Mughal Warrior XVII/XVIII Century by king derelict- Pegaso - 75mm

[king derelict]

Here we go again. I find these figures to fun, interesting and relatively quick. What’s not to like. So, back to Pegaso and a slightly larger figure at 75 mm. A lot of meta armor to try to polish up and gild and something completely new- a tiger skin cloak to attempt. The painting guide calls out a bearskin cloak but the box art is definitely from a tiger, probably responsibly harvested. So there is a fall back if my painting skills fall short.

 The guide departs considerably from the box art but there are a lot of options. I like the box top scheme so we will start there and see what happens.

I forgot to take the initial photos but it was the usual assembly of the main figure, black primer and white zenithal shading. I’ve started polishing the helmet, greaves, chain mail and body armor. This will then get details picked out in gold.

Thanks for looking in

Alan

 

 

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Looking forward to this one Alan.

 

 

OC.

[king derelict]

23 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looking forward to this one Alan.

 

 

OC.

Thanks OC. Some interesting challenges but it’s a very nice sculpt.

alan

[king derelict]

After polishing the armor I started the painting with the gold highlights on. As I've done before I used Tamiya clear orange rather than a metallic gold paint. I think it produces a deeper gold. The rest of the paints will be Vallejo acrylics. I will use their gold paint for gold fabric details.

 shield is almost complete. There is an inner ring and the bit of the outer that I was holding still to finish.

I have started adding gold to the helmet, greaves and arms. The initial glazes are on the tunic and pants and then I got distracted and started on the cloak. Ive used Orange Brown and it may be a bit too orange. I’ll see how it looks with another layer or two and maybe try the stripes.

So far this is proving to be very relaxing and enjoyable.

Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments.

Alan

 

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent start Alan  - that shield  will  look Superb  as will  the rest of him.

 

OC.

[king derelict]

On 6/10/2025 at 12:21 AM, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent start Alan  - that shield  will  look Superb  as will  the rest of him.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. There are some interesting details to work on- and the tiger skin.

alan

[king derelict]

I completed the gold details on the breast plate and filled in a few more areas. The white on the face is the base for the eyes.

After another coat of orange brown I added the white areas to the skin and it’s starting to look better.

Next up will be the stripes!

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.

Alan

 

[king derelict]

A bit more progress today, filling in the blanks and starting the face. I bought a bottle of Vallejos dark flesh and I don’t like it, at least for this subject. It has a very yellow cast to it and is not the skin tone I would associate with a Moghul. I started shading it out but was too impatient and messed up the eyes and lips so tomorrow I will start over again with the basic skin tone and try again.

Generally I think it’s coming together. And the big reveal for the day.

I’m fairly happy with it. Certainly I’m not going to turn it into a bearskin and admit defeat.

Decisions are now needed on the details in his tunic and sash. Probably need to practice first and see what I can accomplish with my smallest brush.

Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments.

Alan

[Canute]

As a former Tiger squadron member, I think your tiger skin turned out well. Looks good to me. 👍

[DocRob]

Very fine figure painting skills you show here Alan. You make it look like a much bigger figure and I always have to remember its only 75 mm.

Cheers Rob

[king derelict]

12 hours ago, Canute said:

As a former Tiger squadron member, I think your tiger skin turned out well. Looks good to me. 👍

Thank you very much Ken. It’s always good to have an expert weigh in 😎

Alan

[king derelict]

12 hours ago, DocRob said:

Very fine figure painting skills you show here Alan. You make it look like a much bigger figure and I always have to remember its only 75 mm.

Cheers Rob

Thank you very much Rob, Each figure is a new learning experience but it wouldn’t be much fun to just knock them out without trying to improve.

Alan

[king derelict]

I returned the face back to the basic skin tone, prepared for the eyes and will try again tomorrow. 
i finished the shield and started on his battle axe which seems a fearsome weapon.

I got brave and dry brushes a small amount of blue followed by slightly more gold onto the tunic. The intent was to simulate embroidered details on the cloth which I don’t think I can paint as individual lines. So far I’m happy with the result, I think it is better than the plain green but it’s a technique I need work on. I also added the stripes to his sash. A few lines will be tightened up tomorrow but overall not too bad. I’m not sure whether that color combination makes him an Old Etonian.😀

 

Thanks for looking in, the likes and encouraging comments.

Alan