c.1486 Hungarian Mercenery

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giorgiomalteser

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I started this figure by the great Stefano Borin a few years ago but never actually finished it as I found it too difficult at the time.

Now, a few years on I had another go at it and here is the result which I hope is decent enough :confused:

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Is the shield hand painted Giorgio? A very nice figure.
Carl.

Yes Carl with acrylics and then matt varnished. I scanned a Hungarian painting of one of their Saints and reduced it so it can partially fit on the shield and outlined it with pencil. That was the reason I set it aside a few years ago as I must have spent around 2 months painting it in and had to have a break in the end leaving it unfinished:D

Thank you both for your kind comments.
 
Yes Carl with acrylics and then matt varnished. I scanned a Hungarian painting of one of their Saints and reduced it so it can partially fit on the shield and outlined it with pencil. That was the reason I set it aside a few years ago as I must have spent around 2 months painting it in and had to have a break in the end leaving it unfinished:D

Thank you both for your kind comments.

It was worth the wait, that is an outstanding bit of brush work.
Carl.
 
Sir simply stunning particularly the shield what scale is this figure 75mm?

It's a 90mm pewter figure and was distributed by White Models. Thank you all once again for your encouragement. I won't be painting a similar shield very soon as I've run out of toothpicks :D
 
Giorgio, Superb painting on the shield and great mettalics, what did you use on the helmet? Many thanks for showing.
Cheers Ken
 
Giorgio

Thanks for showing. That was my first figure I ever have painted and I "tried" to paint the shield but it is not to compare to yours.

Great work and I like it very much

Ulrich
 
Giorgio, Superb painting on the shield and great mettalics, what did you use on the helmet? Many thanks for showing.
Cheers Ken

Ken, the helmet is metal so all I had to do was polish it, cover it with a mix of black, brown and blue oils, let dry for a few minutes and then remove most of it with a tissue paper.

I think the helmet is one of the best features apart from the shield.

Hungary has a very colorful history and it would be nice to see more figures of this type in my opinion.
 
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