Project TMM 2020

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  • #956
    Fabrice JACOB
    Participant

      English version

      Here is the project is now launched, it remains only to get to work. Here are my first sketches of my project with the M 113 model.
      If you plan to participate in the upcoming Mithril Maniac 2020 Trophy, do not hesitate to post your wip too.

      Version française

      Voila le projet est maintenant lancé, il ne reste plus qu’à se mettre au travail. Voici mes premières ébauches de mon projet avec la figurine M 113.
      Si vous comptez participer au prochain Trophée Mithril Maniac 2020 , n’hésitez pas à poster également vos wip.

      [img align=C][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/1958__20191021_154016.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/1958__20191021_154016.jpg[/imgz][/img]

      #38043
      Fabrice JACOB
      Participant

        English version

        Here is the project is now launched, it remains only to get to work. Here are my first sketches of my project with the M 113 model.
        If you plan to participate in the upcoming Mithril Maniac 2020 Trophy, do not hesitate to post your wip too.

        Version française

        Voila le projet est maintenant lancé, il ne reste plus qu’à se mettre au travail. Voici mes premières ébauches de mon projet avec la figurine M 113.
        Si vous comptez participer au prochain Trophée Mithril Maniac 2020 , n’hésitez pas à poster également vos wip.

        [img align=C][imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/1958__20191021_154016.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/1958__20191021_154016.jpg[/imgz][/img]

        #38049
        Thingol
        Participant

          How many mithril miniatures you have in your collection dear Fabrice… ?

          #38056
          Fabrice JACOB
          Participant

            Hello Thingol,
            I stopped collecting Mithril in 2003, around M 398. I have all the previous references and even some that can not be found as the ME 2 in the photo wip “Project TMM 2020” or as this.
            [imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/1958__20191022_143321.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/1958__20191022_143321.jpg[/imgz]

            #38057
            Fabrice JACOB
            Participant

              Hi everybody,

              Did you know about these blisters?

              [imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/1958_dsc_0588.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/1958_dsc_0588.jpg[/imgz]

              #38058
              Gildor
              MMP Elder

                the figure you mention here is Christmas 1993 Isildur ([mith]Chr1993[/mith]), which by coincidence is still sold by Mithril at the moment as they found a new stock they had forgotten. I actually have 4 of them :) (one undercoated, one antique finished, one “raw”, and one with a default)

                Definitly not the [mith]ME2[/mith]

                so it used to be a rare figurine and now… it is a common one, how ironic :)

                as for the master figurines, some of us have some masters too yes, and the certificates along with them I have two of them iirc ;)

                #38059
                Fabrice JACOB
                Participant

                  Good news, this will make the collector until now orphans of this figurine and of course, I do not confuse Isildur and Aragorn, the ME 2, that you can see, Gildor, on the first picture posted.

                  #38060
                  Gildor
                  MMP Elder

                    indeed i see it :) though I fail to understand if there is a hidden meaning in this :)

                    #38064
                    Thingol
                    Participant

                      …hidden meaning is that Master Fabrice have [mith]ME2[/mith] ;-)

                      #38066
                      Gildor
                      MMP Elder

                        oh about that I have known for years already :)

                        #38085
                        Fabrice JACOB
                        Participant

                          Waiting to be painted, a stroll of Grands Pas in Celtitude.

                          [imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/1958__20191101_142334.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/1958__20191101_142334.jpg[/imgz]

                          #38086
                          Fabrice JACOB
                          Participant

                            English version
                            This Celtic cross was carved about 30 years ago by Christian, a member of Myth’Image. This marked even more our attachment to our native Brittany. Of course, we all considered that Nantes was a Breton land !

                            In French
                            Cette croix celtique fut sculptée il y a environ 30 ans par Christian, un membre de Myth’Image. Cela marquait encore plus notre attachement à notre Bretagne natale. Bien sûr, nous considérions tous que Nantes était une terre bretonne ! :P

                            #38088
                            Thingol
                            Participant

                              … Will Aragorn sit on the ground below the cross… A very contemplative idea…

                              #38090
                              Milo
                              Participant
                                Fabrice JACOB wrote:
                                Hi everybody,

                                Did you know about these blisters?

                                [imgz url=http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/1958_dsc_0588.jpg]http://mmp.faerylands.eu/uploads/thumbs/1958_dsc_0588.jpg[/imgz]

                                I would love to see these in real life. On my side, I have few master figures, all around M110.

                                #38092
                                Fabrice JACOB
                                Participant

                                  I took advantage of this long weekend to advance on my project. I started by removing the gray primer, too granular for my taste, deburring the figurine and then under bed again. Until then everything went well, the result was less advantageous. I have not painted a figurine since 10 years. Several observations: my vision has dropped, I did not think so much and am no longer as comfortable painting on this scale as in the old days.
                                  My favorite medium was always oil painting, not always easy to master but as time passed and with the advice of Master Jacques, my technique has been confirmed and refined until a satisfactory rendering, approaching that of the master without exceeding it. To save some time, we slept with acrylic paint. Badly took me to have forgotten this technique. After two hours of work, I threw in the towel. The Aragorn figurine is now in a chemical pickling bath.
                                  It only remains for me to start again this time, the good technique. If I rely on the time we spent painting a figurine 30 years ago, I have at least twenty good hours, and maybe as much for the scenery. A big challenge, but all will be ready for the Open!

                                  Version française
                                  J’ai profité de ce long week-end pour avancer sur mon projet. J’ai commencé par enlever la couche primaire grise, trop granuleuse à mon goût, ébarber la figurine puis la sous coucher à nouveau. Jusque là tout s’est bien déroulé, la suite fut moins avantageuse. Je n’ai pas peins de figurine depuis au mois 10 ans. Plusieurs constatations : ma vue a baissée, je ne le pensais pas autant et ne suis plus aussi à l’aise pour peindre à cette échelle comme au temps jadis.
                                  Mon médium préféré a toujours été la peinture à l’huile, pas toujours facile à maîtriser mais le temps passant et avec les conseils de Maître Jacques, ma technique s’est affirmée et affinée jusqu’à obtenir un rendu satisfaisant, s’approchant de celui du maître sans pour autant le dépasser. Pour gagner un peu de temps, nous sous couchions avec de la peinture acrylique. Mal m’en a pris d’avoir oublié cette technique. Au bout de deux heures de labeur, j’ai jeté l’éponge. La figurine d’Aragorn se trouve maintenant dans un bain de décapage chimique.
                                  Il ne me reste plus qu’à recommencer avec cette fois-ci, la bonne technique. Si je me base sur le temps que nous passions à peindre une figurine il y a 30 ans, j’ai pour au moins vingt bonnes heures, et peut-être autant pour le décors. Un sacré challenge, mais l’ensemble sera prêt pour l’Open !

                                  #38093
                                  Gildor
                                  MMP Elder

                                    what a wonderful adventure you are taking here dear Fabrice !

                                    as for your vision… I had alas the same problem , that saddened me a lot, but with good magnifying glasses that makes the trick !
                                    thankfully we don’t have Parkinson Syndrome yet, that would be more problematic…

                                    #38094
                                    Fabrice JACOB
                                    Participant

                                      Yes, you’re right Gildor Inglorion, i hope i do not develop this disease. Death for painting passion :(

                                      #38123
                                      Fabrice JACOB
                                      Participant

                                        Should i stay or should i go …

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                                        #38222
                                        Milo
                                        Participant

                                          You should stay ! 😆

                                          #38232
                                          hsf62
                                          Participant

                                            Master Fabrice JACOB you should definitly stay!
                                            There are not to many likeminded Mithril lovers left. We are on the red list re extinction… 😆

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