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March Duel

Please choose your winner

Poll ended at 11 Apr 2017, 21:08

Parade through Paris
12
50%
Nappie Lancelot
12
50%
 
Total votes : 24

Posted by Dad's Army on 04 Apr 2017, 21:08

This is duel nr.159 folks!

The rules this time were:

The duel against mister X, who will duel every month..
- no base
- Zvedva Lifeguard Polish Ulhans
- montly duel mister X
- 2 pictures

You have a week to choose your winner.
Once again gentlemen take your places and may the best painter win.
Please leave comments after the duel has finished


"Parade through Paris"


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"Nappie Lancelot"


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Dad's Army  Netherlands

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Posted by Dad's Army on 11 Apr 2017, 21:18

Hello all, another duel has come to a end.
And what a duel it was, all the time so close to each other, and the final result...
We have two winners, because they both collected the same amount of votes!
And I can tell you, when each one of them send me there pictures, I was impressed of this work!
It was hard to make a choice, because they where both so beautiful.
So a big congratulation to Mr. X and Mr. Andrea, a plezant duel to watch every day.
Also thanks to the voters, who did make this duel so excited.

Now who is next to duel mr. X?
There are still a few months available...
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Posted by MABO on 11 Apr 2017, 21:45

Congratulations to both winners. As you said, Remco, a hard choise.
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Posted by Ben90 on 11 Apr 2017, 22:21

Very hard choice... I gave my voice to Lancelot. The shadows and highlights on the horse made it for me...
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Posted by Mr. Andrea on 12 Apr 2017, 09:25

what a race! very exciting, real fun! The duel marked also my return to nappies after a while on ancients. Thanks to all who saw something behind the crappy pictures, thanks to Mr. X for his great entry. :yeah: It was a hard choice for me as well. I voted for myself just because I was really afraid to loose after I saw Mr. X fantastic figure. It paid off :mrgreen:
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Posted by Susofrick on 12 Apr 2017, 09:31

A great duel! And a great end of it! Two winners!
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Posted by Kekso on 12 Apr 2017, 10:07

Congratz to both duelist. I really enjoyed it.

BTW: Does that means that both duelists are "dead"? :xd: :xd: :xd:
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 12 Apr 2017, 10:20

Congrats on a fun and very close duel! The "Nappie Lancelot" entry is wonderful, especially the horse. I prefer, too, the rider's face, cartridge box, and flag. "Parade through Paris" is nice, too, with perhaps a bit better photograph.
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Posted by Beano Boy on 12 Apr 2017, 11:04

Congratulations guys this was one great duel and I am wonderstruck looking at all that incredible painting of both uniforms and the horses too. I myself find it hard to see a leg let alone put a double strip down it. BB
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Posted by Marvin on 12 Apr 2017, 22:05

It was a close decision for me too. Both were superb entries. In the end I had to give my vote to Parade through Paris, purely because I was impressed with seeing a dapple grey horse! But oh - both were truly excellent.
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Posted by Peter on 19 Apr 2017, 19:59

:mrgreen: I confess! I was the last one who voted! And I decided that this duel deserved two winners! :-D

Both figures are fantastic painted and I couldn't decide which one was the best! Congrats to both of you! :thumbup:
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Posted by Graeme on 20 Apr 2017, 11:53

A draw is a good result for this duel. Two excellent entries and very difficult to choose one to vote for.
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 20 Apr 2017, 16:40

In this suspenseful battle of the Misters, did Remco tell us which entry was from Mr. Andrea and which one was from Mister X?
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Posted by Susofrick on 21 Apr 2017, 07:47

No! I think the green base is from Mr X.
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Posted by Dad's Army on 22 Apr 2017, 20:06

:oops: sorry forgot to tell...
Mr. Andrea: "Nappie Lancelot"
and Mr. X: "Parade through Paris"
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 23 Apr 2017, 01:24

Both figures are great, but my vote goes to..."Nappie Lancelot".

Santi. :-D
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 08 Jan 2019, 14:46

So this duel cemented in my mind that this one-year tour (which later turned into two) was going to be fun.

I don't know my opponent until after the duel, but I know he challenged me to paint this Polish Lancer. So I thought maybe it is Marvin. So I imitated his style (to the best of my ability--not really close). You shoot for the moon and sometimes end up amongst the stars.

I was flat-out thrilled with my horse and rider and the photograph. Apparently these men buttoned up their coats and covered their capzkas when in the field, so that's why I picked a name suggesting the parade configuration.

Then the duel started. Opposing figure obviously not Marvin, different style, but fabulous nonetheless. And the votes, back and forth, leading, trailing. It was really heart-pounding stuff.

And then it ends in a tie. With Mr. Andrea. One of my favorite figure painters on the entire forum, and a former golden brush winner if I am not mistaken. I tied that guy? With my first try at a Napoleonic Cavalry figure? Well maybe I do belong. And Mr. Andrea was so very gracious about it. He went on to clean my clock in the January 2018 duel, but more on that later.
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Posted by Mr. Andrea on 08 Jan 2019, 17:52

Bluefalchion wrote:It was really heart-pounding stuff


That's also what I remember from that duel. I really enjoyed it. Thanks again.
And that figures is still sitting on my desk, awaiting for the rest of the battalion to come along
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