Friday, February 1, 2013

From Seb: 15mm Chinese Heavy Chariots (82 points)


From Seb:
I suppose it was time for a break in my TYW army. Though I'm painting the last minis to finish this army, I felt I had to paint something else. Back in November, Chris, to whom I had sold my lucky Chinese army, had asked me if I could paint a couple of things more to complete his new army: a general and a battlegroup of heavy chariots. Fortunately, I had everything at hand, and I started priming them... Until I stared helplessly at them, not knowing how to paint them. So I put them back in the painting plan, still primed but otherwise untouched. I knew I had time, especially because I couldn't go to the club, my wife coming home very late, and I consequently had to take care of our little daughter. But then, she managed to complete her missions earlier than expected, and now I'm able to go back to my favourite place ;), meaning I have to paint faster to give them to Chris. So, even though I haven't finished the general (though now started), I've just finished the heavy chariots. 
I've named them the bright phoenixes. For those who follow my blog, I already had painted a unit of chariots called the phoenixes. But the latter ones were the "male" poenixes, whereas this new unit are the "female". Just have a look at the characters and you'll see the difference. The Chinese had then three ways of writing "phoenix": male, female, or a combination of the two. I chose to paint them as "female" for a simple reason: Chinese harmony. And, if I recall, when things are harmonious, they are lucky.
So, what you have here are four 4-horses chariots from Museum, with three crewmen in each. I added the the flagpoles and handpainted the flags.
Wow, those are brilliant Seb! I really like the dynamic poses of the horse teams and you've done a marvellous job on the banners. Your friend will be delighted with these additions to the 'Lucky Chinese'.

These four chariots will give Seb 82 points. Great stuff!

11 comments:

  1. Very cool! Chinese 4-horse chariots are the bomb. Best, Dean

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  2. Not a unit you see often!

    Spectacular work, Seb!

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  3. Fantastic work Seb!! Love all the banners flying high!

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  4. love the 4 horse chariot used to have 5 28mm Indian ones they were almost as good a sight as yours

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  5. I like museum chariots and you have done a great job on them

    Ian

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  6. Thanks guys ( and Tamsin ). I'm rather proud of the final result, but ,unlike you Ian, I don't really like Museum miniatures.

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  7. So unusual... so nice!

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  8. Seb - really cool entry. I can sense the harmony...

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  9. I painted some of these many moons ago, did a DBA army.
    I did enjoy doing them and you have done a great job on them.
    I have some curteys Chin in 25mm, may just inspire me to paint some.
    Cheers
    Kev

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  10. So amazing, and truly a troop type I've never seen before. Wow. I can't get over the colours and the flags, very fine stuff.

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