When I ordered my first (trial) batch of Pendraken ECW and TYW models for Pike & Shotte, I promised Leon to turn them into pure-bred 17th century sons-of-bitches. Well, here's the first batch, just finished - apart from the matt finish (spray can is on tomorrow's To-Do list).





Cheers,
Aart

Hi Aart,

Very nice painting there!   I notice at least some of them seem to have  the rod still in place underneath the horse's belly. I have always found these pretty easy to cut off with a sharp scalpel, without any obvious effect on the stability or survivability of the figures. It certainly improves the visual effect.  Worth a try?

Mollinary

Nice job. Hope to see some more when they're done

Nice!

Quote from: mollinary on 21 June 2012, 05:29:47 PM
Hi Aart,

Very nice painting there!   I notice at least some of them seem to have  the rod still in place underneath the horse's belly. I have always found these pretty easy to cut off with a sharp scalpel, without any obvious effect on the stability or survivability of the figures. It certainly improves the visual effect.  Worth a try?

Mollinary

No effect on stability you say? I'll cut them off asap then.

A unit of Spanish arquebusiers/dragoons are next, both mounted and dismounted so I can switch during the game. They're for tomorrow or Saturday. I'll have a better camera, too, the new (!) camera one I bought sucks and has been returned.

Cheers,
Aart

Half an hour later: Hey Mollinary, I've cut off all their ghoulies and they didn't flinch. I guess they're my kind of guys, they just grow new ones. 

Aart,

They are the Daddies!

Mollinary

Nice, very nice - straight into my gallery, thank you

Quote from: robert on 21 June 2012, 07:40:16 PM
Nice, very nice - straight into my gallery, thank you

They're not even focused! Bloody camera... 

Cheers,
Aart

Quote from: Aart Brouwer on 21 June 2012, 07:44:33 PM
They're not even focused! Bloody camera... 

Cheers,
Aart

Must be the speed their charging at

Nice job Aart! 

Mmmmm. Pike and shot troops really do have that little something extra, don't they?

Quote from: Aart Brouwer on 21 June 2012, 05:53:31 PM

Half an hour later: Hey Mollinary, I've cut off all their ghoulies and they didn't flinch. I guess they're my kind of guys, they just grow new ones. 

What if they were geldings to start off with? 

Seriously, though, they look the business. 

Very nice Aart - you're definitely safe with taking off the extra bit 

Nice job

Aart,
A man much missed.
Glad to see one of his threads again.