We have all done it. We’ve had a plan but for one reason or another it has gone out of the window. There are various reasons why this happens, one of which is a new model catches your eye which is so good you just have to buy it and make and paint it as soon as it arrives. Such was the case here.
Notwithstanding the fact that I have plenty to do I found myself looking at some 54mm Romeo Models. To be fair it started as nothing more than a browsing exercise and ended up with an expensive purchase. The model in question simply screemed “buy me!” and I duly obliged. A few days later it arrived in the post and work on it began.
Essentially there are three main components, albeit that each one comprises of several parts to be assembled. The kit is all white metal and inevitably one of the first steps after assembly was to apply some filler. Once done I made a start on some basic base work. The base is a simple affair but I have plans to beef it up a bit in due course.
One of the three main components is a horse and this is where I started. It has been quite a while since I have painted a 54mm model and whenever I do paint one I use oil paints over acrylics. I needed to remind myself how I painted in this way, it had been that long!
For anyone asking “why oils?” The answer is a simple one. Oils are so much easier to blend and blending is, in my opinion, essential when painting larger figures.
So far I have managed to get a lot of the horse done and progress images appear below. I have the reins to get done but that won’t happen until the rider is mounted. There is some more paint work to do too and doubtless there will be some touching up as well but the horse is now in situ which will make it a little easier to work on and allow me to do a little further base work.
TIM
The oils work really well on the horse! π And that is a nice base to go with it!
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Thanks John. I think the base is going to have to change a bit to hide where the horse is fixed to it but we’ll see. π
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This is looking great, as John says the base is rather splendid. I must say the choice to use oils seems to be paying off, do you use them on all parts or just the horse body?
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Thank you. As I just replied to John the base will have to change a bit to hide how the horse is fixed although that’s not obvious in these pictures. As for oils I pretty much use them entirely on 54mm stuff but am out of practice these days!
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Oh wow!! Shaping up very nicely mate π
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Cheers mate. Hopefully it will make for a nice little vignette. π
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Based on what you have done so far, Wow.
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Cheers mate, it’s coming along. π
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Great work so far TIM, the blends are looking good, what medium are you using to fill the gaps ?
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That horse is magnificent.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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Got to see a sneak peek a bit back, and she’s a beauty.
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Yes you did indeed. π
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Stunning job on the horse, sir, and I although I don’t use oils myself I can see what you mean about them being easier to blend. It looks amazing and I can’t wait to see your progress on this!
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Thanks Matt, glad you like it so far. π
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This is an exciting project and its cool to see you work in a larger scale. It feels like it has been a while! I’m looking forward to seeing more updates on this one, mate!
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Thanks mate. Yes it has been a while since I did something in 54mm and I’d forgotten how different it is! Hopefully I’ll come to terms with it all once again. π
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Impressive – oils is one thing I have been meaning to try for ages – haven’t got around to it yet!
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Painting in oils is quite different and can take a while to get used to but on certain subjects and figure scales the results can be very rewarding.
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It looks great. And you are right the oils have blended nicely around the socks.
I can’t wait to see the rider to try and work out if the horse is rearing or rather shying away from something on the ground.
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Thanks Anthony. Hopefully all will be revealed in the next couple of weeks. π
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This is very impressive indeed. I’ve never painted anything at 54mm, it looks intimidating but you’ve really made great use of the bigger canvas. Looking forward to seeing the finished article. π
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Thank you. I had quite forgotten how big 54mm is in contrast to 28mm. My guess is you are looking at the last 54mm model I’ll ever do. I’m now much happier working in a smaller scale.
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Wow mate this one is starting to look great!! I have had to many model shout out buy me lately that I have had to apply some pretty harsh purchasing rules!!
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Thanks Pat. This one’s all done now but I’ll let you catch up in you own time. π
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Thanks mate , I will be π€
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