Rescuing The Green Knight of Bretonnia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- This week a subscriber by the name of Ben Davies sent me this fantastic Bretonnian Green Knight! It had fallen off of shelves, parts lost in moves, and all around in bad shape. He sent it to me in the hopes that I could do something to rescue it! Thanks for joining me on another rescue, please like , share, and subscribe if you enjoyed the video!
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The Green Knight was the first character model I painted as a kid! Fantastic to see this and yup, the Bretonnian lore is great for any Arthurian aficionados. Beautiful work!
You did an astounding job, you probably don't need to know but the horses shawl is called a frock, and the adornments on it are called dagging, the historical dressmaker in me had to point that out, so thank you for humouring me
Thank you!
Yeah I had no idea what it was called lol, thank you :)
They flags made this work of art, they tied everything together and made it look perfect. Well done on another great work of art.
Thank you! I agree, the flags really did the trick.
Can’t believe I’ve only just learnt about your channel,
Time to grab the popcorn and have a binge of all your content.
Keep up the amazing work
Haha thanks man, glad to have you here :)
I was happy to see that you used paints from a wide variety of manufacturers and not just one. I do the same thing.
It would be weird not to, there are so many good paints out there!
Now I got really nostalgic! Have to see if I can find my old Green Knight that I painted almost 15 years ago... I think I still have it somewhere.
Tbh, im an old wathammer geek, and i enjoyed the more emerald greenish color it had in the beginning, and the White french lillies. It was pretty much spot on for the green knight. It needed alot more love though, and i think your work is a piece of art. Im just a fan of the deeper emerald for the green knight. Great Job though!
that miniature looked like it was raped in the beginning though
right, Its a beautiful piece, but its just not exactly right. I feel this. But man, is its a great paint job or what
Such a classic model. And yet again.... and a GREAT paint job 😘
As someone who is working on his own Bretonnian Army (it's becoming a multi year project at this point) I really enjoyed this video! You've done some interesting things here, and I've subscribed to see what else you do.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the sub!
Watching this is insanely therapeutic. We're talking on the same level as relaxing in a bubble bath with scented candles while listening to Enya, but with added benefit of being educational.
Nice job. Very interesting and relaxing. The "horse shawl" is called a caparison. Caparison can also be a verb, btw.
Gorgeous work. Loved it up until the end, when you added the flags. Then I loved it even more. Those were such a well thought addition - they add such visual power to the model, that as soon as you showed them with the model itself, I let out an audible "waaaa" lol
Glad to have run across your channel today - fascinating content.
Haha thank you, I think the flags definitely make the difference for this model, he looks super impressive on the table.
Thanks for the feedback, glad to have you here :)
I have this model, new in the box, along with half a dozen other knights and an army of footmen and archers! Bought them back in the early 90's and put them in storage! Sadly, I forgot about them! I saw this video and remembered that they were there and now I'm in the process of setting them up for a full paint and terrain mount!
Literally one of the best Citadel miniatures out there.
I have one of these miniatures on my shelf. Bought it for 9 Euros. Still in the original packaging. Should paint it just for fun.
Wow, these things go for quite a lot on ebay these days, even unpainted! Nice find
@@eBayMiniatureRescues Thanks. Bought it when a toy store had to close and they had a clearance sale. It was maybe 8 years ago. They had a lot of those old miniatures. Today I think I should bought more of them.
I would have suggested a re-painting but that's me. Good job.
Green knight was a goddamn legend in my gaming group. Great job on this, and thank you!!!
the flags look a bit too cartoony compared to the detailed realism of the knight. you should weather them a bit on the edges and you'll have an awesome miniature!
Flags look cartoony on real life too. Its actually a big mistake people do when painting flags, is that they will go for too much shading and weathering, when in reality a flag always looks rather flat.
i think the main issue with the flags is the shape of the stripes. they are a bit too straight and dont match the shape of the flag.
Great paint job on one of my favourite figures.
First time watcher. great video, very informative and instructive. Love the individual image of the paints used, makes it easier to identify/ purchase them. Definitely subscribing and keen on seeing more.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for subscribing :)
Beautiful miniature you are quite skilled at painting and making entertaining, informative videos. Thank you
The green knight is such a cool model
The flags where a good call, nicely done!
Yep thanks I hope you go far with this man your pace and delivery is choice.
It´s always a pleasure watching your vids. Thanks! ;)
Man every video im always like oooh idk about those colors then BAM! It always fits so well and turns out amazing.
Stunningly beautiful! You did an amazing job reviving the green knight! :) Glad I could donate it to the channel! Your style really is inspiring!
P.s. where did you get those flags? :)
Thanks man, I’m really glad you like it :) thanks again for the awesome mini!!
The big flag is from a skaven doom wheel, about $6 on eBay. And the others were from some set of elves, I can’t remember which ones, but they were the best looking medium flags I could find. I got 6 of them for $3 on eBay. I tried making my own, but I knew at least the big one is in good supply right now because the newest skaven box has a doom wheel in it, so tons of them floating around right now, and the ones I made just didn’t work right.
@@eBayMiniatureRescues ill definitely be getting one for when i make my new green knight, ill be followin this vid closely! :) again, amazing work!
I checked into the smaller flags, they are high elf sea guard flags, I just cut off the little balls on the end and filed off the elf script.
I just discovered your channel but I am unfamiliar with these miniatures, are they a part of some board game or something?
@@toadaso1 As Simon stated, it is from Warhammer Fantasy Battles by Games Workshops. You can find them on eBay or at conventions. They're no longer in production anymore, but the models still can be used officially in Age of Sigmar.
I really love that you try to retain the original idea, the previous owner tried to go for 👌
Thanks! I don't always follow through on that but I try to keep it in mind when I get new minis online. People cared about these models at one point, and something happened where they gave them up, or just couldn't finish them, it also lends itself to working in ways I might not be comfortable in :)
@@eBayMiniatureRescues Props for keeping that in mind. It's better than people who just rag on paint jobs like the person before meant for it to be bad.
For sure, none of us ever intend for a bad outcome, sometimes our minds are just ahead of our skill. I feel like that a lot lol
Great job man. Love the old Bretonia models, sad that they gone...
That is one darn fine model!
I love this style of video your voice is good and I love that you show your paints and methods I really appreciate the theme of saving these beautiful models from an unfortunate fate
such a good idea for a channel mate, i wish you all the best in this
Some people save animals and homeless, but true heroes save minis! :)
Absolutely beautiful job!!
This is so cool just to collect.
Frickin unbelievable
Why you haven't popped up in my feed earlier I donno. You have a new subscriber, this was awesome.
Thanks for the sub, glad to have you here :)
awesome!
Looks really awesome. If you want a really bright green Necrotite Green by P3 is really bright.
Necrotite green is fantastic, I got some not too long ago :)
@@eBayMiniatureRescues I love that paint color. Another one i love that you might wanna try is molten Bronze. It looks like almost a rose gold over white primer and very rich over black. Because it works like this its probably one of my favorite metallics.
Haven’t tried that yet, I’ll look some up, thanks
@@eBayMiniatureRescues Your welcome.
Good Lord that is a gorgeous.
Nice work I have that min and have never taken it out of the package. Hec I have so much I need to offload.
fantastic work
Thank you :)
Wow amazing work! I loved this model and his lore
Man I remember when I was a kid seeing this model on the cover of white dwarf
Bretonnia was my favorite faction in warhammer fantasy... Glad to see old Greene getting some love. Still sad that they decided to end Bretonnia... :(
It’s definitely sad, especially because I’m now interested in them lol. I suppose there’s still hope that they might do a massive update in the next few years. Never know I suppose.
@@eBayMiniatureRescues they will be in the new free peoples army along with the empire :)
!! I had no idea, that’s fantastic news lol
@@Mr_Secondaries I thought that was speculation, I am hopeful but I have not seen anything...
@@matthiuskoenig3378 unless ive been told wrong, theyre suppose to be. However itll be limited. Kinda like how the dwarf artillery was stripped from them and called, "the arsenal"
Hoping theyll have more capacity though. If not, proxy time!! :)
The cloth on the horse is called Barding. :)
I had no idea, thats amazing, thank you!
Sorry, but Barding is horse armour. The cloth is called a Comparison.
@@jamesturton3577 its also called barding.
@@jonthetall1 this could go back and forth, which is futile when we can just look it up online. So here you go.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barding
@@jamesturton3577 See he was correct. From your souce: " Textile covers may also be called barding."
13:57 The Green Knight is not just a knight riding a horse. He is basically a mythical creature and etherial spirit. 16:06 the top tabard of the horse on the head could have been the same colour as the rest of the tabard of the horse. It's a little weird why that would be different from the rest.
Brilliant paintjob!
Great job man!
Before flags: meh, pretty cool paint job but I'm not a huge fan of this mini.
After flags were added: holy cow, this is outstanding, I want this mini right now!
Great job! Love your videos. Stay awesome and happy new year!
Just for info the cloth covering on the horse is called a Caparison. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caparison
Great video, please do more bretonnian models, best looking army in my opinion.
thanks! Bretonnian models are definitely on my radar, hopefully I can get more to paint soon :)
Great video, I'm glad I found it. I'll be subscribing, amazing background music too man, keep it up!
Awesome videos bro, I've learned so much just by watching you work. I would absolutely love to see you rescue a Feculent Gnarlmaw in the future. Keep it up!
Thanks!
I have a Gnarlmaw that needs to be built and painted, not sure it counts as a rescue though, it’s new...if you see one on eBay let me know :))
@@eBayMiniatureRescues I do believe I saw one for like 5 bucks on Ebay mobile.
!! I will check it out, thanks :)
I had this model, but I never dared to paint it for fear of ruining it
I know the feeling. Even looking at this model now, I know I could do a much better job. But, it shows progress, and that makes me feel good all the same :)
Man Mike McVey was so good. Love the added banners and some really good putty work going on on your end. The paint job really brought it back.
Thanks man! McVey still rocks!
FOR THE LADY
FOR THE LADY
Loved the greens and amazing Job on this guy.
Stunning green shades, beautiful knight...and base!
Thank you! Ben, the subscriber who sent this to me, did the base, I loved it so I just kept it :)
Where could one source those flags? I have a copy of the knight, but not the flags. As you said, it really ties the visuals of the model together.
Same question here 🙏
superb job, that flag addition looks great.
Thanks!
Those flags. You out did yourself my man!
I miss Brettonians
I think that's one of coolest salvaging ops you did so far and truthfully the flags make it stand it out. Damn i miss i lost my metal Green Knight or I pawned it off long long time ago :)
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
That sucks you lost yours, these are spendy on eBay these days :(
Airbrushing is pretty unusual IMO. Surprised you didn't really dry brush. Never been a fan of glazes myself.
I am so happy right now :)
this is fucking badass dude, amazing work!
Nice!!!!
The Warhammer community is dead where I live. Im so glad to see this channel pick up as much steam as it is. Definitely subbed!
Edit: Possible consider linking to a Twitter as well as Facebook. Just a thought.
Thanks for the sub!
Ive been thinking about creating a twitter acct. I'll probably get to it eventually. Right now of course there's just the facebook page. I'll mention it when I do though.
Awesome, thanks. Im one of the few that dont use Facebook lol Just unearthed my all metal cast Imperial Guard army after watching your video. Thanks for the inspiration @@eBayMiniatureRescues
That’s awesome! I’d say post pics but yeah...lol
I’ll definitely get twitter rolling pretty soon :)
Thanks to age of Sigmar obviously
Definitely better and good painting and very good video, but i hate the trend of glowing effect with Air painting, i find that pretty lazy and not effective, but its only my opinion
The loss of Bretonnia is the reason I don't play AoS
I keep hearing they will be bringing them back in some form...keep holding out hope! It is a huge bummer that they did that from the beginning, Tomb Kings too :(
oh no poor horsey, what have they done to you ....
I still have one of these I never got around to painting. I could never decide what to do with it.
Great creative 👍 from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Thank you!!
Well come 👏
Correct me if I´m wrong, but isnt the Green Knight a metal miniature? If so why didnt you just completely scrap off all the paint to begin with? Or is it like the point of your series to keep all the beginning things intact?
There were two kinds made. Most people prefer the metal one, this is the resin cast version. It’s pretty brittle and the details aren’t as clean as the metal one. If this was the metal one I probably work have stripped it. As it was a donated model for rescue, And the base coats weren’t too terrible, I opted to use this started paint job as a base coat for moving forward.
I prefer not to strip models, but if I have to then I absolutely will. I did a video a while back about a Fryeslayer that I didn’t strip and should have, the results were interesting to say the least lol
@@eBayMiniatureRescues hehe, didnt know there was a resin one they made. Your final result is fantastic anyways, was just wondering why you where overpainting.
I need to redo my green knight too.
Let's take the Green Knight and turn him into a TMNT character. That should fix it.
Amazing job really.
Wish I had half the quality of yours.
Still I would just point out that the the face of the horse is covered with barding as well so that wasn't exactly the flesh/fur of the horse.
Sadly the flags didn't get the same spectral treatment as the rest of the miniature.
Nevertheless this recovery was amazing and thumbs up :D Loved it
Great job! Where did you get those flags? I'd love to copy your idea.
Insane
I was surprised you didnt strip it down first, was there a reason for this?
To be honest, I used to be much worse at all this. Looking back at this model in particular, I definitely would have stripped it and then fixed it, if it were today that is. Just part of the learning process really.
id love to have one of these. but I didnt get one when they were still being produced.
They pop up on eBay every so often, i did wait for a while before I found this guy, but if you setup a notification for the search term then you will get an email when a new one pops up :)
This was so interesting but daaaamn so much green!
I do need to ask (I'm hella noob at this painting miniatures thing, did my first one some weeks ago), how long do you have to wait before going to the next color?
can you work on a part while its still fresh for adding some details or is recommended you don't?
Haha yeah a lot of green :)
The only real good way to know when you can begin over a freshly painted piece is when it doesn’t look wet anymore, when you don’t see moisture on that layer. If you are working thin, which you always should, then it won’t take more than a few minutes to dry. As long as you can’t see wet paint. A good tip is to just stay busy, if you paint one thing and need to wait then just grab another color that won’t touch the fresh one and block that in, by the time you’re done with that the other layer should be dry. Washes take longer to dry, but again, if you can’t see wetness then you’re good. You should post up work on our Facebook page, it’s always easier to learn when you can ask questions during a project :)
How come you didn’t strip it first? This is one of your older videos :) I do love the flag
Yeah this video is going back a ways, things were just different back then. I know a lot more these days lol. If I got this model tomorrow I would strip it, work on the broken pieces with greenstuff and milliput, and then try and paint it with a little more purpose. I still have this model, he’s holding up at least :)
When you didn't detach the model from the base and stripped the old paint I thought I wouldn't turn out anywhere near as wonderful as it did. Maybe you do this all the time but this is the first of your videos I've come across and I'll definitely check out the rest. Great job on a classic model!
Haha thanks man! It’s hit and miss, I try and not strip the model if i can help it, a lot of the time these models are just “unfinished” models that someone else was working on, they shelved it and didn’t continue the project, so I’m just picking up where they left off. Other times they are bad and I probably should have stripped them, but there again, it depends on the model and it’s ultimate use. If I want something on the table I’ll just go for it and see what happens, if I want to take my time then I’ll strip it and take longer to paint it.
I hope that sheds more light on it anyways. Thanks for checking it out, hope you’ll stick around to see what happens :)
You sir, have yourself a new subscriber. This is fantastic
Thanks, and welcome :) glad to have you here.
I'd like to see you paint a military vehicle like a 1/35 tank.
That would be fun. When I was younger I was pretty big into WWII Aircraft, I painted a few, but it’s been a long time.
ANDALUSIA KNIGHT!!!!!!
only spanish people will get the reference.
Those flags! Great resecue
Thanks!
The white on the flags looks maybe a bit flat, but lovely work as always :D
Thanks! The white does seem a bit flat, I didn’t hit it with any other color, maybe I should have hit the bottom with some grey or something.
Wow that came out Pimp bro!!! 👍😎👍
Thanks man 🙂
What are you using for the sculpting when reattaching pieces? Milliput?
Greenstuff, although if I were to do it again I’d use milliput for most of it. The greenstuff was great for sculpting broken pieces, but milliput would have been better for the gaps. They are both good to have on the desk, it’s just been a learning process to figure out when to use them to their full potential.
Love the work, but maybe you should strip the models before hand, make sure that the first coat is as thin as possible so the detail isn't blocked
Thank you! As far as stripping goes it just depends on the model and the goal. If I want to really take my time on a model, make it something really special, I would strip it, or just buy it without paint. If I want to get it to the tabletop in a playable condition then I try and get minis that have been started and shelved, so I get them cheap and partially done, and just finish the model as it would have been by the previous owner. Sometimes it doesn’t work out so well, but most of the time it does, and looking at an eBay model on the table next to ones that started as grey plastic, you can’t really tell the difference. In a nutshell, it’s a quick and cheap way to get pretty nice models onto the table and playing games :)
Hope that helps :)
@@eBayMiniatureRescues also wondering how I could send you stuff as well, I used to have huge collections of empire and kislev stuff now I don't need it. Mind the models were painted around 10 years ago but there are some rare models which could do with a bit of a revival
Gotta dirty and bloody up that flag a little they looked war torn but pristine. Made for a weird contrast
Fantastic
Iiiiiiiiiiiincredible. Solid work. Great editing too.
What banners did you use on that model?
Sorry, just don't care for the neon effect. But then, I am from the first generation of D&D'ers so I'm more traditional. I think darkening the ground around would have helped show the piece better.
What pressure do you have your compressor set to in order to get such a well controlled paint on your mini?
I keep it between 25/30.
Great work, but wondering a little about the choice to keep the front limbs and tail of the horse green, when you painted the head and all. They kind of blend away in all that green.
Lovely video though, music was very chill and pleasant.
The reason I left them green is technically because the whole model is supposed to be a ghost of sorts. I agree, the contrast could be greater on the front and back, it would probably balance him out a little more. Something I can always go back and add for sure :)
I’m glad you liked the music, I thought it was appropriate for this model.