They re very nice but... I think you may have put a bit more work on the pieces of cloth under the howdahs... Maybe it's not historic ? but it looks "flat" and "unfinished" to me. OK, I'm evil )
Hi Greg, that's a fair comment; I've seen models with elaborate designs painted on them, dragon's and such, based on (I think) Persian art.
But I didn't want to spend any more time, and was worried whether I could I manage to paint the same dragon on both sides of each elephant. Maybe I will come back to them, one day. Or paint a dragon on the next elephant in a few month's time....
Mario is going to send me a third elephant, shortly. I also intend to paint at least a couple of the elephants that Aventine will be bringing out shortly, and I am sculpting a dead elephant model for my Zama project. It's the year of the nellie!
9 September 2009 at 16:58
[Image]I love these models, and it was fun painting them but they were a lot of work and am delighted to have finished them! [Image]The detail on the models is terrific, and I'd commend these weapons of Mass Destruction to any aspiring Eastern potentate! [Image]I've named these two after the titans Oceanus and Kronos. I plan to add a third, when Empire's new armoured elephant comes out. And then there are rumours of Pyrrhic elephants from Aventine... and I also need some elephant guards.
But these will have to wait; I've got a handful of Tegeans to finish, and then it's Operation Zama!
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Close this window Jump to comment formThey re very nice but... I think you may have put a bit more work on the pieces of cloth under the howdahs... Maybe it's not historic ? but it looks "flat" and "unfinished" to me. OK, I'm evil )
29 June 2009 at 21:08
Hi Greg, that's a fair comment; I've seen models with elaborate designs painted on them, dragon's and such, based on (I think) Persian art.
But I didn't want to spend any more time, and was worried whether I could I manage to paint the same dragon on both sides of each elephant. Maybe I will come back to them, one day. Or paint a dragon on the next elephant in a few month's time....
29 June 2009 at 23:43
Woohoo! A lot of surface area. They do look nice now they're based.
3 July 2009 at 16:36
Thanks Adelaid gamer, I'm pleased with them (and pleased I've finished them, too!).
3 July 2009 at 16:42
Sweet Simon,
A nasty surprise awits your enemies, that is of course if they don't read the blog!
cheers
Matt
26 July 2009 at 14:20
Thanks, Matt!
26 July 2009 at 15:27
Very nice looking elephants,hmmm now where did I leave the box of mice....
9 September 2009 at 16:47
Christopher, yes they are very nice models!
Mario is going to send me a third elephant, shortly. I also intend to paint at least a couple of the elephants that Aventine will be bringing out shortly, and I am sculpting a dead elephant model for my Zama project. It's the year of the nellie!
9 September 2009 at 16:58