discussion Queen Boudicca of the Iceni

[Guest]

Hi all. further update to dobbin, ive laid on the blobs of brown, I think this will be a case of less is more , well more or less actually these will obviously have to be shaded and highlighted separately.

loads and loads to do to this before ill be happy with it but its getting there

Paul

 

[Guest]

Hi all

shading added and highlights

Ill probably add a few more blobs here and there

Paul

 

[Guest]

Hi Paul,

This is getting better and better!

Francesco

 

[flyjoe180]

Looks good Paul.

 

[Guest]

Cheers Francesco and Joe.

Joe looks like summer has come back again so youll have to wait a bit longer

So moved on to the other side, same as the first

Also added a few extra blobs on the right side

and made a start on the shading on the left side

And heres a new addition to our family, This is TAZ the most ferocious hound from hell you will ever meet . well at the moment hes just practicing by chewing my fingers, but im sure he will be when hes older

Paul

 

[flyjoe180]

Great work Paul. Thanks for posting that. I have in the last year bought a cat and a new house to keep everyone happy and now she has seen Taz...

 

[Guest]

Can you fit taz in a box and post him up here ..... Do you think?.... Maybe?.......

He's a cracker!!

 

[Andy2035]

Hi Paul,

Sorry, I seemed to have missed seeing this, your work is outstanding Sir, I shall now be following the rest closely...

Thank you for sharing...

Andy...

 

[Guest]

Remarkable neat work and such perfect lines.

Love the poopy.

 

[Guest]

Joe cheers mate, don't mean to worry you but we have been forecast another summer in Oct

Colin it would have to be a tiny box, would probably get lost in the post

NP Andy thanks for stopping by

Thanks Harry, yep you got poopy right

Paul

 

[Guest]

Colin it would have to be a tiny box, would probably get lost in the post

Any excuse ... you just want to keep him dont you?

 

[Guest]

Think youd have to fight my other half for him, and shes a cage fighting, kung fu, boxing champ

Paul

 

[Guest]

just a quick update, the fetlocks are done. I base coated these brown and the yellow and then highlighted with lighter shades going up to white

Hopefully I should get a bit more done this evening

Paul

 

[Guest]

Im going to move on to the mane, this is the mane that I changed and now realise that its not long enough because I lowered the head,

So I made another piece so that it went down to the withers

You can also see that ive painted the front part of the saddle cloth, or should I say yoke cloth, the bottom part is padded leather and the top part would have been sheepskin.

I then wasn't happy with the bit in the middle so I added a bit more

then I had to make the forelock, all of the bits for the mane were made from spru

Ill give the mane another coat of black and then leave it for a while before I start laying the colours on

Paul

 

[Guest]

I'm not into the hobby since long, but this is the first time I see using the sprue like this, well after Budicca's hair. Impressive.

I wanted to know more about Boudicca so i looked into wikipedia and found a text written by a Ancient Rome writer that I liked. Below the English version weakly translated by me.

"She was a woman very tall and with a terrific aspect.

Had ferocious eyes and harsh voice.

The brown red hair flocking over her hips.

As for her clothes she always weared a gold chain and a colorful tunique.

All was covered with an heavy cloak fixed with a pin.

When speaking, she kept a spear in her head that contributed to generate terror in whoever was listening"

From Cassio Dione Cocceiano, Storia romana, 62, 2.

Francesco

 

[Guest]

Hi Francesco, there are several different descriptions of the big lady, but most of them say about the same, not sure ill put a spear in her head though.

Spru is a great medium to use and often gets thrown away

Paul

 

[mossiepilot]

Wow, horsey is looking fantastic, brilliant painting skills Paul.

Tony.

 

[Guest]

cheers Tony still loads to do

Paul

 

[Guest]

Please, don't get the text as a suggestion, go on as you're picturing in your mind!

I thought the text was suggestive to me, well, it was probably more in Italian, and I wanted to share.

Francesco

 

[flyjoe180]

Nicely painted Paul. When you've fi.nished with summer be sure to send it this way, a tropical low is now over us with heavy rain. So much for spring.