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2017/08/06 01:25:34
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Wicked Warp Spider
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I was contacted by one of my long-time clients to do a platoon of Soviet cavalry for Flames of War...but with a little twist. As an homage to Orwell's Animal Farm, he wanted to include some pigs on the stands - a clever in-joke and something right up my alley.
More info here:
http://empireofghosts.blogspot.com/2017/08/commission-work-orwells-soviet-cavalry.html
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2017/08/06 15:38:17
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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They look amazing, and loving the pigs and indeed the reference there.
Bases are wonderful, guessing just fine grit painted and dry brushed, but may one ask what colours you have used?
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2017/08/06 16:20:48
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Pyromaniac Hellhound Pilot
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One of the best book ever. Like those tiny pigs ushering the horses, really looks funny. One of them should wear a soviet distinctive element the give a clue to anyone not aware of the joke, so they might find by themselves.
What's more the paint work is very nice to stare at.
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2017/08/07 00:06:55
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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The Main Man
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Those look great! What manufacturer are they?
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2017/08/07 03:09:09
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Fresh-Faced New User
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leopard wrote:They look amazing, and loving the pigs and indeed the reference there.
Bases are wonderful, guessing just fine grit painted and dry brushed, but may one ask what colours you have used?
I'm interested in knowing the colors too. Can't help laughing when I see the pic though, that client of yours sounds very interesting
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2017/08/07 14:24:00
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
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They are Flames of War I believe. Always liked the soviet cavalry army for that game. Nice job with these!
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2017/08/08 09:38:17
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Very nice. I think I would have had one base with the pig at the front to represent Snowball, and the other at the rear to represent Napoleon. Still looks good though
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2017/08/09 03:05:59
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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The Main Man
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I looked into it a little bit more, and I think those miniatures are Peter Pig WWI Russian Cavalry (which would probably be the same as WWII Russian Cavalry )
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2017/08/18 23:02:41
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Wicked Warp Spider
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leopard wrote:They look amazing, and loving the pigs and indeed the reference there.
Bases are wonderful, guessing just fine grit painted and dry brushed, but may one ask what colours you have used?
They're a mixture of earthen colors applied sporadically throughout the base rather than one uniform color, then slowly melded together with subsequent highlights. The wash of Vallejo European Dirt ties it together.
Hordini wrote:Those look great! What manufacturer are they?
Peter Pig
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2017/08/20 06:34:58
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Tragically the pigs aren't wearing little commissar hats :(
Superb work though, I can never understand how people paint at this scale when I struggle with GW's mad 'heroic' scale!
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2017/08/20 12:33:40
Subject: "Four Legs Good, Two Leg's Bad" - Orwellian Soviet Cavalry (FOW)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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ancientsociety wrote:leopard wrote:They look amazing, and loving the pigs and indeed the reference there.
Bases are wonderful, guessing just fine grit painted and dry brushed, but may one ask what colours you have used?
They're a mixture of earthen colors applied sporadically throughout the base rather than one uniform color, then slowly melded together with subsequent highlights. The wash of Vallejo European Dirt ties it together.
Hordini wrote:Those look great! What manufacturer are they?
Peter Pig
Ahhhh, my thanks, will have to remember that, various colours.... doh..
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