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Barry W-S,
Cheers mate! I am tempted to keep the very rare 12th century banana lance as it is so rarely seen, either in museums or on models, or I might try a giant cocktailstick!
BarryW,
Tamiya acrylics throughout Barry, 'Base' used as undercoat, then standard tamiya colours, the mail armour was interesting, I used a first coat of gunmetal, which is dark, then a dry brushing of steel to add a metal look and finally a very drybrushing of bright aliminium to give a shine to the highlights, I must say that the finished effect looks better on the figure then in the photos, which were taken on my compact camera. When the very last work is done - muddy feet, dirty cloak etc, I may well shoot it again on the my big bertha full frame slr fitted with a micro lens and see if I can capture the effect a little bit better. Thanks for all your comments guys.