Comments on: Ancients: Carthaginian Elephant, Numidian Horse http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/archives/2008/08/11/873/ancients-carthaginian-elephant-numidian-horse/ War Gaming and Modeling for Pulp, Warhammer, Mordheim and Flames of War Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stu http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/archives/2008/08/11/873/ancients-carthaginian-elephant-numidian-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-9724 Stu Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:02:24 +0000 http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/archives/2008/08/11/873/#comment-9724 Glad you like them. I'm looking forward finishing the entire army! I think what contributes to the soft effect on the figures is that I prime them white and then base coat them with watered down Games Workshop 'Scorched Brown' and then paint over that. You can probably see this best on the Numidian Horse figures if you look at the enlargement. In particular look at the legs of the riders (the brown lines are just base coat showing through) and the horse's legs which weren't over-painted, so they're basically the scorched brown base coat. It gives the figures a much softer finish and lets me do 'brown lining' instead of the much harsher 'black lining' most 15mm painters seem to prefer. If I ever paint winter/Ostfront forces for Flames of War I'd use black lining though because that would be perfect for a harsh, cold winter feel imho! Yes lots of bending was tried :). Unfortunately I couldn't bend the elephant's ears out any further because they were pinned and patched. Glad you like them. I’m looking forward finishing the entire army! I think what contributes to the soft effect on the figures is that I prime them white and then base coat them with watered down Games Workshop ‘Scorched Brown’ and then paint over that.

You can probably see this best on the Numidian Horse figures if you look at the enlargement. In particular look at the legs of the riders (the brown lines are just base coat showing through) and the horse’s legs which weren’t over-painted, so they’re basically the scorched brown base coat.

It gives the figures a much softer finish and lets me do ‘brown lining’ instead of the much harsher ‘black lining’ most 15mm painters seem to prefer. If I ever paint winter/Ostfront forces for Flames of War I’d use black lining though because that would be perfect for a harsh, cold winter feel imho!

Yes lots of bending was tried :). Unfortunately I couldn’t bend the elephant’s ears out any further because they were pinned and patched.

]]> By: Tankred http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/archives/2008/08/11/873/ancients-carthaginian-elephant-numidian-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-9721 Tankred Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:01:32 +0000 http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/archives/2008/08/11/873/#comment-9721 As you promised! Great! I really like your paintjob, the smooth gradients are a really nice alternative to the hard edged painting style which is often seen in 15mm. Can you add some words on your technic considering e.g. the Carthagian infantry? Did you ever bend arms in order to get around some problems e.g. with elephant ears? That could have helped, too I think. As you promised! Great! I really like your paintjob, the smooth gradients are a really nice alternative to the hard edged painting style which is often seen in 15mm. Can you add some words on your technic considering e.g. the Carthagian infantry?
Did you ever bend arms in order to get around some problems e.g. with elephant ears? That could have helped, too I think.

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