Friday, November 6, 2015

Landsknecht in 54mm

In a departure from the usual painting activities, something new was tackled this week.  What was that?  A metal figure in 54mm crossed the painting desk.
On a whim, I purchased a couple of 54mm figures from eBay.  At first, I was unsure whether to leave the figure in its natural state of bare metal with a nice patina or paint the figure.  For the Landsknecht with halberd, I opted to give him a coat of paint.
First, the sculpting detail on the figure is remarkable.  Crisp lines with deep undercuts and no flash.  Nice!  The results turned out pleasing too.

 What will I do with him now?  For now, he will adorn my desk.
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21 comments:

  1. DartfrogNovember 6, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Interesting addition and nice paint scheme. Will this lead to scale creep?

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    1. Jonathan FreitagNovember 6, 2015 at 6:17 PM

      Thanks! No plans for fielding massive armies in 54mm although the company does have a handful of 54mm gladiators that might be tempting for arena combat. What do you think about that?

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    2. DartfrogNovember 9, 2015 at 1:04 PM

      I think I need to resist going to another scale....

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  2. Phil CNovember 6, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    very nice work and figure - marvelous!

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  3. DeanMNovember 6, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    Superb work on the larger scale, Jonathan

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    1. Jonathan FreitagNovember 6, 2015 at 6:18 PM

      Glad you like him, Dean. Maybe I am inching up to one-to-one scale like you?

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  4. NatholeonNovember 6, 2015 at 1:58 PM

    Great painting job Jon.

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  5. GonsalvoNovember 6, 2015 at 6:24 PM

    Lovely show piece, Jon!

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  6. Scott MacPheeNovember 6, 2015 at 10:44 PM

    Very cool! Now are you ready to move up to 120mm?

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  7. PhilNovember 7, 2015 at 12:14 AM

    Impressive, I never tried this scale and you've done an excellent job on it!

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  8. Black PowderNovember 7, 2015 at 1:35 AM

    Beautiful painting Jon, really like your subtle highlighting on the flesh!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagNovember 7, 2015 at 7:58 AM

      Soren, I appreciate your kind comments!

      You may be interested in what is currently on the painting desk; a battalion of Minden SYW Prussians. Remember, our little agreement?

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  9. Mad PadreNovember 7, 2015 at 2:06 PM

    He's magnificent. I quite like the nonchalant pose, leaning on his halberd, and the jolly expression. Reminds me of the wood carving figures one sees in Germany. Nice!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagNovember 7, 2015 at 3:22 PM

      I agree with your wood carving reference. His facial expression suggests to me he has been at this occupation for far too long and is quite tired of the whole business.

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  10. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)November 8, 2015 at 8:01 AM

    Fine work on this piece Jonathan!

    Christopher

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