Oddone of Frangipane by King Derelict - Pergaso - 54 mm

[king derelict]

I thought it was time to broaden my horizons and try a figure from someone besides Art Girona

History (well Wiki) tells us

Oddone Frangipane (also Oddo or Otto, Latin: Odo Frajapanis[1]) was a Roman lord and military leader in the service of the Papacy in the 12th century.

He was the son of Leo and grandson of Cencio II of the Frangipani family. Oddone had another brother named Cencio. During the middle of the twelfth century, he was the most influential aristocrat in Rome. His career began sometime around 1130. He supported the legitimate popes and opposed the Ghibellines and their Senate.

His family acquired the fortress of Tusculum from Ptolemy II somehow before December 1152, when he sold his rights over Tusculum to Pope Eugene III. In 1155, he acted on behalf of Adrian IV in negotiations with Frederick Barbarossa. In 1156, he was at Benevento to accept the submission of William I of Sicily to the pope. This submission resulted in the confirmation of the Treaty of Benevento. After the papal election of 7 September 1159, Oddone wrote to Louis VII of France exhorting him to support Alexander III. When Alexander was arrested by supporters of the imperialist Antipope Victor IV, it was Oddone who freed him and sent to safety in Campania.

Oddone took over the military leadership of the city of Rome during the absence of Alexander and even afterwards. His son Leo was captured in battle with the emperor's troops in 1167 and he himself led the largest army of Roman citizens since the days of the Roman Empire into battle at Monte Porzio, where he was defeated by Christian I, Archbishop of Mainz.[2]

In the spring of 1170, Oddone remarried to a woman named Eudoxia, a Byzantine princess. He had a son by her named Emanuele. He died some time not long after.

 

It was a chance to try a bit more armour and some intricate work on shield and other details which I may regret. The figure is nicely cast; the details are good and everything seems to fit well. I started fiddling with it while trying to get the Yak to sit on its wheels properly and the photos got left behind a bit.

I've primed the figure and then added the directional highlights in white. I have then started polishing the armour plates and the chain mail. The chain mail will get a black wash to add some detail and the plates are supposed to be a gold colour so will get a coat of Tamiya clear orange.

Thanks for looking in 

 

Alan

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Looking forward  to this  one Alan, I will  grab a  chair  (a comfy one)

 

OC.

[king derelict]

Welcome OC, the shield has raised details but the cloak doesn’t. I may be using a simplified approach there.

Alan

[Jack12477]

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[Canute]

Interesting story, Alan. I'm in.😉

[king derelict]

Welcome Ken. Its all new to me. Medieval Europe is far more complicated than I thought.

Alan

[king derelict]

I started adding some colour. I used Tamiya clear orange which does a good job of simulating gold on polished metal. The inside of Oddos cloak is supposed to be squirrel fur in an alternating blue / grey but I didn't like how that worked out so I used a light blue grey and dry brushed silver grey over it.  As far as I can tell there are few references to what Oddone wore so I'm staying with this. The figure doesn't have any delineation on the fur so blue and grey looked wrong somehow. The cloak has had several glazes of red and the gold trim added. The purple kilt thing has the buff undercoat ready for the gold trim.

I started on the shield with a coat of black primer which I then sanded back to bare metal for the lions and the edge. This got the clear orange treatment but its not as effective as I hoped. I may try another coat before stripping it back and trying again.

At this point I decided it was going to be easier working on the face and the details if I assembled the majority of the figure.

The gold has been added to the kilt (he doesn't look like someone you would accuse of wearing a skirt), the basic colour has been added to the face. The box art shows very fine embroidered patterns on the kilt and cloak but I cannot think of a way of doing that convincingly at my skill levels so he's going to have to put up with being plain. 

The arm, helmet, face and details next. 

I like the Pegaso figure; the metal is softer than the alloy Art Girona uses but the detail is still good and its easier to drill to add brass rods at the joints.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments

Alan

 

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Superb painting  work there  Alan,  really nice mixture of colours  -  love it.

 

OC.

[popeye2sea]

On the box art the inner lining of the cape is showing the traditional heraldic depiction of "vair", which is squirrel or weasel fur.  The alternating dark and light bell figures represent the darker upper fur and the lighter underbelly fur of the animal that were stitched together alternately to form the garment. That could give you some idea as to the color of the cloak lining.  Vair was frequently used for the inner linings of the cloaks of the nobility.

The other heraldic fur was ermine, considered to be a regal fur used in the crowns and robes of royals.

 

Regards,

Henry

Edited November 13 by popeye2sea

[king derelict]

11 hours ago, popeye2sea said:

On the box art the inner lining of the cape is showing the traditional heraldic depiction of "vair", which is squirrel or weasel fur.  The alternating dark and light bell figures represent the darker upper fur and the lighter underbelly fur of the animal that were stitched together alternately to form the garment. That could give you some idea as to the color of the cloak lining.  Vair was frequently used for the inner linings of the cloaks of the nobility.

The other heraldic fur was ermine, considered to be a regal fur used in the crowns and robes of royals.

 

Regards,

Henry

Thank you very much Henry. I’ve seen the blue and white pattern in heraldry but never realized how it came to be. That does tie in with the painting notes from Pegaso too. I may work up the courage to try to enhance the cloak lining.

thanks again 

alan

[popeye2sea]

BTW, thought you might want to know that the shaded striping effect on the shield is not a thing either. They would have been solid stripes with distinct edges. The proper blazon would be " Bendy of eight, Gules ands Or".  That translates to eight diagonal stripes, alternating red and gold. The two lions rampant (describes how the lions are standing), Or (gold)  in chief (the uppermost part of the shield) are actually covering the upper stripes.  Think of it as a field of stripes painted on a shield with decorations (they are called charges) placed or painted on top.

 

Regards,

Henry

[king derelict]

7 hours ago, popeye2sea said:

BTW, thought you might want to know that the shaded striping effect on the shield is not a thing either. They would have been solid stripes with distinct edges. The proper blazon would be " Bendy of eight, Gules ands Or".  That translates to eight diagonal stripes, alternating red and gold. The two lions rampant (describes how the lions are standing), Or (gold)  in chief (the uppermost part of the shield) are actually covering the upper stripes.  Think of it as a field of stripes painted on a shield with decorations (they are called charges) placed or painted on top.

 

Regards,

Henry

Thank you very much Henry. That is very useful information. I couldn’t decide on a plan to shade the colors of the diagonal stripes on the shield and had decided that they would be solid red and gold. I’m not sure whether the box art is really the model or an image based on the model. There are a few minor differences between the box art and the model (and the painting notes). I honestly can’t see how one would paint the embroidery on tunic and cloak either.

so far I have only found two other completed Oddones. One on Etsy and one in Kazakhstan. Both for sale at about $60. Neither attempted the squirrel fur, shaded shield or embroidered tunic and cloak.
The lions are apparently ripping a piece of bread apart.

Alan

[king derelict]

I'm still drifting a bit although the house is fully repaired again just in time for the electric cooker to turn its toes up. The joys of home ownership.

Anyhoo, I'm adding a little paint to Oddone most days and added the missing arm, the shield and the polished helmet (battle beanie?). The figures on the shield were an exercise in breath control but they are raised details so they could be picked out with some light brush strokes. the clear orange didn't stand out as much as I hoped but I still like it better than gold paint for this application.

I think its now probably as finished as I can make it. I'm pleased with the way the armour came out, a bit less so with the shield. Maybe it would have been better to mask the stripes rather than freehand them. 

I still like the Art Girona figures for their characters but the Pegaso figure went together better and a better painting guide was provided.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. Hopefully I will turn my attention to the Galatea in a more focussed way but I did do a bit of exploring on Etsy and picked up a couple of resin figures than would have to be described as whimsy - but we are approaching the holiday season so...................

Alan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Alan,   he  looks  a stunner  -  I would be more than pleased  with  that.

 

Also  so glad  the house  is all sorted  now.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

5 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Alan,   he  looks  a stunner  -  I would be more than pleased  with  that.

 

Also  so glad  the house  is all sorted  now.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. Pegaso definitely go on the list for another try.

alan

[Canute]

Glad to hear your abode is once again weather tight. My area was pretty fortunate that we didn't have the widespread flooding, but a few friends up in the Swannanoa area (east of Asheville) are driving miles to get to operational stores.

Oddone turned out nicely. I looked up frangipane and it's an almond flavored pastry filling.