The Bust Saga (part 2)
Goran Krunić, 15th April 2021
GORAN: The first thing I did today, while still at home, was attaching the bust to a plinth. I cut a piece of steel rod 3mm thick and 5-6cm long, for which I then drilled holes in the bust and on the stand. I drilled both the bust and the stand several times, due to insufficient depth and insufficient vertical drilling angle.
MARKO: Unlike Goran, I fixed my bust to a makeshift base with a makeshift pin so I skipped wrapping the bust in masking tape (he will explain the process) and immediately started spraying. Luckily, I found some old cardboard box in which we could spray at will with an open window for ventilation. We used black spray that I brought from Slunj. It's so matte it's gray: D
GORAN: Then, immediately after arriving at the hobby corner, I began to protect both the stand and the exposed part of the bar with masking tape. The reason is that I don't want the stand and the bar to turn black when applying the black primer. I applied the basic black layer of paint with even movements, at a distance of 25-30 cm from the miniature, in a box that Marko found and which served excellently to protect the surrounding inventory from paint stains.
MARKO: The first thing I set out to paint were the messiest parts - in this case chainmail. Two silver colors (S75 Heavy Metal and Trash Metal). I drybrushed first with a darker shade and then with a lighter one. Then I covered everything I messed up over the line with black paint. When it dried, I ran a mixture of brown and red over the robe and shield (cloak holder). These parts will go red as on the boxart. The cloak will certainly not be red. I will still see what color I will put it in (I have to explore a little the coats of arms and colors of Ladislav Jagellone)…
GORAN: Then I set out to put the basecoat on the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. Since I don't have much experience with combining colors or coloring such large scale miniatures, I decided to try to work out the "official" color scheme available on their website as closely as possible (https://crecymodels.com/catalogue/grand- master-ulrich-von-jungingen /). I started with gold details, first I painted the upper rim of the bar on the chest armor in Scale75 Dwarven Gold, and the rest of that part, as well as the edges of the round cloak clasps, and the outer edge of the raised visor in Scale75 Elven Gold.
If you are a bit older and from Zagreb, you probably remember Saga o Pičekima? If not, the joke will elude you. Well, hopefully beside the Croatian pun, you will like the rest of this saga. Goran and Marko will take you on a miniature painting journey while they build and paint one and the same bust for their Admin Challenge. Why call it a saga? Because everyone who knows them knows this will take a while to finish.... They chose a bust by Crecy Models that comes in two options – as King Ladislav Jagellone and as Grand Master of Teutonic Order Ulrich von Jungingen. Goran and Marko will do different versions...
GORAN: The first thing I did today, while still at home, was attaching the bust to a plinth. I cut a piece of steel rod 3mm thick and 5-6cm long, for which I then drilled holes in the bust and on the stand. I drilled both the bust and the stand several times, due to insufficient depth and insufficient vertical drilling angle.
MARKO: Unlike Goran, I fixed my bust to a makeshift base with a makeshift pin so I skipped wrapping the bust in masking tape (he will explain the process) and immediately started spraying. Luckily, I found some old cardboard box in which we could spray at will with an open window for ventilation. We used black spray that I brought from Slunj. It's so matte it's gray: D
GORAN: Then, immediately after arriving at the hobby corner, I began to protect both the stand and the exposed part of the bar with masking tape. The reason is that I don't want the stand and the bar to turn black when applying the black primer. I applied the basic black layer of paint with even movements, at a distance of 25-30 cm from the miniature, in a box that Marko found and which served excellently to protect the surrounding inventory from paint stains.
MARKO: The first thing I set out to paint were the messiest parts - in this case chainmail. Two silver colors (S75 Heavy Metal and Trash Metal). I drybrushed first with a darker shade and then with a lighter one. Then I covered everything I messed up over the line with black paint. When it dried, I ran a mixture of brown and red over the robe and shield (cloak holder). These parts will go red as on the boxart. The cloak will certainly not be red. I will still see what color I will put it in (I have to explore a little the coats of arms and colors of Ladislav Jagellone)…
GORAN: Then I set out to put the basecoat on the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. Since I don't have much experience with combining colors or coloring such large scale miniatures, I decided to try to work out the "official" color scheme available on their website as closely as possible (https://crecymodels.com/catalogue/grand- master-ulrich-von-jungingen /). I started with gold details, first I painted the upper rim of the bar on the chest armor in Scale75 Dwarven Gold, and the rest of that part, as well as the edges of the round cloak clasps, and the outer edge of the raised visor in Scale75 Elven Gold.
After that I started to paint the beard in Dubai Brown color by Scale75, it is not bad to mention here that some browns (like this one) and gray (Rainy Brown) have a weak consistency, so I do not recommend diluting them at all. Then I went to paint the cloak, the largest surface on this figure, in the aforementioned Rainy Gray, along with the shields above the round cloak buckles. The problem with “whiter” colors is that, due to the finer pigment, their coverage is weaker, so the recommendation of "internet wisdom" is to start with a medium to lighter gray color. All in all, I am satisfied with what has been achieved, although, knowing my patience, ie lack of it, I am most afraid of the cloak and the mentioned shields, since it will require effort because it is a lighter color.
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