Sunday 28 June 2020

New Dr Who cartoon

Greetings

Here is an extra post for this week.

I have often been (justifiably) vilified for my puns.

I am, however, entirely unrepentant.




Until next time

Adieu

Wednesday 24 June 2020

Small Game Hunter Returns 7

Greetings

Here is another of my new Liliputans:


 This is a Ruddy Constable ( brekthapaes anielbeltus ).

Incidentally, I have now sold all the first batch of Liliputans, except the Navy Commodore and Fair Midshipman.

Until next time

Adieu

Saturday 20 June 2020

Man at arms

Greetings

I have been experimenting with trying to depict  plate armour in pencil.

Here is my first attempt.

I am quite pleased with how this has come out...

Until next time

Adieu

Wednesday 17 June 2020

Jock

Greetings

Here is a new drawing of a cute jock


I'm quite pleased with how the different fabrics have worked in this one.

Particularly the difference between the white leatherette sleeves and the cloth body of the jacket.

Until next time


Adieu

Wednesday 10 June 2020

Dark Fire

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Some friends of ours are members of the Tolkien Society and when we last stayed with them the conversation moved to the subject of balrogs.

I have always maintained that balrogs could not have wings. If  the balrog in Moria had wings, why did it fall? Yet image after image of the balrog show it with wings.

I had a look at the relevant part of  Fellowship of The Ring and the references to wings are as follows:

'...the shadow above it reached out like two vast wings.' and (referring back to this simile in the form of a metaphor), '...its wings were spread from wall to wall' . i.e. the shadow was spread from wall to wall.

It also does not describe the physical form of the balrog , except as 'a dark figure streaming with fire' and indicting that it was a large size. Other references in Tolkien's work just refer to them as spirits of fire.

Gandalf also says, "The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun."

I decided to produce my own image based on this and on a hobbit's assertion that  if  Aragon was evil he would look fairer and seen fouler.


I have included both the flaming sword ( later shattered by Glamdrung) and the multi-thonged whip.

I'm calling this picture "Dark Fire".

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Adieu

Saturday 6 June 2020

Small Game Hunter Returns 6

Greetings

Here is an extra post for this week

This is another of my Liliputians:



This is a Builder's lad ( ocaysun jusoldtladaferus ).

Until next time

Adieu


Wednesday 3 June 2020

New Steampunk deathray pistol

Greetings

I have created another fiendish machine to break the laws of God and Man...

Consider...

When YOU disintegrate YOUR foes with YOUR deathray, does it leave an unpleasant smell?

When YOU wound them with a glancing hit, does the wound putrify?

Then YOU NEED:-

The patented BRIXON PRAHA  II DISINFECTING DEODORISING DEATHRAY









I think that this machine has come together rather nicely, despite several problems that arose during construction. In the end there is usually a solution to be found for such adversity...

I am particularly pleased with the trigger mechanism, which moves (a little) against a springy bit of wire in the cavity.




Until next time

Adieu