Hi I'm Harold Stivala from Malta and this is my first posting on this website.This is a Metal modelles 54mm Red Lancer The horse is painted in oils whilst the rider is in Valleo Acyrilcs.

Hello and welcome Harold...I must say he looks gorgeous..nicely painted in a very soft fashion, very well suited to the pose of horse and rider...excellent .

Roy.

Hello Harold,

Absolutely stunning. A very beautiful piece.

Sean

Great work Harold. Lovely painting. Can we have a few close ups please. Keep up the good work.

hi harry. looks great, hope to see more of your work.dave.

Looks wonderful. How about some bigger and close upe pics?

Keith

That's magnificent. Is the lace painted in yellows or metallics?

That is one of the best horses I've ever seen.

It's about time you made it here mate. All you guys have to know that me and Ray have been begging Harold for ages to join in. I won't comment on the figure since I've seen enough of it having had the pleasure to carry it to St.Vincent with me and bringing home a well deserved bronze for it. :lol: On the other hand you're gonna get a mouthfull when I see you at the club for that crappy picture you posted. You have to do better than that !!

Stephen Mallia

Hello and welcome to the Planet, Harold. Beautiful work!

Happy Painting!

Beuatiful piece Harold. Please share some close ups with us. John

Hello Harold, welcome to the Planet and thanks for posting, your figure is beautifully painted, I hope to se more of your work.




Keep up the good work.

Cheers

Roc.

Thanks all

I tried to improve the picture above a bit .Sorry but this is was my first attempt at posting a PICTURE.I will get some closes up soon.

As regards to the yellow lacing they ate compleately in acyrilics as I find I can get much more finer work especially finer lines with achrilics.

Hello Harry,

You must sign in earlier. What an awesome paintjob.
I hope you get more of such amazing painted figure's.
Iff so, please post them.

Marc

The bigger picture is a great help.

Superb work.
I really like the colors and the lace looks great.
Andy

that's great...the bigger picture shows your work much better, and now we can all enjoy it.

It all looks great but I especially like the red, soft and very realistic for such a difficult colour. A great piece. Looking forward to more.

All the very best

Roy.

Outstanding!
What was the mix that you used for the horse...
I agree with my brother Lou, the best horse I have ever seen...very nice!

All the best

Patrick

I found that Airbrushing a coat of Vallejo Achrilics on top of the primer helps a lot to give you a smoother finish.I also use Achrilcs on top of oils for the finer detail work such as the viens and the white socks.Usally all my work is in Achrlics but nothing can beat the finish that can be achieved with oils on horses.