Mike's Knight of Bal Timorea, part 3


Here's some progress on the horse. I totally MESSED up my version of the decals, mostly because I tried it with clear decal paper which seems totally useless to me. I needed the paper with the white background but our local stores don't sell this, only on order, so no help there. I created this file in photoshop and printed it on the paper, glossed it with hardcoat, but when I put it on, I couldn't see it!
It is still a good way to make your own decals, using google images and some photoshop. Just make sure the resolution of the masterfile (size of your decalsheet) is the same as the little images your drop in.
Anyway, moving on, I decided to paint the 4 shields:
Black with White Lion and Red White and Blue: flag of my country of birth: the Netherlands
The other side:
Red harts with Blue Stripes: flag of the Dutch Province Friesland, where my family's roots are. I did taken creative liberty with the angle of the stripes, I like them better pointing towards the rider instead the orginal position as seen in the flag:
Red and White blocks: flag of the Dutch Province of Brabant, where I finished college and lived with my wife, before moving to the States.
All in all, it's really fun to make the knight fight for the places and lands that you come from, it made me a little sentimental...

The lion looks like crap, but I don't have any decals for it.

Next up: the Knight!

Mike

Comments

  1. Looking great so far. I actually think that freehand lion looks pretty good overall, at that size it's hard to get anything to look perfect.

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  2. HAHA! I love that you take the flag of Friesland. I am from Germany but I've been visiting Workum in Friesland nearly every Weekend for more then 10 years of my life and even today I go there twice a yeat. It really warms my heart seeing this flag now on some nice models :)

    tot ziens

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  3. I love all the Dutch heraldry on your knight. I was born in California, but my family heritage goes back to Friesland. Very cool!

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  4. thanks guys!
    elbrun: don't I know about freehand
    gewaltatron: that's amazing. My dads youngest brother has had an attorney office in Workum for 20 years, how fun is that, last name also De Boer
    Alex: dutch are everywhere
    Mike

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  5. Nice pics. I am from'Snits' and as family we moved to the UK in 1979. I am back in the same arae in Suffolk now after 14 years in Australia. Some said the Dutch are everywhere. The Friesian most certainly are !! Nice Horse.

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