Byzantine Archer 13th c. (non-Whif)

[MichelC]

A little foray into the world of figurines. My first. Not a Whif subject but I thought I'd show you anyway.

Byzantine Archer, late 13th century.

Metal 65 mm by Athens Miniatures.





















Hope you like it!

M

[NARSES2]

That is really nice. Must admit I have a "thing" for the Byzantine Empire as my user name suggests 

[Weaver]

Lovely paint job - well done.

[TallEng]

That is really nice. Must admit I have a "thing" for the Byzantine Empire as my user name suggests 

I had to go and look that up! (I just thought you couldn't spell Nurses )
Interesting
Seems like he was a busy chap
Nice painting too on the figure MichelC
Regards
Keith

[MichelC]

Thank you guys! 

After I bought the figure at the miniatures shop the shopkeeper told me that he owns 600 books about the Byzantine empire. Narses2, you should talk to him sometime.  He's an experienced figure modeler himself and he's the one who taught me the basics before I started on the archer.

M

[NARSES2]

That is really nice. Must admit I have a "thing" for the Byzantine Empire as my user name suggests 

I had to go and look that up! (I just thought you couldn't spell Nurses )

Yup, I was "awarded" my Avatar after an on site thread years ago which debated the merits of Narses and Belisarius, he of all the publicity but who failed to retake Rome unlike my Avatar 

After I bought the figure at the miniatures shop the shopkeeper told me that he owns 600 books about the Byzantine empire. Narses2, you should talk to him sometime.  He's an experienced figure modeler himself and he's the one who taught me the basics before I started on the archer.

M

That's an awful lot of books but then it had a long History. Although the Byzantines didn't use that name of course, they were Romans

[MichelC]

...the Byzantines didn't use that name of course, they were Romans

Don't tell my hobby shopkeeper that. He's Greek! LOL

M

[NARSES2]

...the Byzantines didn't use that name of course, they were Romans

Don't tell my hobby shopkeeper that. He's Greek! LOL

M

A friend of mine has a Greek son in law (lovely lad) but it can get a bit iffy when we discuss history  . I normally soothe any discussion by accepting they spoke Greek. Very magnanimously of course 

[Captain Canada]

Nice one ! His face looks somewhere between indifference, surprise, and anger ! Kinda like an Armenian dude I work with....

[MichelC]

Narses2, you know what I mean then. Diplomacy is the key here. Nobody wants an international conflict to flare up involving ancient Greece! lol

Captain Canada, sorry I forgot the disclaimer: "Any resemblance with real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental." Pheeeww, can't be too careful. lol Thanks, anyway, glad you like it. The eyes are the thing that's a bit off I think, but hey! that's my first figure. Perhaps I'll correct the look after I gain some more experience painting eyes.

M

[NARSES2]

Michael if that's your first figure then you have a natural talent plus your teacher obviously showed you the correct basics 

[MichelC]

Michael if that's your first figure then you have a natural talent plus your teacher obviously showed you the correct basics 

Thanks for the nice words. The truth is that in contrast to aircraft modeling, which I learned entirely through the Internet, I decided to find a mentor for figure modeling. I thought that would be the right approach and I'm rather happy I did. My teacher is a great figure modeler and more than willing to share his knowledge. (Plus he's Greek!)

M

[NARSES2]

Michael if that's your first figure then you have a natural talent plus your teacher obviously showed you the correct basics 

Thanks for the nice words. The truth is that in contrast to aircraft modeling, which I learned entirely through the Internet, I decided to find a mentor for figure modeling. I thought that would be the right approach and I'm rather happy I did. My teacher is a great figure modeler and more than willing to share his knowledge. (Plus he's Greek!)

M

Best way to go I think. Figure painting is an art and the best way to learn is to watch someone and try and learn from their techniques. You need to watch how they blend paints and shades to get shadows etc. I used to paint wargames figures to a not great standard but enjoyed it. Now some wargames figures are painted to a standard which would have been considered superb for 54mm single figures 60 years ago.

[MichelC]

Michael if that's your first figure then you have a natural talent plus your teacher obviously showed you the correct basics 

Thanks for the nice words. The truth is that in contrast to aircraft modeling, which I learned entirely through the Internet, I decided to find a mentor for figure modeling. I thought that would be the right approach and I'm rather happy I did. My teacher is a great figure modeler and more than willing to share his knowledge. (Plus he's Greek!)

M

Best way to go I think. Figure painting is an art and the best way to learn is to watch someone and try and learn from their techniques. You need to watch how they blend paints and shades to get shadows etc. I used to paint wargames figures to a not great standard but enjoyed it. Now some wargames figures are painted to a standard which would have been considered superb for 54mm single figures 60 years ago.

Yeah, that was my reasoning too that's why I chose that route. As to the wargames figures, I have a GW mini (Commissar Yarrick), which I intend to do soon. My teacher doesn't approve of the 28 mm scale so I'll have to do this one on the sly. lol