Teutoburg Forest 9 AD

[tiberius57]

Just finished this vignette. It's my version of the Frank Miniatures Arminius vignette. 75 mm figures sculpted by the great Mike Blank. I just did a modification to the the main character to make him stand out more.
Hope you like it. Your feedback is much appreciated.
Enjoy.
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[sd0324]

Beautiful work Zeno my friend! You are really on a great painting curve. I hope to see this one in person.


Steve

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nicely done Zeno! That has a lot of character.

 

[marco14]

very beautiful done,it say a lot

Mario

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Wow wonderful work

Mobo

 

[Nap]

Hi Zeno

Mike Blank sculpts + Zeno artwork = great combination

Fine presentation as always , the colours look really good and very much our idea of these warriors , like the highlighting on all and the basework looks good as well

Out of interest what the modification did you do to the main figure ?


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Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more from you , ENJOY the hobby

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[MalcC]

Very nicely executed in both alteration and painting.

Malc

 

[TERRYSOMME1916]

Love it, the toned down colours, how you have grouped the figures, the groundwork and presentation, all well thought out.
TERRY

 

[Edorta]

High level painting work, excellent setting and very good dark atmosphere according to the historical location, really fine group, I love it.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[custer760]

Hi Zeno

Mike Blank sculpts + Zeno artwork = great combination

Fine presentation as always , the colours look really good and very much our idea of these warriors , like the highlighting on all and the basework looks good as well

Out of interest what the modification did you do to the main figure ?


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Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more from you , ENJOY the hobby

Happy benchtime

Nap

I think he replaced the Standard for an eagle.
Great paintjob...bravo
Regards
Pete

 

[Redcap]

Fabulous display and presentation and the muted and 'dark' colour pallet is perfect for this episode of history.

I love everything about it - great work!
Gary

 

[tiberius57]

Hi Zeno

Mike Blank sculpts + Zeno artwork = great combination

Fine presentation as always , the colours look really good and very much our idea of these warriors , like the highlighting on all and the basework looks good as well

Out of interest what the modification did you do to the main figure ?


*****PLEASE also SUPPORT the COMPETITIONS of your choice by going to the relevant thread on this link and enjoy ENTERING and VOTING ***

https://www.planetfigure.com/forums/bi-monthly-vignettes-dioramas-competition.196/

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more from you , ENJOY the hobby

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks Nap for the kind words! Much appreciated!
As Pete mentioned above, the first modification that I did was to replace the standard provided by the kit, with an eagle. The reason is that all 3 legions lost in the battle (XVII, XVIII and XIX) have been erased from the records by the romans. We don't know what symbols those 3 legions had on the standards. I didn't want to guess or use artistic license so I replaced the standard with an eagle.
Second modification was made to the Arminius posture. In the kit, he is presented with the shield in his left hand, covering about half of the figure. The figure is the focal point of the vignette and I decided not to hide the figure behind the shield. I put the shield on the ground, close to Arminius, to his right and changed the posture of his left arm by lowering the forearm along the body and adding the left hand. In this way the whole figure opened to the viewer.
There are simple modifications but changes the whole mood of the vignette. I tried to put my own signature on an already fantastic kit sculpted by Mike Blank. Only you guys, can say if it works. In my humble opinion, it does.
Cheers and thanks for the feedback!
Zeno

 

[oldtrousers]

Beautiful work, Zeno!

Scott

 

[Giwe]

Awesome work!!!

 

[Blind Pew]

This is from the top drawer, Zeno. Awesome.

 

[Gooner Mike]

Beautiful work

 

[tiberius57]

Thanks a lot to all for the great feedback! I'm glad that you liked it!
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[Steve Ski]

Fine brush work!

 

[David Spencer]

A very nice piece of work