lundi 26 octobre 2020

Orctober challenge, episode 5: Fire power part I

 Hi everyone! No, I've not been lazy, and no, I didn't start 4 other projects before completing the Orctober challenge.

Here you some new troops, for the Empire army! Let's start with the Arquebusiers.


I have been sticking to the color scheme chosen in episode 1: red and yellow for a Talabecland unit, black socks and jacket. The figures once again come from Redbox and Dark Dream Studio sets.

I've chosen a very different color scheme for my mercenary arquebusiers, mostly red and green. The test shot figure comes from Redbox set #72099 Italian Infantry (set 1) - maybe the fact that they were Italian influenced me for the color scheme :)



Last but not least, I've finished the first of my two Fire wizards, and I must admit that I am quite happy with the result.



Contrary to what my son thinks, this guy is not trying to perform a COVID testing on his enemy, but he is launching a fireball at him (yes he's studying biology at the university - my son, not the wizard).

As some of you have guessed in episode 4, this wizard is a slight conversion of a Hät celtic druid. I tried to represent a warm light on his face and robe due to the fireball.

Hope you like them :)

Oh, and the progress table:

Troop type Number of elements figs per element Number of figures painted figures
General (Knight) 1 3 3 0
Wizard 1 2 2 1
Knights 2 3 6 3
Halberdiers 2 4 8 8
Longswords 2 4 8 8
Arquebusiers 2 4 8 5
Fanatics 1 4 4 4
Bombard 1 4 4 4
Total 12
43 33

If you compare with the previous posts, you will realize that the total number on figures to paint has increased - now I need 43 figures instead of 41. The reason is that I will paint 2 wizards for the wizard element, and that I've at last chosen the figures (and the color schemes) for the general element: 1 mounted general, 1 foot aide-de-camp and 1 foot flag bearer.

10 figures to paint, and 5 days to go => I go back to the cellar right now.


See you soon (I hope :-) ).




20 commentaires:

  1. Great stuff - that's a mightily impressive wizard! He'll fill a HOTT magician base nicely with that fireball.

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    1. Thank you JC! Yes, together with the next fire wizard, they should be on the same magician base.

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  2. The army is coming along at a great pace and looking great too.

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  3. I mean... RedBox produce pretty ugly stuff. But your painting can make even this stuff a piece of beautiness.

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    1. I see what you mean. Not the best minis, but I have a lot of respect for sculptors, even more after my poor attempt at creating a fireball!

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  4. I love the yellow and red theme, but that each figure is quite individual. The 'odd man out' arquebusier looks great too. The wizard is just, wizard!
    Regards, James

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    1. Thank you James! Yes, the army is just an excuse to paint with red and yellow - I was a bit fed up with off white (so common in Antiquity and Napoleonics) these days.

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  5. Magnifiques ces arquebusiers, j'aime beaucoup les couleurs!

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  6. Superbe arquebusier! C'est vrai que pour le coup ton schéma pour les mercenaires est pas mal du tout !
    Pour le sorcier avec la boule de feu il rend superbement bien, du coup j'ai hate de voir le 2e !

    Superbe prod !

    Amitié
    KéHenCo

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    1. Merci! J'ai fini le 2e hier soir, mais j'en suis un peu déçu par rapport à celui-ci - tu me diras ce que tu en penses. Il me reste 3 mercenaires à peindre, ils seront tous différents, mais dans le même esprit - rouge, vert, blanc, noir.

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  7. Outstanding! Love th fireball.


    I'll try to create fireball using soldering iron and plastic...

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    1. Thank you. Nice idea for your fireball, I will have a look at your blog to see the pictures of the result.

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  8. Very nice arquebusiers! The Talabecland scheme works great and you used it all time wisely avoiding yo create so much Uniformity . As pointed ylby colleagues, they could serve as well as historical Charles V Landsknechts in Pavía
    The "mercenary Guy" looks also very good and with different chrachteristic identity (i believe he Must be a Tilean? :))
    The wizard appears yo work fine; how can the figure stand, not falling?
    Nice light effect on robes, for me this trick is difficult and risky to get
    You are making a great job

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    1. Thank you, honorable Empire contributor :D
      Yes they probably would be nice for Pavia, but I think that there was a much larger choice of colors in the military dresses of that time.
      Regarding the mercenary: Yesss, again, Tilea certainly is a source of inspiration.
      The wizard figure can't stand alone without glue or, in this case, blu-tack.

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  9. Oooh the wizard needs some technical solución from your side if he Must join a Game of yours on Table anytime!!!

    I had something similar issuw .I suggest to add a wider base, un addition with adding some real extra Weight on It, but placed behind the wizard, as dar as the new base allows. It may work...

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