If I ignore the card buildings, it's 3 months since I finished painting the last unit.
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This one is a 48 strong unit with the front rank being (original? classic?) Garrison Immortals, back rank conversions. I don't really like the original figure - the spear is very much a weakness and snaps easily.
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Still haven't had my eyes tested, but to a certain extent I've used this unit as an opportunity to 'test' my new eyes by giving them heavily patterned robes.
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Haven't counted them, but the unit involved painting a total of 4-5,000 'dots' on the figures!
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When I do conversions, I usually do half a dozen. Acouple are painted up to see how they look. Others are used for the mould. In the case of the Immortals there are three slight variations.
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To me, it looks like the 'eyes' have it!
ReplyDeleteThought about trying eyes as well, decided against. Used to...
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DeleteLook good , very colourful and glad to see your eyes on the mend .
ReplyDeleteEyes working better is the big plus this demonstrated. Before the op I couldn't focus on that final half a millimetre or so with the result I didn't know how close the tip of the paintbrush was in relation to the model. I literally couldn't have done dots within dots back then.
DeleteWell the little men are unanimous the eys are a big sucess - a very nicely painted unit.
ReplyDeleteI see what you mean about the spears they seem to get thinner just where the stress from any pressure would be focused.
There's the same problem with a couple of Greek figures, G2 and G16. Main problem is that the spears are just too thin.
ReplyDeleteI do like the Immortals Rob. Its a figure I havent got in my Persian army but I do remember the spears being at risk in a game from years ago. Obviously your eyesight has improved.
ReplyDeleteJust not practical figures. I have to admit, I much prefer my conversions!
DeleteLooking good Rob…
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your upgrade is working well
All the best. Aly
Very much so.
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