Not long finished the first unit in my latest Mongol tumen (division). Only another 66 cavalry to go.
(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad152/subedai/10mm%20Figures/10mm%20Mongols/DSCI0012.jpg)
EDIT: Image fixed.
Sorry; haven't got a clue what happened there. It previewed okay but I didn't check to see if it had posted . I'll try again.
(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad152/subedai/10mm%20Figures/10mm%20Mongols/DSCI0012.jpg)
There you go.
Bl**dy technology is great if a) you press the right buttons and b) if you double-check afterwards.
Like +1
:o But I did have to get my sunglasses for the second photo
I've found them a pleasure to paint - really well detailed
Quote from: Shedman on 25 January 2014, 06:35:41 PM
Like +1
:o But I did have to get my sunglasses for the second photo
There you go, technology again. I only managed to get these two half decent shots out of the twenty odd I took, dodgy focus forced me to bin the others. I also think the miserable, overcast weather here played it's part. I'll try and get some better ones tomorrow.
They look great in the first photo 8).
Don't worry about is 'S'....
Yep...The 'Mk II' is a bit bleached out...
When I take the shots of 'masters'...I only get one half decent shot out of three....and in another life I was supposed to be a professional photographer...HAH !! ;)
Leon always gets much better results after I've sent the greens up to him......My excuse is that I take absolutely no time at all to take the photo's.....Leon takes more care !!
Cheers - Phil.
Due to popular demand and the lack of supplied sunglasses I've removed the second picture as it was a bit pants.
Very nicely done 8)
Superb stuff. If mine were half as good when they are done I will be ecstatic. (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
Really nice. Are these a mix of the medium and heavy codes?
What colour have you used for the bows - I also seem to struggle with bows, either going too light or two dark, I like the shade you have used.
One small suggestion, maybe try to get some of the base texture on the metal bases of the figures, to help them blend in better with the rest of the base - I do like the grey colour and stones, I will be trying to do something similar on mine.
Looking fantastic there!
I've popped the pic into the original post as well.
8)
Thanks for all the comments fellas, glad you like them.
Quote from: fred 12df on 25 January 2014, 09:26:13 PM
Really nice. Are these a mix of the medium and heavy codes?
Yes, I wanted a bit of mix for the unit but didn't want too much of an armoured look. Regular but slightly mis-matched if you like.
QuoteWhat colour have you used for the bows - I also seem to struggle with bows, either going too light or two dark, I like the shade you have used.
The bows are painted with Vallejo colours with Orange Brown (981) as a base, then a coat of my Pledge dark brown stain mix followed by highlights in a mix of Orange Brown and Sunny Skin Tone (845).
QuoteOne small suggestion, maybe try to get some of the base texture on the metal bases of the figures, to help them blend in better with the rest of the base - I do like the grey colour and stones, I will be trying to do something similar on mine.
If we were talking about 15 or 25mm I would completely agree and I did try to do it on some others but it looked like they were wading through some type of boulder-ridden, crumbly, rocky ground. The base sand I use is actually from the Sahara Desert (holiday in Tunisia) and it's the finest in texture I've come across, mixed in with some budgie sand (for want of a better phrase) but even that is out of scale. Another idea I tried was to use Milliput to blend the edges but the figures are far too close together on the base...plus the fact it took a bl**dy age. On the lighter units, where the figures are further apart, this is not an issue.
Grey? It's actually a light-earth colour. If you are interested I got it from Homebase in a litre tin, Code: 5010Y30R. Dry-brushed with a golden yellow and tan acrylics from The Works.
Quote from: Leon on 25 January 2014, 11:19:42 PM
Looking fantastic there!
I've popped the pic into the original post as well.
8)
Thanks Leon.
What base sizes are they?
Looks like 60mm to me but I'm no good at estimating size
And what rules are you using?
Quote from: Shedman on 26 January 2014, 10:59:46 AM
What base sizes are they?
Looks like 60mm to me but I'm no good at estimating size
I'll bet you say that to all the girls ;) ;)
Everything I paint now goes on 60x40mm bases, with 3 bases to a unit. As I normally collect armies from both sides everything matches so base requirements in rules aren't really a problem.
QuoteAnd what rules are you using?
I don't have any specific set in mind although I have a copy of Impetus that I might try. Over the years, on and off, one of my many ongoing projects has been to write a set of rules covering the Mongol Conquests because I dislike rules that cover an expanse of time rather than a specific conflict or a series of interconnected conflicts.
Excellent work,
kev
Very nice indeed
take care
andy
Superb :-bd
Really nice work, Subedai. :-bd
Quote from: Subedai on 26 January 2014, 09:49:00 AM
Yes, I wanted a bit of mix for the unit but didn't want too much of an armoured look. Regular but slightly mis-matched if you like.
I'm definitely thinking of mixing the medium armoured figures in with both the lights, and probably now having seen these the heavies.
Quote from: Subedai on 26 January 2014, 09:49:00 AM
The bows are painted with Vallejo colours with Orange Brown (981) as a base, then a coat of my Pledge dark brown stain mix followed by highlights in a mix of Orange Brown and Sunny Skin Tone (845).
I will add Orange Brown to my next order - can't have too many browns...
Quote from: Subedai on 26 January 2014, 09:49:00 AM
If we were talking about 15 or 25mm I would completely agree and I did try to do it on some others but it looked like they were wading through some type of boulder-ridden, crumbly, rocky ground. The base sand I use is actually from the Sahara Desert (holiday in Tunisia) and it's the finest in texture I've come across, mixed in with some budgie sand (for want of a better phrase) but even that is out of scale. Another idea I tried was to use Milliput to blend the edges but the figures are far too close together on the base...plus the fact it took a bl**dy age. On the lighter units, where the figures are further apart, this is not an issue.
Grey? It's actually a light-earth colour. If you are interested I got it from Homebase in a litre tin, Code: 5010Y30R. Dry-brushed with a golden yellow and tan acrylics from The Works.
Yes it can be hard work to get the bases covered, without swamping the hooves / feet of the models. .
Sorry about not being able to tell the base colour - its probably the photos. I have some photos of tanks that people thought the basing was a shade of purple, due to the lighting the photos were taken under!
Great job, can`t wait to get mine..........envy,sulk.....
Excellent stuff Subedai.
W
Really nice :-bd
Mine have arrived, wow...what can I say...busy spraying them up in undercoat, as spray is hard to get in ghana, pissing off the cat with all the fumes..
Thanks Leon and crew.... :)
http://www.exmouthwargames.org.uk/index.php/forum/ancients-to-medieval/20-mongols.html?start=6
Quote from: Dave Fielder on 07 July 2014, 08:17:29 AM
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Very nice. You can't beat the look on your opponents face as your masses of cavalry thunder forward. I've still got about 50 odd cav and a pack of arrow fodder to paint from my Pendraken order to do but I have been painting the Polish to face them.
Your Polish knights are looking good so far, saw them on some other links. There is a guy in our club who is going to do a Mongol horde ... imagine the carnage as our two factions clash! It'll be like a West Ham and Millwall Derby.
Quote from: Dave Fielder on 07 July 2014, 09:31:53 AM
Your Polish knights are looking good so far, saw them on some other links. There is a guy in our club who is going to do a Mongol horde ... imagine the carnage as our two factions clash! It'll be like a West Ham and Millwall Derby.
Ta for that about the Polish.
Tell him to go for it! There can never be too many Mongol armies in circulation at any one time as far as I am concerned. For what it achieved it must be one of the most underused armies in the history of wargaming...ever. I blame the sets of rules. They were never
just LC/MC/HC oe even EHC, but there again, without making them a super-army, what can you do? The command and control system was streets ahead of everything else at the time and how do you represent 'our deity has told us we are to rule the world so beware our wrath' on a wargames table? Especially with the previous the Mongol's had.
(You never know, if Millwall ever get into the Premiership -see the flying pigs?- that might happen, and hopefully, the powers that be will recognise the potential for a right old ruck this time.) ;)
Smashing job, well done!
These are terrific. Very inspirational stuff!