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Most beloved figure

Discussion in 'General Figure Talk' started by Theodoros, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    I would like to ask the fellow modellers of this forum :

    Through the years of painting or sculpting, which ONE figure, scrach or not, painted by you or not, do you think is your beloved ?
  2. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    For me it is my first figure where i was satisfied with.
    The Pegaso 75mm Marcomanni.

    Marc
  3. Einion Well-Known Member

    Too many to pick just one above all others. Hard enough some years to pick a single favourite from that year's crop of figures, much less an all-time fav.

    Einion
  4. Guy A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Well, over the 37 years I have painted figures there is one figure I have painted 10 or 11 times in different scenes and vignettes. It would be Series 77's 90mm Single foot Mountain Man. I have always loved this figure and still have on hand in my gray army 2 casting yet to paint.

    Here he is with a Superior 90mm Mountain Man on top of the stream bank in a vignette.

    MM 1.jpg

    Here he is again with a Michael Roberts head done as a single foot figure.

    MM 2.jpg

    My other favorite would be Poste Militaire's 90mm Northern Cheyenne Dog Soldier which I have done 4 times and still don't have one in my show case. The next one is mine to keep.

    Med Dog.jpg

    Very interesting question and I hope we hear from other painters about what their favorite figure was.
  5. Saginaw79 New Member

    Country:
    United-States
    If I had to pick a figure, its the first 1/16 i ever did.

    The Tamiya Machinegunner in Greatcoat

    but my favorite model in the world is one of a WWII era SAS 'Desert rat' jeep, which is also a Tamiya kit IIRC
  6. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Could you please upload a picture of this ?
  7. Saginaw79 New Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Nothing spectacular compared to many here, but mine none the less-

    [IMG]

    [IMG]

    The MG42 is missing its bipod for some reason and this was before I knew how to build slings etc from styrene etc
  8. Robert Dominick Member

    Country:
    United-States
    For me it is Series 77 kit A36 of a Union Cavalry Trooper peeling an apple for his horse and Series 77 kit A65 Confederate Artillery Officer sculpted by Mike Stelzel
    Unfortunately I do not have any photos of the ones I painted.

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  9. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    My personal choise is this 90mm figure, made from scratch and painted by Kostas Kariotellis, about 10 years ago. Does not belongs to me, but I have admired this suberb "Heracleius", in Athens Show. See the physical pose of miniature, the plethora of elements in Emperor's clothing (7th c.AD).

    [IMG]
  10. DEL A Fixture

    Country:
    Scotland
    A bit old school but for me it's a tie between Keith Durhams Conquistador and Halberdier, both by Poste Militaire. These were the 2 where I felt I'd cracked it.

    Derek
  11. housecarl Moderator

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Drum Major. Goodman. London Scots. No camera hence no photo. My first grown up figure.:confused:

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  12. Bluesking Active Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    For me it was Poste Militaire's 90mm Northern Cheyenne Dog Soldier or Pilipili's "Iron Hand" Sioux
  13. billyturnip A Fixture

    Country:
    England
    I've seen a flat version of this chap, Hodden grey kilt, no tartan, now there's an idea, hmmmm. :D

    My favourite fig keeps changing but I do like this one a lot. 54mm resin by Jon Smith. It was a real pleasure to paint.

    [IMG]

    Roger.
  14. roadking Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    I think that I would have to say my favorite up to this point was the Timurid Emir sculpted by Julian Hullis for Poste Militaire. I painted it twice and really felt I honed my skills on various aspects of the figure. The test for me is that if someone asked me to paint a figure and it was one I had already done, would I be willing to do it again? With that figure I would probably be willing to paint a third one.
  15. housecarl Moderator

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Art Gerona do a 54mm version of him, I have just found out.
    Carl.

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  16. Jimmy S Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Australia
    Almond Sculptures 95th Rifles Sgt, brilliant painted or even polished. Still one of the most sought after kits out there...
  17. Theodoros A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Sharpie 95: Is there any possibility to view an image of that ?
  18. frank h Well-Known Member

    Country:
    England
    Hi good thread

    This Andrea offering is my favourite plan to paint another one
    Comrades in Arms

    so many good things about this piece

    Frank

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  19. Figure Mad Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Carl

    This must be the one you mean

    Dave

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  20. housecarl Moderator

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    That's the very fellow, is he one of yours Dave?
    Cheers,
    Carl.

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