Scott\'s Death Korps of Krieg rider

[ScottRadom]

I\'m calling this one quits. I got some excellent feedback from Darklord about some things I could do to improve the details of this model, but in the end I just want to move on to something else. I am more or less pleased with it. I was aiming for a more subtle shade/highlight on the horsehair but I think it looks more lazy than subtle.

I love the model\'s in this range. The advice I was given was to subdue the highlights on the armor on the horsehead a little. I tried some thin washes to bring it down to the point it\'s at. I also highlighted ther red on the lance pennant a little more and highlighted the horse hooves to try and keep them from blending into the base as much.

Pic\'s are a bit crap. I got a light tent under the tree somewhere and soem better lights for early \'09 might be better too! Truth is the pics are pretty close to the IRL look of the fig. BLAST away amigo\'s! I\'ll put the votey link up once approved.

Thanks to all for the continued support in improving my skills in this hobby. This fig is quite an improvement vs. my last DKK submission I think!
http://www.coolminiornot.com/208355 here\'s the link.

 

[GreenOne]

Looking good Scott, it\'s pretty realistic, I really like the sore marks on the horse and the yellowish cloth.
As for critic... the flag, it\'s not so neat and the white and red is too vivid, stands out too much. The metals are very reflective, makes it hard to see the details and shading on the horse is a bit harsh at places.
Still nothing to be ashamed of, keep improving like that and you\'ll go far in the hobby.

 

[supervike]

It\'s a very creepy miniature, and you\'ve painted it suitably so.

I like the washed out colors, as that really seems to work well for the imagry.

You\'ve got a good solid mini there!

 

[boristfrog]

My fav parts are the armour on the dude, especially the helmet. There looks to be reflections of colour and all sorts going on - very nice.
As said the flag looks a bit garish and sloppier than the other parts.
Personally I think the horse skin looks too flat - but then I\'ve only painted one horse and it was a horrible experience. lol
Overall I\'m not sure the base works well - the model seems to lean or stretch significantly in one direction and with the horses feet so close together, the off centre positioning on the base looks unbalanced. (But I\'m currently taking cold relief medication!)

I think its good to know when to stop on a mini. Some people say you should never accept less than perfect if you want to be good, but I think knowing when you have done all you\'re going to is an important skill. It\'s much better than never finishing anything. So, um. good for you.

 

[ScottRadom]

Thanks for the comments guys.

@Boris- The mount is off center, it\'s not your cold! I\'m a fantasy dude (square bases) and I just wanted to experiment a little and se what the effect of the model might be if it was off center. The effect appears to be that it just look s like an off center model. Don\'t really know what I expected in hindsight.....

You guys are right about the flag. I thought if I had one sort of bright piece on the model it might look interesting, but I think it just ends up looking really out of place and garish.

And my personal philosophy as a gamer/painter is to keep moving forward. I\'ve gotten TON\'S of good advice from this site and others, and I don\'t always act on it for the model in question simply because I\'d rather finish what I\'m working on and take the advice on the next model.

So next of these models (\'Cause I\'ve got 9 more to do...) will have....

-better shading/highlight on the horse
-More in theme color scheme on the pennant
-Better/smoother highlighting on the grey armor, especially the horse head
-BE CENTERED!

Thanks again for looking guys!

-Scott