revloc8 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 If oxen is the plural for ox, bullen must be right, right? They aren't totally done, I'll use Quickshade on them to finish them up, but I'm currently out and waiting for a shipment... 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 If I understand the Old English well enough (P>0, but definitely not anything approaching P=1 ), bull derives from OE bula, which would pluralize as bulan assuming it's a weak noun, otherwise as bulas. If the former, then it's mostly a transliteration difference from bullen. (Since you asked and all. ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jack Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 As Doug mentioned, ox is pluralized as oxen because it comes from the Old English oxa (pluralized oxan) and the Proto-Germanic ukhson... In general, how the English language pluralizes a noun is usually based on which language we originally stole it from... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Darsc Zacal Posted August 30, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) I really like the colouring on that blue tinted Oxapus Buloxi blue. From the bottle in the pic, I'm guessing that wasn't done with Reaper paints. Edited August 30, 2016 by Darsc Zacal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Well done!! I like them. I really like the colouring on that blue tinted Oxapus Buloxi blue.From the bottle in the pic, I'm guessing that wasn't done with Reaper paints. Looks like an old Citadel Paint pot to me. I have a few like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZeebub Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 In an open space, an argument for either bullen (a more archaic form) or bulls (typical English/American form of modern Latin-derived nouns). However, in an enclosed space, and depending on the season, with more than one bull, the plural form tends to revert to the singular form as soon as one bull sees the other unless there are hands nearby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkymadigan Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Bullen on parade! De-duh-de-duh-duh-de-duh-duh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted August 31, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2016 Great work on both of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revloc8 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Interesting responses on the bullen thing...if you haven't seen Brian Reagan's comedy act about boxen, you should check it out. As for paints, I have a variety. Typically, I use MSPs for the "real" painting, but use 20 year old GW pots and Apple Barrel for base coating and/or priming (or Brown Liner for things I fancy, like the demon Minotaur I'm finishing up). I also have about 10 of the old GW washes which are just named colors like Green, Yellow, etc. I don't like any of them except brown by itself, but they make great mixes as you see here. So the silver bull is based coated in Burnt Umber from Apple Barrel, followed by Honed Steel, and washed with a mix of Green and Purple GW wash, which interestingly mixes into a kind of grayish, bluish steel wash. The pic here doesn't do it justice. The brass bull is based in Burnt Umber, followed by Copper from FolkArt and washed with the same. I really like the metallics from FolkArt. I've got a variety and I'm always very happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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