Bretonnian Knight
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ardyer
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stone cold lead":1fbrkqsu said:
I had 4 single body mounted retainers at one point and a general with a crown on his helmet that I don't think I've ever seen a catalog entry for, or at least not one on the internet. Not that I'm the most familiar with the situation or anything, but it appears to me that many of the models sold as Bretonnians were not models sculpted to specifically be Bretonnians. I dunno, just my thoughts on the mater.
Blue in VT
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this is one of the best sources of Bret information that I have located...I think it has pictures of all the different models.
http://www.miniaturenarchiv.de/page.php?282
Here is the wizard with flop hat and the eye ball orb
http://www.miniaturenarchiv.de/page.php?285
The Brets released with the 3rd edition seem to get very little thought...most folks think of the Really old second edition brets (like from the 3rd ed army book) or the 5th edition things...like I have been painting of late.
I hope that reference helps!
Cheers,
Blue
http://www.miniaturenarchiv.de/page.php?282
Here is the wizard with flop hat and the eye ball orb
http://www.miniaturenarchiv.de/page.php?285
The Brets released with the 3rd edition seem to get very little thought...most folks think of the Really old second edition brets (like from the 3rd ed army book) or the 5th edition things...like I have been painting of late.
I hope that reference helps!
Cheers,
Blue
stone cold lead
Member
Blue in VT":12btf8w7 said:
Brilliant resource. A few pieces on there I didn't know about and the mounted generals etc are what I remember. Oh, and that is the wizard I recall as well.
Blue in VT
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send me a pic please! 'Blue
stone cold lead
Member
I'm slowly working through some retainers now. Old hat if anyone follows my blog or postings elsewhere but here's where I'm at now. 2 down, 1 underway and 2 to go.
Blue in VT
Moderator
They look fantastic! I love your padded armor...can you share your technique. Having just done a bout of dozen of those for my bret project I can certainly say that none of them look that good...and they are my least favorite parts of those figures to paint... 
Cheers,
Blue
Cheers,
Blue
pahvivalmiste
Member
The axe person looks very intimidating. Very nice work overall. I like the models too 
stone cold lead
Member
Cheers fellas
The padded armour is just layered highlights like everything else, just careful placing of highlights I guess. I don't mind painting it in small areas but the swordsman was getting on my tits a bit last night. I used a base coat of VMC Burnt Umber and added VMC German Camo Beige for highlights. Still need to do the sleeves and then I'll boost the highlights a little more here and there. I want it to be a little darker than the padding on the other two models. A glaze of Agrax Earthshade will probably go down well at the end too.
The padded armour is just layered highlights like everything else, just careful placing of highlights I guess. I don't mind painting it in small areas but the swordsman was getting on my tits a bit last night. I used a base coat of VMC Burnt Umber and added VMC German Camo Beige for highlights. Still need to do the sleeves and then I'll boost the highlights a little more here and there. I want it to be a little darker than the padding on the other two models. A glaze of Agrax Earthshade will probably go down well at the end too.
Blue in VT
Moderator
so that hasn't even been glazed yet? man your transitions between colors are incredibly smooth. I just assumed it had be layered up and then glazed to smooth out the edges....it looks amazing already. And...I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that gets annoyed by this armor...
Keep up the good work!
Blue
Keep up the good work!
Blue
Mr Saturday
Member
Good lawdy, that's some fine painting. The work you've done is nothing short of delicious.
stone cold lead
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Mr Saturday
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Man, your painting style is simply wondrous. These are some of the best paint jobs I've seen in some time.
