(From Curt: I'm going to start some of the Monday entries early as it looks like I'll have my work cut out for me tomorrow.)
Here are another 15 Black Tree Design Saracens. As always, shields are hand painted in order not to displease Odin. I'd be repeating myself if I went on about how nice these figures are, so just enjoy the photos.
These should give me a base of 75 points. Huzzah!
From Curt:Wow! Here we go again with these gorgeous freakin' hand-painted shields! Alan, amazing work AND you show off even more with these wonderfully detailed patterns on the cloaks and jerkins. This is turning out to be a very, very enviable force. Top drawer stuff here. I'm going to add another 15 points for this visual treat of this fine detail brushwork. Well done Alan!
Wonderful work Dux. With these and your mount and rider, you'll probably close the gap on (or maybe even overtake) me.
ReplyDeleteAlong with the freehand work, those faces turned out beautifully.
ReplyDeleteCurt: When I saw this up I thought I'd lost an entire day. It's not nice to confuse the mentally challenged :0)
Nice work Dux!
ReplyDeleteWow! Now THAT is proper painting! The Arabic script in particular; that must have been a helluva task!
ReplyDeleteWell done that man!
Real works of art - especially the arabic scroll. I am very impressed
ReplyDeleteHoly Moly. Those are just gorgeous. Everything is fantastic but I do love the shields.
ReplyDeleteWonderful figures, you just gotta love those hand painted shields!
ReplyDeleteLovely work! The hand painted shields are outstanding.
ReplyDeleteThey are stunning - love the work on the patterns
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed. No more needs be said.
ReplyDeleteVery nice hand painted shields!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Oh wow, these are amazing. The shield lettering is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteSuperb work. Great looking warband. Cheers
ReplyDeleteThe cloak on the leader is very, very nice. They look grand.
ReplyDeleteLove the shields I will be shamelessly borrowing some of those designs.
ReplyDeleteGreat just don't cover it, so very impressed
ReplyDeleteIan
Excellent stuff.
ReplyDeleteNothing to add to the discussion, your work is excellent.
ReplyDeleteAmazing work - but I suggest all well-done hand-painted shields like these should actually have points deducted due to jealousy on our part...
ReplyDeleteVery nice painting work!
ReplyDeleteSimply wonderful stuff. Like Adam C, I will be stealing some of those shield patterns for some Ottoman figures in the cue.
ReplyDeleteI love your faces, Alan. The eyes in the last figure have a very shrewd, appraising look, as if he's watching an opponent's swordplay for a fatal flaw.
Lovely stuff.
They all look wonderful! I like the shield work and the clothes. The last fellow's shield looks very well worn!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! and as you say, those figures look great.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning brushwork, truly.
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