Hey guys it's been a busy month at work, finally finished the horse except for the animal skin under the saddle and a few touch ups here and there.















This is a picture of my boss, horse's ass of the month :lol: :lol:



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Roc.

Looks great, Roc! Sorry for not following this thread but do you undercoat w/ acrylics? Your oil finish looks very rich in tone. Well done!

Jason

Hello Jason, thanks for the kind words, glad you like the way it turned out.
I do undercoat in acrylics, I use Delta Creamcoat acrylics, .89 cents for 2 oz..

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Roc.

Looks very good Rocco!
best regards
christos

Great work Rocco,
Waiting for the next pictures.

marc

Looks very good, I like the natural shine of mane and tail, what did you used to get that? Varnish or it´s just the oils shine? Nice done Rocco,

Anastasios.

hi roc. great stuff. is the leather effect on the saddle painted in oils. dave.

Hi Roc

Now thats looking great, well worth the time and effort of getting things right, great shading on the horses muscular make up...

Dave

Hi Rocco
Looking good

I would really think about inserting a thin nail or a metal spike into one of the horses legs to attach it to the base to give it strength as He stands on only 2 out of the 4 feet and mine leaned over quite a bit after a while despite having a longer nail inserted into one of the legs and it was quite tricky to repair
Just a thought, it will be easier now than later

Apart from that it is looking very good

That takes care of the easy bit! Now for the figure...............

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John

Christos, thanks for following the step by step and for all the encouragement.

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Roc

Thanks Marc, I just began the Samurai, as soon as a get a chance I'll show my progress,

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Roc

Anastasios., thanks for the kind words.
To achieve the sheen on the mane and tail, I adde a few drops of Llinseed oil to the mixture.

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Roc

Dave, thanks,the saddle as well as the rest of the horse was painted in Windsor Newton oils.

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Roc

Dave , my friend, thank you, I appreciate all your help and encouragement.

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Roc

John , thanks for the advice, that's a very good idea.

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Roc

Very nice Rocco! Can't wait to see him come together!

Jay H.
OKC

Jay thanks, slowly but surely he will come together.

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Roc.

Rocco,
Very nicely done. I like the colour of the Saddle.
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John

John, thanks buddy, much appreciated.

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Roc.

Ciao Rocco,
la pittura del cavallo mi piace molto.
Per quanto riguarda le rifiniture rosse sono già pronte così?
Se si, io personalmente lavorerei sui chiaro-scuri del rosso accentuando le diversità tra luci e ombre.
Oh! intendiamoci sono gusti personali.
Aspetto di vedere il pezzo completato.
Nonostante siano passati diversi anni, devo dire che la serie dei samurai P.M.
è enz'altro sempre di altissimo livello.
E pensare che qualche anno fà scambiai il generale seduto Kato.... con qualcos'altro. Mha!...che stronz...
ciao
maui

P.S.
Io ho il kit: SH1 Saxon Housecarle c.1066
ma per caso è il primo kit delle Poste Militaire