My take on the next chamber, "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a Chinese version of the tale. I thought about the theme and not having any medieval or fantasy figures in my collection this would suite the bill. My good friend Mad Guru from Maiwand Day blog fame asked his wife to translate for me. This is her translation, thank you Xinhua.
陷阱与钟摆（The Pit and the Pendulum）Xian Jing yu Zhong Bai
The standard is an image I researched and captured from the net, copied, flipped, sized, printed, cut, and glued to a .032 Piano Wire rod from any craft or hobby store. The finial is a bead from Hobby Lobby where I purchased the piano wire.
The figures are based on washers to sit in their magnetized boxes. I used wood glue, ballast, sand, and old coffee grinds for the basing materials and painted with craft store paints. Burnt Umber, then Honeycomb, then highlighted with Bamboo.
Here's some close ups.
Painting challenge points scoring for this entry: (4) 25/28mm figures x 5 Pts each + 20 points for the chamber = 40 Pts + standard pts - ?
It's only a haircut, not a beheading
ReplyDeleteKhusru, thanks for checking out my post.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad, (even for a dedicated "Imperialist" as I like to call myself...[of course the figures and painting are very nice !]
ReplyDeleteMiltiadis, sad indeed, but his rescue is on the way....
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my friend.
A great and gruesome entry for the Challenge!
ReplyDeleteRay, thank you for popping in to check out my blog, and for leaving a comment.
DeleteJeff, I just stumbled on this old post of yours and the figures and paint job look awesome. As usual my friend, awesome work.
ReplyDeleteVince, thanks bud, I appreciate that. Since it was a vignette and for a painting competition I took extra time. The figs are well sculpted which makes them a joy to paint.
ReplyDeleteThanks for looking and taking the time to post!
Cheers,
JB