The Gold Knight of Nice 1/8 Revell Review 85-6525
RoR Step-by-Step Review 20111014* – The Gold Knight of Nice 1/8 Revell Review 85-6525
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During the middle Ages, Nice participated in the wars and history of Italy but over time it became part of France. This kit represents the typical type of armor worn from the mid 1400’s to the early 1500’s. This type of armor was called Gothic armor and was used both for battle and jousting. Sir Galahad in his search for the Holy Grail was often pictured in armor very much like the armor represented in this kit.
For the Modeler – There is a lot of attention to addressing seams on this kit because the molds hail from the fifties, including ways to make it go more quickly. Finishing techniques to make this figure a real showpiece along with molding corrections are fully examined in the Step-by-Step review.
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WOW!! Amazing
Hi Pat,
It is so refreshing to see a subject matter build of something different and done so well! Excellent tutorial and thank you for touching on the points that needed it such as the filler strips and putty. The color and finish of the horse in particular turned out beautiful! Question: what stock number was the Rust-Oleum gold paint? That color looks like something that would come in handy in the future (such as the Munster’s Drag-U-La). Also you didn’t mention if the gold was the actual finish or if you used dull coat to dull the sheen down a bit. Also, how did you achieve the black detail lines, such as on the saddle/armor? Was it a 3-0 brush or a wash?
BTW, the way you painted the Knights head and facial features, along with the whole kit is excellent! I would really like to see you do a tutorial on figure painting in the near future as I have a few figures (like my 3 Stooges figures! (Yuk-Yuk!) I’d like to paint and could use tutorial help in that area.
Sorry for going on, but you did such a good job on this build that I had to mention it!
Thanks – Todd McWilliams
Thank you both for the comments on the knight.
The gold Rust-Oleum was purchased at the local Wal-Mart and unfortunately, I don’t have the stock number on hand. It was over sprayed with dull coat so it changed the look of the finish just a bit. Some folks may prefer a very shiny knight for a more realistic metallic finish but I’m more of a military modeler, so I’m all about using dull coat to flatten out finishes lol.
The black lines were achieved by using a pin wash with a size 0 brush and very thinned flat black model master paint. Instead of applying the wash over the whole model, I just placed it in the cracks and seams. Pin washes are much easier to control and to clean up if needed. You could use thinned black artist oils for this as well.
There are some great books on the market that cover figure paining but “How to build dioramas” by Sheppard Paine is the one I learned the basics from. I recommend it to anyone wanting to learn how to better paint figures.
Take care,
Pat
Thanx!!! Just bought the kit can’t wait to start it! The tip on the pin wash was great as was the gold armor paint. Beautiful work!