75mm parthia Catafratari

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This superb 75mm kit from RP models arrived yesterday. The Catafratari were heavily armoured horses / camels with equally armoured riders whom the Roman's feared greatly. Apparently they could spear two enemy soldiers in one go on their long spears.

The moulding and detail is unbelievably sharp and detailed. Fit of the main parts is exquisite a massive marked improvement over the French camel. There is a marked difference in the sizes of the beasts.
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Steve,
This looks interesting and your right it is beautifully cast.
 

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Hi Steve
That looks a superbly cast model. I look forward to seeing it painted.
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MEATY!

I've painted a bust by RP Models before and it was about the most detailed piece of resin I've ever come across. This looks superb.
 
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Going to pair it (eventually) with a Roman soldier, found one I like made by galaxy models, in a defensive/attack stance.
 

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MEATY!

I've painted a bust by RP Models before and it was about the most detailed piece of resin I've ever come across. This looks superb.

Yep bader was very good, as is the roger ranger ( I have to finish) . Putting this together compared to the French regiment camel is a breeze, wont need any filler anywhere
 

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Early 'fast tank':hungry:. Looks impressive. PaulE
 
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Great stuff Steve.I was on stand next to Hugo and Nuno from R.P at Euro in May.I manned their stand whilst they were at Lunch.Their trade stand always attracts attention at shows.
Richard.
 

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Should be interesting.
 

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Sometimes things dont go to plan, tonight been a prime example. Thought I would spray up both camels. Base coat on fine but from there they ended up looking like a child with dulux paint had painted them by numbers. So a good 1hr and a half wasted. Wasnt getting anywhere so rebase coated them and have another go another day. One thing though the fit of the camel parts is superb , no gaps anywhere. Onwards and upwards.

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So more time spent in the spraying (utility) room last night and i am a lot happier with the colour now. I can use this as the base and shade/ highlight add in some darker and lighter tones. I couldn't say what the final colour used was as it was a mix of Vallejo sand as a base followed by AK interactives US vehicles base and British sand yellow, mixed to give a custom colour, then dusted with British sand yellow. I have to say though that the AK paint's were an absolute pig to airbrush, supposed to be airbrush ready from the bottle - they weren't !, and even when mixed with their own thinner they still kept blocking up the nozzle - no matter what pressure was used, tried from 15psi upto 25psi - nothing came out but air, why cant every brand just spray like Tamiya's paints !.

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That's looking great Steve.

I wouldn't know where to start when painting a camel. I rode one in Egypt that was white and called 'Concorde.' Hut, hut!!!
 

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Steve

Your perseverence with the paints was worth the effort - the camel looks the right colour to my eyes.

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What a difference a day makes, twenty-four little hours, my camel gloom has faded away and sunny times are here to stay :smiling5: - Apologies to Dinah Washington :flushed:. Well I am a lot happier with the camel after last nights painting session, a myriad of sand tones, yellow tones, grey brown tones applied as glazes and i have something i like. I had to try putting some colour on the camels Armour to see how its all going to look, and the word would be impressive. Next up is her knees and hooves, mouth and teeth. About the mouth, I couldn't believe that when you look inside the mouth, RP have even sculpted the rear molars - unbelievable detail in this scale. :surprised:

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After getting home from walking the dog followed by a nice pint in a local beer garden, evening meal at home and tidying up it was getting a bit late to get the hairy sticks out, so I decided to do some more research on camels !, of all things. One area i was interested in, after looking at the RP camel, was the ankle ornaments, and after comparing the resin version to the real life ones, again you can see how much time was invested in creating the model, the level of detail is outstanding, from the cords and bracelets right down to the tiny bells - amazing !

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Spent an enjoyable hour or so last night painting Camilla's Mouth, teeth and tongue. Also painted in the rest of the leather head harness;

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Just a couple of touch ups required, but should be fixed with an ink wash around the leather. Next up will be the ankle jewelry.
 

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