What's the most ridiculously detailed thing you ever tried to paint?

[getagrip]

Modern 28mm (Empress miniatures) : The shoulder pad US flag (backwards, mind you.)

Yep, think that pretty much hits the brief of "ridiculously detailed."   

[Westmarcher]

Prussian and Austrian SYW flags in 10mm plus tartan, and leopard skin horse furniture, in 6mm. 

[getagrip]

Prussian and Austrian SYW flags in 10mm plus tartan, and leopard skin horse furniture, in 6mm. 

Once did panther skin in 28mm (knights panther funnily enough) but at 6mm it just beggars belief

[FierceKitty]

...beggars belief....

There's one for the misquotations thread. Repost?

[Ithoriel]

There's one for the misquotations thread. Repost?

In the religious tract The Scheme and Completion of Prophecy (1830), John Whitley used 'beggar belief' in describing the thoughts of 'those heathens' who denied the Bible. So, misquote or misattribution?

[getagrip]

There's one for the misquotations thread. Repost?

[FierceKitty]

Sounds as if he was mutilating A. and C. himself.

[Hertsblue]

Nineteenth century Saxon standards on cast flags. Ripped them all out eventually and printed them up in Drawplus.

[getagrip]

Nineteenth century Saxon standards on cast flags. Ripped them all out eventually and printed them up in Drawplus.

I can't stand cast flags; they never look right*

I am extremely mindful, however, that someone is about to post an example that would make Michelangelo weep

*(When I paint 'em).

[Hertsblue]

GG, it's no good printing that small - even with my big magnifying glass I can't make head or tail of that. 

[getagrip]

GG, it's no good printing that small - even with my big magnifying glass I can't make head or tail of that. 

If you quote you'll see it at full size; I just assume no-one will bother    (apart from Nobby and Westmarcher).

[Westmarcher]

I just assume no-one will bother    (apart from Nobby and Westmarcher).

He's right.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Red and white stripes on 1/3000 Italian DD's - Swastika on Scharnhorst at same scale. old Glory  patches on 20mm - but ony 5 or 7 stripes. DPM on HR modern infantry.

IanS

[getagrip]

He's right.

See!  Told you.

[getagrip]

Red and white stripes on 1/3000 Italian DD's - Swastika on Scharnhorst at same scale. old Glory  patches on 20mm - but ony 5 or 7 stripes. DPM on HR modern infantry.

IanS

Anything you need to paint in straight lines is a pig!