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Decebalus, King of Dacia 87 - 106 AD by king derelict - Art Girona - 54 mm
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Thanks a lot Phil. alan
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Thank you Ken. I stumbled upon them by accident and I thoroughly enjoy them. Don’t take up much room on the bench or on display. Lots of choices of subject. No tiny PE to fly into another world. Alan
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Thank you very much Andrew. These figures quickly get to the details and are done before you know it. One more and then back to floating things. Alan
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Thank you very much OC. It was worth the final tidy up and reshooting the photos. Alan
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Thank you very much Jack, very kind. I used another light source on the other side of the figure and it balanced out the lighting and avoiding washing the face and other highlights out. alan
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Well, I couldn’t leave it alone, the seam line really bothered me so I got the files out and gave it a try. After touch up I think it’s better and I put another coat of matte finish on the tunic. It’s still not dead flat but in softer light it looks good, the harsh work lights pick it up. So, the final photos - I think the photos are better this time too I’ll call this finished, next up a Slavic warrior. Metal and fur to play with.
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And to the last details. I added Woodland Scenics grass to the base. I don’t think anything more is needed for this one. His knife was painted and added followed by his hands and the shaft for the Draco. I had drilled one of the hands and corresponding arm, inserted a 0.5 mm brass pin which made it easy to glue the hands into the right position. Lastly the Draco was placed. I had drilled out the location hole for the shaft which was a good move. The Draco is heavy and needed some help to stay in place. In spite of a coat of matte finish the green tunic has a sheen in the photos but not in real life so I think I will leave well alone. Annoyingly I can’t now see a seam on the right side of his cap. At this point I think it’s a lesson for the future. The Draco makes him too fragile to mass with now. The shaft is close to bending under the weight anyway. Thanks for looking in, for the likes and kind comments. i have one more figure waiting for paint and then I think I’ll be returning to gluing bits of plastic together. A ship probably but the Vespid Leopard is calling out. Alan
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Thanks very much OC. This one was fun, no historical references so colors are a matter of preference but I decided to stay close to the painting guide as a challenge. I learnt quite a bit but I don’t think I will be painting any members of highland regiments any time soon. alan
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Thanks very much Jack, I decided to stay with the darker brown and I’m not going to use the washes, I think they will blur the pattern too much. alan
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Thanks very much Phil. alan
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Thank you very much Mike. This was a great figure to work on. alan
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I spent some time experimenting with the plaid pattern on bits of scrap material. I discovered that the small flat brush was not really the best choice for the wide lines. I thought it would be easier to make consistent width lines but it wasn’t the case. Instead I chose a smaller round brush and used the side of the brush which also gave me more control. I also found that sketching out the placement of the lines with a pencil helped me to work on the pattern without getting too lost. So I painted over the first attempt and put the wide brown lines on and the thin darker blue ones. There are a few logic gaps but overall I think it’s acceptable. I have started refining the lines and then I am contemplating doing a pale blue or white wash to pull it all together I moved to a darker brown and I’m not sure I like it. Again the wash may help. I can’t wait to get some matte varnish on his tunic. For light relief I painted the fringe of his tunic and started on the Draco. According to the references the Dacians used the Draco as a standard. It took the form of a dragon or wolfs head with a perforated wind sock body. When faced into the wind it created a shrill sound. This is supposedly the origin of the Roman Draco. It’s fun to paint anyway. Thanks for looking in, the likes and kind comments. Alan
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Spectacular alan
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Thank you very much OC. The plaid is giving me fits at the moment but I’m trying some experimenting off the model to see if I can improve. alan
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