Templar Knight in Jerusalem
“TEMPLAR KNIGHT IN JERUSALEM”
For those who like historical busts, the “Young Miniatures” brand offers some interesting references, some of them with an unusual particularity: the physiognomy of a well-known actor and/or who played a role in a film associated with the character in question (such as Brad Pitt in the role of Don 'Wardaddy' Collier in the movie 'Fury', Sean Connery in the role of Major General Roy Urquhart in 'A Bridge Too Far' or even Russell Crowe as Maximus in 'Gladiator', among others).
In addition to this cinematographic peculiarity, the pieces stand alone: in resin, of an impressive quality and presented in a luxury packaging. In the case of this Knight Templar, the box contains 7 pieces that can be painted separately (thus making painting easier) and glued only at the end, not noticing any fit, such is the quality of the set and the engineering of the model that allows this to happen . I did.
It should be noted that, like any resin piece, there are supports that must be cut and sanded in the respective cut areas before painting.
To ensure the best adhesion of the paint, I chose to carefully clean the pieces after preparation and apply a primer (Mr.Finishing Surfacer 1500 by Mr. Hobby).
The painting was done with Vallejo-type acrylics, but not only that, a little to the taste of the 'artist' and mixing tones as I thought was more correct according to the image I had in mind.
As the model is presented in several pieces, I painted them separately, thus allowing drying times without the need for a lot of use of a dryer, since I work, essentially, during the night. Still, I focused essentially on four parts: shield, face, turban, and cape and torso.
Painting in black and white is much funnier than it may seem at first, as the colors that are less used are precisely these, the end result being a 'deception-of-the-eye' as a respected Portuguese modeler says.
In the end, it all boils down to playing with the dilutions and 'blending' the tones in order to guarantee smooth transitions.
The model is so good that practically all you have to do is let the brush run and enjoy (a lot) the moments provided by this hobby. I recommend.
Detail of the shield still during painting. The leather cushion to protect the hand is finished, the wood, the metal edge and the matt varnish still need to be finished.
Shield placement test. The painting of the tears in the shield cover as well as the blood spatter is finished.
Still needing to finish the metallic edge, some dirt and matt varnish.
Hope you like.
Cheers,
M
Super life like figure Manuel. Very nice 😊 A good size bust to get a great finish 👍
Thanks 😁
A superb job, Manuel!
Congartulations!
Thanks my friend!
This is some serious paintwork, Manual @magrus
Very realistic.
thank you very much, John!
Nice work. His Face like Sean Connery !
That was my first thought, a beautiful rendition of Sean Connery.
Yes, its Sir Sean Connery, indeed 😀 glad you liked it
Magnificent work! I wish I had your abilities and patience!
thank you, Sir!
Amazing and artistic work! Looks like King Richard.
Thank you!
Some really amazing work on this and a super result.
Thank you Sir!
Fantastic work, Manuel, and, yes, it does indeed look like the original 007.
Thank you George! tried my best on this
Wow, I am in awe.
😁 Thks
Wonderful rendition
Thank you ❗
Super work. Actually looks a bit like Sean Connery. I’m just getting into working on figures so referees like this are great education. Cheers!
Thanks. It's indeed a Sean Connery figure
Phenomenal skills, absolutely phenomenal
Thks Anthony! @anthonyricco
Tried my best, glad you liked 👍
WOW!
Thank you Sir, much appreciated.