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1000 Posts celebration!

Posted by Ben90 on 14 Feb 2018, 17:30

I have recently made my 1000th Post at this forum!!!

Time to say "thank you" to all those who keep the forum running and who share their knowledge by giving useful advices and tips. As you can see on the pictures below, I have learned a lot about painting figures when I joined this place in 2011:

2006 - My first work

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2007 - Second dio

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2013 - now

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Posted by santifernandez on 14 Feb 2018, 20:30

You can see a wonderful evolution in your work, congratulations.
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Posted by Peter on 14 Feb 2018, 20:33

From the soccer shields to art! What a great progress in all those years! :thumbup:

Looking forward to the next 1000 posts! ;-)

Congrats! :thumbup:
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Posted by Bramble15 on 14 Feb 2018, 23:05

Fantastic post! Love the addition of skill progression. Great stuff!
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Posted by Susofrick on 15 Feb 2018, 09:02

Wow! Great to see the progression! And nice to see the old ESCI-figures, but I suspect that you can have bought them as Italeri.
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Posted by daikaigan on 15 Feb 2018, 11:18

:-D :yeah: RESPECT !!!!
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Posted by Jaques on 15 Feb 2018, 14:01

Great ! :yeah: :love: :notworthy: :love: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Posted by Kekso on 15 Feb 2018, 14:06

Great celebration, congratulations.
Your progress show here should be motivation to all beginners on this forum.
Improvement is significant but I enjoyed watching all photos in this topic.
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Posted by sigtekorn on 16 Feb 2018, 16:50

Being a complete novice it is cool to see your progression. I would consider me lucky if I evolve to just half that level.
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Posted by Ben90 on 16 Feb 2018, 17:07

sigtekorn wrote:Being a complete novice it is cool to see your progression. I would consider me lucky if I evolve to just half that level.


Thank you! Just keep painting, watch the work of others and use it as an inspiration. And youtube tutorials are always a good idea!
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Posted by Marvin on 16 Feb 2018, 18:56

I like the early figures a lot. I like the later figures even more! Make sure you keep them coming on BFF!
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Posted by FatFather on 16 Feb 2018, 21:05

Congratulations! I hope, some day, I'll make post as yours, with showing the same progress.
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Posted by Wiking on 16 Feb 2018, 21:19

Very, very nice.
I like very much your idea.

It does not only show the evolution of your skill to paint the figures.
Also the way from mass scenes to the focus for scenes with a few figures.
And on top to your own creation, idea of pose and modeling of figures.

Thank`s for sharing.
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 17 Feb 2018, 19:46

Your first works were very good, Ben90, but the last ones are simply superb, amazing and wonderful. I love specially the "Vercingetorix surrendering to Caesar" diorama. :notworthy:

Congratulations also for your 1000 posts. :thumbup:

Best regards.

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Posted by MABO on 19 Feb 2018, 23:31

Very nice to see your first steps here. I am an admirer of your actual work. Good to have you here and give us more than another 1000...
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Posted by Beano Boy on 20 Feb 2018, 06:07

Congratulations on reaching 1000,
I`m a chatterbox and dare not declare mine. :-D BB
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Posted by Bluefalchion on 20 Feb 2018, 07:21

You have traveled a LONG way, sir. From enthused novice to grand master. Thanks so much for showing us here your work. And please keep modeling and displaying your stuff here.
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Posted by Zed1 on 20 Feb 2018, 21:37

Well. Yet another proof that a forum like this can boost the abilities of a hobbyist.
You made a lot of progress in these years. :-)
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Posted by Graeme on 21 Feb 2018, 03:52

What an amazing progress. It's good to see these shots together, they show what's possible.

The Persian figures are terrific, I like all of the little details on their clothing. But your more recent work is just on a different level. Very fine highlighting on bronze and leather and fabric, and that monk is just incredible.
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Posted by Ben90 on 21 Feb 2018, 16:39

Thank you very much friends! I appreciate your kind words!

Graeme wrote:The Persian figures are terrific, I like all of the little details on their clothing.


If you like these, you will certainly like the later ones I have made for a never completed diorama:
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