!
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Post by Gunfreak » Sat Nov 15, 2014 2:36 pm

Fantastic! Ditto the wood, superb stuff
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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by Glorfindel » Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:08 am

These are truly stunning. Beautifully shaded. Well done.


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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by chema1986 » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:36 pm

Thank you guys :)
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Post by barr7430 » Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:04 pm

I agree, amazing work!
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Post by Prince Henry » Mon Nov 17, 2014 3:23 am

Excellent - love the woodwork!
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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by andy thompson » Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:03 pm

Wow. Those are wonderful.

Minor detail but if I was going to paint something that well I might have bored out the cannon barrel a bit. It would take the piece beyond wonderful IMO.
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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by chema1986 » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:17 pm

Thanks for your kind comments, and you are right Andy, I noticed the cannon barrel is too clean and bright... I'll weather it a little bit with black pigment.

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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by Friedrich August I. » Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:12 am

Real Lovely!
As the others said the painting work on the wooden parts is incredible.

I think you misunderstood Andy. He ment to drill out the barrels bore h o l e so it gets a round shape and not a such deformed look.
The colour of the Barrels looks ok to me no need therefore to change it.

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Post by obriendavid » Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:30 pm

As everyone has already said your painting is superb!
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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by toggy » Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:39 pm

Stunning work, the powder horn is particularly well done.
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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by Friedrich August I. » Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:46 pm

Chema,

For the colour of your gun barrel you can use any colour. Just remember that if you have lazy gunners who dont care about their gun they would get some day a greygreen barrel like this:

http://warmemorials.us/images/artillery ... barrel.jpg

But if you gunners are real professionals and masters of their Art the barrel would look like this one made of bronze:

http://www.brhoward.com/phto_gal/napole ... /nc.12.jpg

Just a hint on "bronze" :wink:

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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by chema1986 » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:41 pm

Many Thanks guys, yes Günther you are right... sometimes my english is far from perfect and I misunderstand words or phrases :P but it's all clear now hehehe.
I find the gun barrel of second picture you posted, too bright for this period.

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Re: Some Spanish Artillery (Northstar 1672)

Post by yar68 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 11:39 pm

Very very nice!!!!
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