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Title: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 08 October 2018, 11:21:34 PM
Well having been out of the Pendraken forum and Painting 10mm I thought I had better restart both.
My Mongols have been sitting there for at least two years, probably more... so after a quick paint of the Amazon's (I wanted to make sure I could still see the minis) I made a start on my Mongols.

https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/mongol-horses/
All of my 10mm work is tagged on my blog, but there is plenty of other stuff there to have a mooch at too.

I tend to add to my blog every day, but I will keep the updates here to a minimum.

The Mongols still have a long way to go as these are only the light cavalry and command stands.

Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 09 October 2018, 12:05:40 AM
A good start :)
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 09 October 2018, 06:50:22 AM
Looking good boss
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Techno on 09 October 2018, 07:22:28 AM
Good job.  :)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 09 October 2018, 11:18:17 PM
A bit more done tonight
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/09/mongol-horses-ii/
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Post by: Techno on 10 October 2018, 07:53:22 AM
Nice stuff, M. :)

I liked the tale of the 'strange figure'. ;)

Cheers - Phil
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Post by: Womble67 on 10 October 2018, 08:43:16 AM
Looking good

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 10 October 2018, 02:24:49 PM
Tonight I am going to have to scan my heavy and Medium cavalry to see if Ghengis and Jebei are hiding amongst them.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 10 October 2018, 09:44:11 PM
A smidge more done tonight, three different colours for the tunicss.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/10/mongol-cavalry-ii/
I never did look for Ghengis!
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 10 October 2018, 09:48:36 PM
Those are coming together nicely :)

I think we all go through the "those all look crap" stage, it is surprising how rapidly that can change once you start to add details
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 11 October 2018, 10:25:23 PM
Quote from: paulr on 10 October 2018, 09:48:36 PM
Those are coming together nicely :)

I think we all go through the "those all look crap" stage, it is surprising how rapidly that can change once you start to add details
Very true  :-bd

I managed to do socks and blazes on the horses tonight. I was too tired to do anything else. But a teeny amount of progress is still progress
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Steve J on 12 October 2018, 07:59:35 AM
Great to see you making steady progress :). Even 30 minutes a night can make a difference and at least you feel you have done something gaming related :).
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 12 October 2018, 09:32:30 PM
Thanks everyone for their kind comments.


A bit more done this evening.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/mongol-cavalry-iv/

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Post by: Womble67 on 12 October 2018, 09:47:02 PM
Coming on very nicely

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 12 October 2018, 10:52:03 PM
Coming together really well :)

I'd suggest doing the bridles and straps you'll regret not doing them later ;)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 14 October 2018, 11:20:20 PM
A bit more done tonight...
Slow progress but progress none the less...
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/14/mongol-cavalry-vi/
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 15 October 2018, 12:05:13 AM
Detail slows progress but makes a real difference to the look ;) :)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 15 October 2018, 12:17:57 AM
Quote from: paulr on 15 October 2018, 12:05:13 AM
Detail slows progress but makes a real difference to the look ;) :)
Very true!
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Post by: lowlylowlycook on 15 October 2018, 03:41:31 AM
Nice!

Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Steve J on 15 October 2018, 08:40:47 AM
Great to see you're steady progress and they look great to boot 8)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 16 October 2018, 12:04:26 AM
Cheers guys, much appreciated.
I managed to paint the swords tonight as I went to see the Predator. Hopefully tomorrow will be more productive.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 16 October 2018, 10:55:04 PM
Today was indeed more productive:
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/mongol-cavalry-vii-2/

Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 17 October 2018, 04:12:16 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd

Definitely coming together :)
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Post by: Techno on 17 October 2018, 08:05:51 AM
Looking good ! :)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Womble67 on 17 October 2018, 09:54:57 AM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 18 October 2018, 12:31:33 AM
Thanks everyone,
I finished the base on the light cavalry ... and made a start on the mediums.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/17/light-cavalry-finished/
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 18 October 2018, 02:51:34 AM
 :o very bright, I suspect it will be better once you shake off the excess ;)
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 18 October 2018, 06:46:31 AM
Looking great
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: fred. on 18 October 2018, 07:33:57 AM
Cool that is a proper horde of mongols.

You seem to have done these very speedily!
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Womble67 on 18 October 2018, 09:25:46 AM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: lowlylowlycook on 21 October 2018, 02:55:09 AM
Nice work!

And yeah, those TB lines are tempting.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: FierceKitty on 21 October 2018, 04:20:11 AM
You have been industrious!
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Steve J on 21 October 2018, 08:18:45 AM
Nice work and keep on painting and basing!
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Post by: Techno on 21 October 2018, 09:31:40 AM
Super work, M  :)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 27 October 2018, 12:31:29 PM
Medium Cavalry are Finished. The flag was caused by some knacker severing a hand! It was easier to make a flag with a pin and Greenstuff than a 10mm hand.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/20/medium-cavalry-finished/

I am taking a short break from 10mm for a while as I need to paint up a 15mm HOTT Conquistador army for a tournament on 19th November.
Posts on those shenanigans are on the blog too
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: lowlylowlycook on 27 October 2018, 05:38:43 PM
Looking good.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 27 October 2018, 08:00:15 PM
 :-bd =D> :-bd
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Steve J on 27 October 2018, 08:07:55 PM
Nice work once again 8)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 27 October 2018, 11:51:13 PM
Thanks everyone
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Womble67 on 28 October 2018, 04:59:20 PM
Yep great work

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 31 October 2018, 08:56:03 PM
My HOTT troops are finished, but tonight I started on the Stronghold and built up areas.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/building-tenochtitlan/
I think the temple would work with 10mm and be rather imposing. I will have to check.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 31 October 2018, 11:37:19 PM
Very nice chap
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 01 November 2018, 12:42:21 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Techno on 01 November 2018, 06:45:05 AM
Looking good !

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 03 November 2018, 10:58:35 PM
Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

A bit more done on the temples.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/03/tenochtitlan-in-further-technicolor/
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 04 November 2018, 09:17:49 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd

Pyramids are looking good, you've moved well away from the ruin look you often see :)

I'm impressed by the leaves and creepers =D> =D> =D>
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Steve J on 04 November 2018, 11:42:00 AM
Great work on those pyramids 8)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 04 November 2018, 11:56:31 AM
Quote from: paulr on 04 November 2018, 09:17:49 AM
:-bd =D> :-bd

Pyramids are looking good, you've moved well away from the ruin look you often see :)

I'm impressed by the leaves and creepers =D> =D> =D>
Thanks guys,
My initial thought was to add vine# and creepers etc, but as I have an Aztec army, then it seemed weird to make them ruined.
I wanted a different base for the Lurkers than sand and flock. These are meant to hide in rough terrain, hence the leaves etc.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 04 November 2018, 12:15:52 PM
Love the last shot
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 18 November 2018, 10:00:33 AM
Been busy of late, amazingly I won the tournament in both points and then for the best stronghold. Came second in the themed army too. So all in all quite chuffed!
I also started on my Dark Future Vehicles, this is the latest post in a few if them...
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/17/dark-future-motorcycles/

Once these are done it is back to my 10mm Mongols.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Techno on 18 November 2018, 10:32:42 AM
Nice work, 'M' !

The other shots are terrific, too !!

When I get a nice sunrise, or sunset, over here.....I get the same 'bleaching' (?) effect, if I take a piccy....'Cos I can't be bothered to set the camera up 'properly'.
I just mess around with one of the progs on the PC, until I get as close to possible on what I actually saw, and save that.

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 18 November 2018, 12:44:01 PM
But it's always raining in Wales !!!
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Techno on 18 November 2018, 02:37:38 PM
No......Only 80% of the time.

When it's 'nice' here.....You couldn't imagine a more perfect place than where Von and I live.

When it's not.   X_X X_X X_X X_X X_X

I suppose we have to be very thankful that we don't get the truly awful forest fires that are happening 'over the pond', at the mo.....

'Jeepers'. :(

Phil.
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 18 November 2018, 06:44:09 PM
 =D> =D> =D>
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 01 December 2018, 11:58:10 PM
Cheers guys....
I seem to be forgetting to come on here, that is my aim.... try and see what's happening at least once a day.

This is my latest caper...
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/a-ghostly-bride/
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2018, 07:08:21 AM
Nice !

Cheers - Phil
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Post by: Steve J on 02 December 2018, 07:40:39 AM
Very good and the touch of colour from the roses really works well :)
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 December 2018, 08:55:33 AM
Pretty awesome.
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Post by: Womble67 on 02 December 2018, 11:48:38 AM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 02 December 2018, 01:52:42 PM
Cheers everyone  :-*
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 07 December 2018, 08:13:24 PM
Some forgotten forces to use with my 10mm Sudan troops...
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/fridays-forgotten-forces-2/
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Post by: Westmarcher on 07 December 2018, 08:16:26 PM
Nice figs and pics!*  :-bd

* see link
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 07 December 2018, 09:41:54 PM
Top work
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Post by: petercooman on 07 December 2018, 10:22:39 PM
Very nice! What red paint do you use? (looks like gw khorne red or mephiston red but i'll probably be wrong  ;D )
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Post by: paulr on 08 December 2018, 05:34:37 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Techno on 08 December 2018, 08:27:13 AM
Very nice, once again, M

Cheers - Phil
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Post by: Terry37 on 09 December 2018, 04:16:14 AM
Looking good! Love the colonial uniforms!

Terry
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Post by: Womble67 on 09 December 2018, 12:17:13 PM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
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Post by: Steve J on 09 December 2018, 01:55:39 PM
Lovely work 8)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 17 December 2018, 10:31:17 PM
Quote from: petercooman on 07 December 2018, 10:22:39 PM
Very nice! What red paint do you use? (looks like gw khorne red or mephiston red but i'll probably be wrong  ;D )
Army painter Dragon red, with a highlight of AP pure red.
You were pretty close you used the word red in both ideas. So half marks 😉
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 17 December 2018, 10:35:09 PM
Cheers guys, much appreciated. One day I will get back and finish them.
Since then I have been working on various 28mm minis.
These are the latest.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/nursey-ready-for-action/

I have also done a pile of Orc rifles and a ghoul officer.
I will try and get back to my 10mm soon. I have some mongol heavy cavalry, not to mention infantry and civilians to paint up so that the whole force is done.
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 December 2018, 11:01:51 PM
Very nice work on those.
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Post by: Maenoferren on 17 December 2018, 11:07:56 PM
Thanks Will
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Post by: Techno on 18 December 2018, 06:36:19 AM
Great fun, great work ! :)

Cheers - Phil
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Post by: Womble67 on 18 December 2018, 09:28:32 AM
Looks good

Take care

Andy
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Post by: Steve J on 18 December 2018, 11:32:00 AM
Some characterful stuff there 8)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 18 December 2018, 11:40:05 PM
Cheers everyone,

Tonight I managed to complete this little chap, start to finish in about an hour and a bit.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/18/meriadoc-brandybuck/
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: paulr on 19 December 2018, 03:33:56 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd

That was quick :)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Techno on 19 December 2018, 06:13:13 AM
Wot Paul, sed.  :)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: petercooman on 19 December 2018, 07:44:34 AM
Nice one!

I have recently received the pippin in armour, still looking for merry!
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Post by: Steve J on 19 December 2018, 10:12:23 AM
Very nice 8)
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 19 December 2018, 07:49:31 PM
Which Pippin/Merry are you after?
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Post by: petercooman on 20 December 2018, 09:11:46 AM
Merry, the one he painted!

actually one of the two Merrys in his rohan armour (there is one with shield and one without shield)


i have this armoured pippin but missing that merry:
(https://miniset.net/files/set/gw-99061461007-0.jpg)

there is also this merry (wich is good as well, cheaper points wise!)

(https://miniset.net/files/styles/set_preview/public/set/gw-99061499042-0.jpg?itok=mAbP-84P)
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 December 2018, 10:55:02 AM
I probably have one of those, shout if you want it!
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 20 December 2018, 12:26:00 PM
I have the Pippin mini somewhere too, just not sure where....
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: petercooman on 20 December 2018, 04:09:50 PM
I actually bought pippin, mounted saruman and cirion 2nd hand last month from Joseph McCullough. Took me about 3 weeks to realize that he's the author of frostgrave  ;D

I know the name on the paypal account sounded familiar. :P
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 20 December 2018, 04:42:07 PM
Quote from: petercooman on 20 December 2018, 04:09:50 PM
I actually bought pippin, mounted saruman and cirion 2nd hand last month from Joseph McCullough. Took me about 3 weeks to realize that he's the author of frostgrave  ;D

I know the name on the paypal account sounded familiar. :P
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Maen’s Painting Diary take II
Post by: Maenoferren on 15 April 2019, 10:51:13 PM
I thought I had better come back and see what everyone has been up to...
I managed a bit more on my elves this evening. I have been struggling with these for ages, it's not the miniatures, I think it is my mind set. That and playing with the 3D printer too much.
https://bogenwaldblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/15/back-to-the-elves/