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Here is the project is now launched, it remains only to get to work. Here are my first sketches of my project with the M 113 model.
If you plan to participate in the upcoming Mithril Maniac 2020 Trophy, do not hesitate to post your wip too.
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Voila le projet est maintenant lancé, il ne reste plus qu'à se mettre au travail. Voici mes premières ébauches de mon projet avec la figurine M 113.
Si vous comptez participer au prochain Trophée Mithril Maniac 2020 , n'hésitez pas à poster également vos wip.
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the figure you mention here is Christmas 1993 Isildur (Chr1993), which by coincidence is still sold by Mithril at the moment as they found a new stock they had forgotten. I actually have 4 of them (one undercoated, one antique finished, one "raw", and one with a default)
Definitly not the ME2
so it used to be a rare figurine and now... it is a common one, how ironic
as for the master figurines, some of us have some masters too yes, and the certificates along with them I have two of them iirc
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Good news, this will make the collector until now orphans of this figurine and of course, I do not confuse Isildur and Aragorn, the ME 2, that you can see, Gildor, on the first picture posted.
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indeed i see it though I fail to understand if there is a hidden meaning in this
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oh about that I have known for years already
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This Celtic cross was carved about 30 years ago by Christian, a member of Myth'Image. This marked even more our attachment to our native Brittany. Of course, we all considered that Nantes was a Breton land !
In French
Cette croix celtique fut sculptée il y a environ 30 ans par Christian, un membre de Myth'Image. Cela marquait encore plus notre attachement à notre Bretagne natale. Bien sûr, nous considérions tous que Nantes était une terre bretonne !
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I would love to see these in real life. On my side, I have few master figures, all around M110.
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I took advantage of this long weekend to advance on my project. I started by removing the gray primer, too granular for my taste, deburring the figurine and then under bed again. Until then everything went well, the result was less advantageous. I have not painted a figurine since 10 years. Several observations: my vision has dropped, I did not think so much and am no longer as comfortable painting on this scale as in the old days.
My favorite medium was always oil painting, not always easy to master but as time passed and with the advice of Master Jacques, my technique has been confirmed and refined until a satisfactory rendering, approaching that of the master without exceeding it. To save some time, we slept with acrylic paint. Badly took me to have forgotten this technique. After two hours of work, I threw in the towel. The Aragorn figurine is now in a chemical pickling bath.
It only remains for me to start again this time, the good technique. If I rely on the time we spent painting a figurine 30 years ago, I have at least twenty good hours, and maybe as much for the scenery. A big challenge, but all will be ready for the Open!
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J'ai profité de ce long week-end pour avancer sur mon projet. J'ai commencé par enlever la couche primaire grise, trop granuleuse à mon goût, ébarber la figurine puis la sous coucher à nouveau. Jusque là tout s'est bien déroulé, la suite fut moins avantageuse. Je n'ai pas peins de figurine depuis au mois 10 ans. Plusieurs constatations : ma vue a baissée, je ne le pensais pas autant et ne suis plus aussi à l'aise pour peindre à cette échelle comme au temps jadis.
Mon médium préféré a toujours été la peinture à l’huile, pas toujours facile à maîtriser mais le temps passant et avec les conseils de Maître Jacques, ma technique s’est affirmée et affinée jusqu’à obtenir un rendu satisfaisant, s’approchant de celui du maître sans pour autant le dépasser. Pour gagner un peu de temps, nous sous couchions avec de la peinture acrylique. Mal m’en a pris d’avoir oublié cette technique. Au bout de deux heures de labeur, j’ai jeté l’éponge. La figurine d’Aragorn se trouve maintenant dans un bain de décapage chimique.
Il ne me reste plus qu’à recommencer avec cette fois-ci, la bonne technique. Si je me base sur le temps que nous passions à peindre une figurine il y a 30 ans, j’ai pour au moins vingt bonnes heures, et peut-être autant pour le décors. Un sacré challenge, mais l’ensemble sera prêt pour l’Open !
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what a wonderful adventure you are taking here dear Fabrice !
as for your vision... I had alas the same problem , that saddened me a lot, but with good magnifying glasses that makes the trick !
thankfully we don't have Parkinson Syndrome yet, that would be more problematic...
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Yes, you're right Gildor Inglorion, i hope i do not develop this disease. Death for painting passion
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You should stay !
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Master Fabrice JACOB you should definitly stay!
There are not to many likeminded Mithril lovers left. We are on the red list re extinction...
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Huoooomm .... I clearly do agree and want to support Master Hsf62's statement ... huom ... not forgetting that Master Milo was absolutely right in trying you, Master Fabrice Jacob, to convince to stay here ... huòmm ... that is what I would like to stress
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Stay, take a break if needs be and come back refreshed and perhaps try different techniques that are kinder on the eyes - I now use ink washes to show detail where once I could paint eyes
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I wrote to you in private Fabrice and renew my apologies (and some... private explanations), definitly you should stay there is nothing against you at all
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Does it come from Australia? To close to the fires...
Last edited by hsf62 (Wed, Feb19 2020 7:57pm)
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