Hi Guys

I have had a go at revisiting the Mongol, and this is the final result as I will not be touching it again.......

Let me know what you think, I do appreciate all the comments that have been said so far, and have taken them on board, I hope a have executed them as best I can, if not, then I move on to another piece to get things better.

Dave

Excellent paintjob, Dave! Lovely work!
Hope to get mine that good!
Cheers, Eddy

Dave, Mongols are not my favorite subject on miniatures. But I think that through your excellent job painting the leathers, this bust is being a favorite one...

Hi Dave,

Now that I've seen your new version, I can see why you changed it. The eyes have real personality and life. They seem to capture the fierce intensity of the Mongol. The extra details you've added to the bow and the armour are superb.

Great work mate, and a real inspiration for all of us in never settling for "near enough is good enough".

Excellent result Dave ,all the extra work has taken this bust to another level.


Cheers David

This is a very surprising, and dramatic rendition of a very very impressive kit. I congrat you Dave.

Especially like the overall warm tone, reflecting a unique lighting environment. It is arguably a fortunate thing that you didn't go for an additional level of highlight on the face and the fabrics, which I would be very tempted to go for, but which could turn out to be unnecessary.

Extremely well executed.

Awesome work Dave, just awesome.
I tip my hat for you. Your work is outstanding.

marc

Dave, superb painting and an excellent finish, especially admire the leatherwork. Stunning. Shame we won't be seeng it at Euro.

Cheers Ken

Dave he looks great. I have recently purchased this Beauty and your work really gives courage to hove it a go. Compliments.
Dimitris

Dave, Outstanding job!! Everything is in harmony now - whatever you did to the bow tip has lowered its "grab" quotient, and it is now just another feature of the overall piece. The eyes are . . . well, excellent. The effort you've put into the leather makes it very real.

I suppose the other lesson learned here, by us, is perhaps not to take every word in a post so seriously. I'm guessing we've all uttered variations of the phrase "this $#@^%&*% one's going out the window!" on more than one occasion, as our frustration has crested yet again. Your example to us has been to step back, seek input, process and rethink, and to your everlasting credit, re-execute. As good as version A was, version B is better.

Well done!!

Don

Awesome!

the detail work on the leather is outstanding!

mark

Dave, another stunner from your hands. I love seeing your work posted here. I must admit though, they are so much better in person, and as good as it looks here, I can only imagine what it looks like in the round.

I had to order this bust my self after seeing your version, and did so today from Colorado Miniatures...can't wait to get some paint on it, though yours will be a hard act to follow.

Absolutely amazing, I thought version one was pretty good, but what you have added to it here makes it so much better and refined. Your blending and details are top notch and I think we will all take inspiration on from this. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
Ben

Good on ya Dave with this one. Especially like the subtle touches with the various surfaces.
Overall the attention to detail is to be admired.

Thanks for sharing & I bet this version will encourage others to give this go too.

Kind regards,

Mike

Beautiful job Dave. The leather work is particularly well done. An inspiration for us all.

Melanie

Guys

Thanks very much, moving on and up......... next project looms its head.

Dave

Hi Dave
Your best ever? It could be.
Pete

Dave,
Stunning finish on this.
Cheers
John